Expanding blackcurrant production, without spending a penny.

In this video I expand the blackcurrant system using cuttings, just through the management of our older plants.
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[@MartinaSchoppe]

I did that last fall with my currants (black, red, white and pink) . I think I had about 100% success rate. They are so easy to propagate, that I guerilla-planted them all around the village, as I'm running out of space in my garden. And I'm unable to chuck it in the compost (and there they will root anyway, too...)

[@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture]

Excellent work! I'm the same, I really struggle with just getting rid of the cuttings.

[@jodylagos4543]

Thanks to take teaching I now know what autumn olive is and wow it is growing everywhere. Love it. I think I am going to give currents a try next

[@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture]

Absolutely fantastic!

[@saethman]

Any experience regarding how well and fast a cutting from fresh wood will establish compared to a similar size of cutting from old wood?
Since black currants fruit on fresh wood it would be ideal to take cuttings from old wood, disregarding the wind issues. While with red currants it would be ideal to take cuttings from fresh wood since they fruit on old wood

[@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture]

I've had blackcurrant take well from old wood, but I can't say for other currant varieties.

[@mkeyx82]

How long do these plants take to yield berries?

[@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture]

Some will yield a bit in their first year, all will in their second.