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Blackcurrant vs Redcurrant

Both are Berry. Each axis is a percentile across all 538 crops — 80 means higher than four-fifths of the table. Where an axis is missing, the crop genuinely is not measured that way.

Blackcurrant Redcurrant

Measure Blackcurrant Redcurrant
Season Perennial Perennial
Sowing window Jan–Feb Jan–Feb
Days to harvest 2–3 yr 2–3 yr
Spacing 180 × 120 cm 180 × 120 cm
Soil pH 6.0–6.8 6.0–7.0
Water 600–900 600–900
Temperature °C 5–24 5–24
Seed rate Nursery Nursery
Yield 5–9 t 5–8 t
Watch for Gall mite, leaf spot Aphid, leaf spot
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Crop Sow Days pH Temp °C Yield
Raspberry Jan–Feb 2 yr 5.5–6.5 10–24 6–10 t
Blackberry Jan–Feb 2 yr 5.5–7.0 10–26 8–14 t
Gooseberry Jan–Feb 2–3 yr 5.5–7.0 5–24 6–10 t
Blackcurrant Jan–Feb 2–3 yr 6.0–6.8 5–24 5–9 t
Redcurrant Jan–Feb 2–3 yr 6.0–7.0 5–24 5–8 t
Elderberry Jan–Feb 2–3 yr 5.5–7.5 5–26 8–14 t
Boysenberry Jan–Feb 2 yr 5.5–7.0 10–26 8–12 t
Loganberry Jan–Feb 2 yr 5.5–7.0 10–26 7–11 t
Blueberry Jan–Feb 3–4 yr 4.0–5.5 5–25 6–10 t
Cranberry Apr–May 3–4 yr 4.0–5.5 5–22 15–25 t
Cape Gooseberry Jun–Jul 150–180 5.5–7.5 13–28 12–20 t

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