Blackcurrant 'Ben Tirran' 3l

Bred by the Scottish Crop Research Institute, Ben Tirran is a late flowering variety that is vigorous and has a compact growth habit.  It produces consistantly heavy crops of very late ripening currants - excellent for extending the season.  The attractive glossy fruit has a rich tart flavour and is probably best used in preserves & pies although it can be eaten fresh when newly picked - it also freezes well. 

This product is supplied in a 3l pot but is not necessarily pot-grown. 

Plant 1.5m (5ft) apart in rows 2m (6ft) apart. 

Plant in a sheltered frost-free spot in a slightly acid, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or light shade. 

Planting:
Soak the root-ball before planting.  Plant in a hole twice the diameter of the root-ball or pot.  Mix and organic soil improver and general fertiliser with the infill soil.  Water regularly until established. 

After Care:
Best fruit is produced on previous year’s branches.  Cut back all shoots to within 2-3 buds of soil level after planting.  Im the third year cut weak and damaged shoots.  From year 3 cut back third of the older branches.  Apply a general fertilizer in spring.