What it needs & gives back
↓ Needs
Sunlightfull sun to partial shade
Watermedium to high
↑ Gives back
Fruitedible berries
Biomassmedium
Through the year
Emergence
Bud break and leaf emergence typically occur after the last spring frost and when air temperatures consistently rise above 50C.
Flowering
Flowering begins approximately 30 days after emergence, lasting for about three weeks.
Fruiting
Fruit development starts about 45 days after flowering and continues for a month.
Harvest
Harvest typically occurs in July, lasting for several weeks as berries ripen.
Senescence
Leaves begin to senesce and drop with the first autumn frosts and shortening day lengths.
Dormancy
Plants enter full dormancy shortly after the first autumn frost, remaining dormant through winter.
Timing is relative to your local season (temperate Northern Hemisphere).
Soil interactions
Drainagewell-drained but consistently moist
Nitrogen fixingNo
MycorrhizalYes
Accumulatespotassium, phosphorus
Soil textureloam, clay
Organic matterMedium
Compaction toleranceLow
Propagation
Methodscuttings, seeds, division
Difficulty2 / 5
Establishes in~2 yr
Stratificationrequires cold stratification for 3-4 months
Self-seedingLight
Divisionautumn_or_spring
Wildlife & pests
Attractsbees, hoverflies, birds
Can host pestscurrant aphid, gooseberry sawfly, currant clearwing moth
Can host diseasesblackcurrant reversion virus, white pine blister rust