BC-001 berry shrub

Black Currant

Ribes nigrum

Zone: Main Berry Garden
Status: looking great
Container: 1 gal pot
Source: Etsy

Black Currant

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Black grow bags lined up along the fence with brambles and berry canes leafing out in spring

April 16, 2026

Grow bags coming alive along the fence. Brambles and berries leafing out -- raspberries, maybe blackcurrants. That tall cane in the back is already pushing. Container growing for fruit is underrated.

Two black currant plants in nursery pots next to a Birdies raised bed

May 8, 2026

Black currant start from Etsy, just arrived. A gooseberry in the pot behind it, and the new Birdies bed already has something germinating in rows.

Black currant plant in a pot next to a Birdies raised bed

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Black currant settling into its pot. Lettuce to the left, what looks like a tomato seedling behind it, and the Birdies bed in the background. Getting the berry perennials established.

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