Mulching with sawdust or aged leaves or other organic material is helpful. As always, fresh sawdust requires additional nitrogen fertilizer.
Provide water during dry spells.
A healthy, mature bush will have 9-12 canes. Remove excess canes from the center to improve light and air circulation. Also remove canes that are low to the ground, unless you wish to propagate by layering – branches lying on the ground will form roots and may be removed and transplanted.
Current flowers are not very showy.
White currants are actually a type of red currant.
The currants in the Fruit Garden are:
Red currants
Minn 69
Rovada
Viking
Redlake
White
Primus
Blanka
