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
