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[Ed Mashburn <ribes60@currants.com>]

At 04:48 AM 11/27/00 -0000, you wrote:
>Hartman's Plantation claims that you will get 20% more growth from 
>fall transplanted blueberries. They say that is for zones 5 or warmer.
>I've kept my eyes peeled for info on this subject for some time as I 
>would like to know the reasons that plants prefer to be planted at 
>one time over another. 


I am not sure of the above, but I really think that gooseberries and
currants should be planted in the fall, as long as you can get them in
before the ground freezes. They break bud very early in spring and here in
PA it is often wet in late Feb and early March. I have planted both spring
and fall, and sometimes the rain makes spring planting almost out of the
question.

I am borderline zone 5/6 and they break bud about mid march here and bloom
in early April.
I feel that fall is best for other fruit also but have had much less
experience with that.


Northumberland BerryWorks
707 Front Street
Northumberland, PA  17857
Phone:  (570) 473-9910
WWW.currants.com
Ed@currants.com

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