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Oak Summit Nursery

Black Currant Seeds

Black Currant Seeds

Pack contains: 200+ seeds

$7.95 CAD
$7.95 CAD
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Black Currant (Ribes nigrum) seed was collected locally from healthy, heavily producing Ben series cultivar bushes. Seedlings will have natural variation but should retain many traits of the seed parents.

The bushes produce large black fruit about one half inch across. The strongly flavoured berries are high in vitamin C and are used fresh, in juice, and in preserves.

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Starting this seed

  1. Cold3 to 4 monthsCold stratification
  2. SowAfter the cold stage
Seed source
Manitoba
Hardiness
Zone 2
Mature size
3 to 6 ft
How to stratify seed

In the fridge. Put the seed in a bag with a damp medium such as peat moss, vermiculite, sand or coco coir. The medium is only there to hold moisture. Keep the bag in the fridge, above freezing, for the cold period shown, then sow.

Or outside. Sow the seed outdoors in the fall and let winter do the cold period.

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The plant these seeds grow into

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Cold hardinessZone 2 · Canadian maps for this plant
Cold hardiness · Zone 2
Canadian climate map with provinces outlined; highlighted minimum zone: 2

Zone 2 and warmer

The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.

About these maps

Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.

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