Blackcurrant cuttings are almost foolproof, so if you’ve dug up a blackcurrant bush, simply cut them into separate twigs and bung the bits into some clear soil. I once used year-old blackcurrant prunings to stake peas and they all rooted, even after lying in a pile by the compost heap all that time – since then I just take cuttings whenever and made a whole blackcurrant hedge once out of prunings. It flowered and made a good crop the next year, at about a foot high!
Jane
