Yep..and..blackcurrants are hungry feeders...so, make the soil as 'nice' as possible before planting by mixing in lots and lots of garden compost..leaf mould..rotted manure...anything like that and with handfull or two of bonemeal.
Once the bushes are settled in and new growth started..if you apply good mulch around the rootzone too keep moisture down that will ensure that your bushes will put strong new growth on during summer months and next year you will end up with first crop with nice size berries.
You can mulch with layer of news paper and topping it up with grass clippings or even annual weeds..keep applying them as soon as they start disappearing and your 'weeds' will keep you bushes fed... ;) No waste.
