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What is the easiest way to propagate blackcurrants?

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Blackcurrants can be grown from hardwood cuttings made from one-year-old shoots cut to about 25 cm (10 in) long. Take the cuttings after leaf-fall and insert them into a weed-free bed, with the lower two-thirds in the soil.

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