Antipodes has shown how easy it is. There has been a recent thread relating to Blackcurrants.
Both will grow with little care. I always wait until Sept/Oct when the leaves have dropped off. The traditional way is to stick a spade in the ground about 4-6 inches deep and lever enough to create a slit about an inch wide at the top.
Continue as long as you like to accommodate all your cuttings at 3 inches apart and if you are feeling generous, trickle some sharp sand loosely into the slit, although this is not necessary, but helpful to assist against getting waterlogged in clay soil.
Push the cutting in so at least 4 inches is in the ground, and top up with sand firming it down gently. LABEL if different varieties.
Why not take the opportunity now of walking round your neighbours plots and note which fruits are ready (it is easy with a digital camera which dates snaps), and those that are later, bigger or smaller, cooking or dessert and ask them for cuttings in early Autumn?
Success is guaranteed. Last year I had a 75% success rate with blackcurrants, so take plenty of cuttings, you can always give them away, and in these frugal times, a sturdy plant in a pot makes a great gift.
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