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Propagating Red Lake Currants

Last year I purchased two currents of the Red Lake variety. They spent their time in 3 gallon pots last year and I am contemplating where to put them this year. I was browsing the Internet last night and read that they are quite easy to root from 1 year old cuttings so… I’m at it again.

I took 12 cuttings and divided them in 2 groups. One group received a dip-n-grow treatment and the other did not. The cuttings were then placed in moist soil in plastic cups. Each cup was covered with a vented sandwich bag to hold in the humidity and placed under lights in the basement. We will see just how easy they are to root.