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    Oct 24, 2018 3 minutes
    BY MARTIN FISH

    TAKE CURRANT CUTTINGS

    STEP 1: Now is the ideal time to take hardwood cuttings from currant bushes to get some new plants for free. Only propagate from healthy bushes and prepare the cuttings from this year’s growth using stems that are pencil thickness or more. Make the cutting about 20cm (8in) long or roughly the length of a pair of secateurs, making a straight cut below the bottom bud and a sloping cut at the top.

    All types of currant – red, black and white – root very easily and can be planted

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