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[david liezen <chandos49@hotmail.com>]

Anton,This is the first season trying to propagate black currants. So far, 
one of the twigs I put in the ground upon planting Ben More has rooted and is 
now growing. Last week I took a broken twig from the orphan (nameless and 
generic bonus item from spring sale at Raintree) and put it in a pot in a 
cooler north window sill. Then thought to cut a slip from Ben Sarek and plant 
it in a pot, too. Both slips are still green. Since the fertility of my 
ground is being built up, new growth is only moderate for the new plantings 
and I hesitate to cut them back much this year. Lord willing, there will be 
three different black currant starts to send your way next March.
Do you pronounce your last name like 'talk'?

Dave Liezen (in English rhymes with 'season,' auf Deutsch lee tsun) zone 6 
far E. WA


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> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:21:00 -0500
> From: antonptak@gmail.com
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [nafex] chernaya lisovenko
>
> David, I don't know of any commercial sources. I obtained mine from
> Paul Otten of Natura Farms in MN. Though he has long since ceased mail
> ordering, he does offer a limited number of "dig your own" currants for
> the local market. So for out of state queries, I would be willing to
> offer some cuttings (preferrably as a trade) late next winter if you
> remember to bug me early next year. . .
>
> Anton Ptak
> zone 4a W. wisc
>
>
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