Redcurrant Doesn't Fruit

can anyone suggest why my apparently healthy Redcurrant bush doesn't fruit?

Its been in the ground about 3 years and has never fruited.....

...while the two Gooseberry Bushes adjacent to it, from the same supplier, have borne a very pleasing harvest the last two seasons.

I've no idea where to start with this, and the original packaging gives me no clues

...and I even wondered whether I've actually got a Redcurrant here, or whether its a weed.

Many thanks

 

hi

its on the small size , have you pruned it ? and have you fed it ? since you have had it also what soil prep did you do before you planted it

Spruce

 

no special treatment for any of my plants Spruce. Pretty much sort of bung em in with a bit of compost and the occasional bit of comfrey tea and leave em be.

They all seem to be happy with this approach and even the Redcurrant looks healthy enough and has grown to probably 10x the size it was bought at (slightly bigger than the Gooseberries), its just a bit useless.

Probably a bit small to prune, you think? and you'd expect some fruit regardless of how badly in need it is

 

I also seem to be having this problem. My redcurrant is quite mature and established, and it always bears flowers yet these seem to just wither away. Last year I got one tiny sprig and that was it, I feel like getting rid and starting again.

 

Thanks for taking the trouble Humaad, its nice to know that I'm not alone in this failure. I'll probably be 'getting rid', too.

 

They are slow to establish sometimes.
Mine has been in for 3years now, and has only fruited seriously this year (about 500g).
They only fruit on relatively young wood, so don't let the branches get more than 4-5 years old.
Mine gets mulched with our compost twice a year, and I will start to seriously prune it (taking out oldest stems) next year. The reason I am being relatively "gentle" on the pruning is our soil isn't brilliant, so it needs as much help as possible to get going!

 

Thanks Sian