the currants 



Planting Currants 



Except in the colder parts of the Great 

 Plains area, currants may be planted either 

 in the fall or spring. Where winters are ex- 

 tremely trying to plants, spring planting is 

 best, but in other sections fall planting has 

 some advantages. Currants begin to grow so 

 early in spring that fall-set plants get an early 

 start and may become well established in a 

 shorter time. 



The currant becomes dormant earlier in 

 autumn than most fruit plants and fall plant- 

 ing may be done earlier and easier than with 

 most others. Dormant plants may be secured 

 in the North in September. If transplanted 

 at that time they become established before 

 the ground freezes and can withstand any but 

 the most trjdng winters. 



The size of currant plants at maturity varies 

 a great deal with the variety, soil, and climate, 

 and planting distances should be adjusted ac- 

 cordingly. The currant is a gross feeder and 

 crowding is not advisable. Distances between 

 rows vary from six to eight feet and the dis- 

 tance between plants in the row should be four 

 to six feet. Black currants and strong-grow- 

 ing varieties of red currants like Wilder re- 

 quire more room than red currants like Per- 



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