Wonderful. Thank you. 😊👍

@EnglishCountryLife

28 күн бұрын

@@ButterflyLullabyLtd Glad it was useful

Thank you. Some excellent practical advice without technical garbage. Very clearly explained, accurate and not long-winded. 😅

@EnglishCountryLife

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Love it! Thank you for sharing 👍 Greetings from Norway 🙋🏻‍♂️

@EnglishCountryLife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Martin 👋

Great video, very useful information.

@EnglishCountryLife

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Fab video! Have you ever made cheese? It's a little off-piste, but I wondered given the insane cost of decent cheese whether you'd given it a try? It's definitely on my list, given how much even basic cheddar costs (let alone something simpler like Boursin!)

@EnglishCountryLife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Frankie! It's something that we keep meaning to try - but haven't yet.

Never raised any of these before. Nice video!

@EnglishCountryLife

Жыл бұрын

Blackcurrants are Hugh's favourite fruit!

Hi , great video thanks for sharing and take care 🥰

@EnglishCountryLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Christine 🙂

Using a similar idea here with a hedge except using rose briars, sea/buck thorn, hawthorn and we even have a small apple tree cutting that has taken. I Had not thought about using our currant cuttings good idea for next year. Always informative and learning from the channel. Take care.

@EnglishCountryLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Trev - we've had good luck with this in the past - gooseberry works extremely well

Very delightful! I am planning to plant some this fall. Best time to do that right?!?

@EnglishCountryLife

2 ай бұрын

If you are buying pot grown plants, you can plant them at any time. Layering new plants works best when the plants are growing vigorously

@lydiajusticekimball4829

2 ай бұрын

I am getting some cuttings from a friend. Does the timing matter then?

@EnglishCountryLife

2 ай бұрын

@@lydiajusticekimball4829 It's a good time of year for cuttings, it should be fine

Hi Fiona! You won't remember, but I had watched one of your layering videos last autumn when it was too late for my plants to establish, and you suggested pegging them down but leaving them attached until spring...well, in 6-8 weeks (whenever the 50 cm of snow melts) I'll be watching those little fellas to see how they leaf out, and hoping for three currants instead of one & three gooseberries instead of one & eight raspberries instead of five. In the meantime, up until a couple of weeks ago the snow had melted down to about 30 cm, and I noticed the centers needed opening up & some crisscrossing branches need removal...so when the time comes, I'll prune those out and stick them into pails of aged manure in the hopes they grow. I'm currently looking for a place with more room to grow food, so keeping them in pails will allow me to take them with me if needed. I'm SO ready for spring!

@EnglishCountryLife

Жыл бұрын

We're ready for Spring too!!!

We can't grow them in the south but I would be the first to try if they ever come up with one that will take our heat and humidity.

@EnglishCountryLife

Жыл бұрын

Oh that's such a shame - we love them - but I'm sure you can grow things that we can't!

Do the currant bushes have to be dormant to propagate?

@EnglishCountryLife

Ай бұрын

@@MrRolloTomassie They do for the pruning method, layering can be done at any time

How do we get rid of caterpillars eating my black currant bush

@EnglishCountryLife

Жыл бұрын

Are they yellow & black?

I have some white and black currant bushes in the garden ready for pruning and arranging and I'll give your suggestions a try. A question, please . . . I like your idea of planting the currant plants in the hedge, but won't the fruit produced just feed the local wildlife? Or do you plan to protect (or quickly harvest) from the hedge? Thank you

@EnglishCountryLife

Жыл бұрын

It might - but it's still a free hedge! We have a nut hedge that we beat the squirrels to but I think we will net the currants when they start to ripen just to be safe 🙂

@buddhistsympathizer1136

Жыл бұрын

@@EnglishCountryLife Thank you