How do I transplant black currants?

Question

What should I do when transplanting black currants?
How deep should I plant it?
Where should I plant it?

Answer 1

This is what we do and it works every time:

1. Get a shovel and start making a circle around the plant, the bigger the plant the bigger the circle.
2. Start to dig around the plant and go deep and try not to break to many roots.
3. When the plant has been dug around start to work the plant out of the ground, again not trying to break roots if possible.
4. Get a bag of any kind that will not break to easy (like a feed bag) if going a long distance.
5. When you get to the desired area take out of bag and plant like you normally would, make sure to give plenty of water.

That is that. For "Where to plant it": it really should not matter. We moved ours from one place to the next. Another thing to note, IT IS BEST TO DO THIS IN THE SPRING OR FALL. Doing it in the summer is not the best thing to do, not sure why but it is better to do it in cooler climates. Thus fall and spring. This works for a lot of plants that need to be transplanted, such as currents, gooseberries, strawberries, rhubarb and many others that I could think of.