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Barren Redcurrant
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Why won't my redcurrant produce any fruit? I've had it 2 years and it has never had even a hint of a flower, let alone a currant. It is otherwise very healthy and growing well, should I dig it up and start again with a new (different) variety?
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are you feeding it with nitrogen rich fertilisers? These promote growth but not floweing and fruiting. Try starving it this year to give it a reason to flower, well maybe give a little potash, but nothing else. Also whilst they dont need full sun, they do not appreciate heavy shade.
I put my redcurrants in the ground in winter 2012. They've always looked sickly and I was about to dig them out last winter but decided to give them one last chance. Lucky I did as this year they gave a very good crop. I put well rotted horse manure on in the spring, which along with lots of rain seemed to help a lot. Just keep them well protected from birds who will eat them even when they're green.