Upon planting, fertilize with a high middle number, fertilizing around the base of each plant. This will help the new plants develop strong root systems. Once established you can use a fertilizer with higher first two numbers; this will help the growth of the plants coming out of the ground.
 
Red, white and Albol currants bear most of their fruit on 2 and 3 year old wood spurs. Spurs are shortened branches with a cluster of buds and leaves growing laterally on main branches. Gooseberries fruit along the sides of 1 year old shoots and also on the spurs of 2 and 3-year old wood. After the first year, remove weaker shoots. Leave no more than six of the strongest first-year shoots. In the third spring, leave six shoots, with three 2-year shoots and three 1-year shoots. In the fourth year,leave about nine shoots: three 1-year, three 2-year and three 3-year shoots. The aim of pruning this way is to have vigorous young shoots always coming on to take the place of wood more than three years old. After this time, the wood generally becomes less productive. In subsequent years, remove the wood that is older than three years. 

Black currants bear most of their fruit on last year's wood. Do this by pruning after planting in spring for form and to limit the number of main branches to six or eight. Prune for eight canes each season. The tips of black currant branches should not be cut back as this pruning will reduce fruit production. 

Currants and gooseberries are self-fertile, or insect pollinated. There is no need for planting different varieties for cross pollination.

In the fourth season, gooseberries will bear the most fruit; expect smaller harvests until then. Harvest berries for jelly making when the fruit is slightly green, but when preserving, pick ripe fruit. The berries often ripen arbitrarily; planning for two or three pickings will be necessary. Remember to do this as they ripen as they fall quickly afterwards. Harvest red and white currants as soon as they are clear in color. Pick the whole cluster to avoid injuring the delicate fruit. Pick black currants selectively as they ripen, before they shrivel and fall.

Red currants

Red lake: Upright bush, good quality mild-flavored, glossy, bright-red berries, borne on long clusters, ripens mid-season. The plant is subject to mildew. 

 

Red cross: Large, vigorous productive bushes, short to medium clusters of round, glossy bright, light red berries ripening mid-season. 

 

Perfection: Plants tend to spread, large, well-flavored berries, ripens mid-season. 

Black Currants:

Ben nevis: Resistant to mildew, medium size fruit 

Willoughby: Medium sized, upright bush, heavy bearer of mild-flavored fruit. The plant is very resistant to mildew. 

Magnus: Early ripening, fair productivity of medium clusters, firm medium to medium-large berries, even ripening. Cool spring weather can cause premature fruit drop. 

White currants

White grape: Medium-sized bush. Large amber-colored, mild-flavored fruit. 

White imperial: High yielding plant, fruit makes excellent jam and jelly. 

Gooseberry:

Pixwell: Moderately vigorous, good producer, very hardy, rounded bush. The fruit is medium sized, pinkish-red, good-quality and is good for jelly, preserves and sauce. 

Welcome: Large, bright red, tart berries on nearly thornless branches. 

Pembina pride: Vigorous, upright bush, berries large, green fruit at maturity. The fruit is good for processing and matures early. 

Invicta: mid-season, large green fruit 

Albol Currant:

The albol currant is grown as an ornamental, so its value as a fruiting shrub is sometimes overlooked. Albol is also commonly known as the Missouri, Colorado, California, Golden Flowering Clove or Cross Currant. They reach a height of 1 to 2.5 m. It's fruit is good for canning, pies, jam and wine. Crandall and Black Giant are common varieties that do well in Calgary. Albol currants also tolerate hot, dry weather and are well-adapted to Calgary conditions. 

Jostaberry

The jostaberry is a cross between a black currant and a gooseberry. This thornless bush produces large clusters of berries that are dark black in color. High in vitamin C they are well-suited for making jam, jelly, juice and wine. Grow and care for them as if they were black currants.

Alpine	Green	5/5 ft. 152/152 cm.	Sun to part shade	Ornamental shrub for mass planting.
Black	Black	3/3 ft. 91/91 cm.	Sun to part shade	Abundant black fruit for preserves.
Golden	Gold	5/5 ft. 152/152 cm.	Sun to part shade	Ornamental golden fragrant flowers.
Josta	Dark red	6/3 ft. 183/94.cm	Sun to part shade	Cross between Black Currant and Gooseberry.

Goji

Goji berry plants are easy to grow and maintain. Although the Goji berry plant can grow in just about any soil type from sandy to clay it will do best, as you would imagine, in better quality soil. Heaping in some good compost at the time of planting will help it get established and thrive; therefore have better flowering and fruit production. Do note however, that the Goji will not do well in wet soil or boggy areas of your yard so keep them in a place where water drains away from them. Goji plants have an aggressive root system and are quite drought tolerant after they are established. 

For maximum production look for a sunny location. Although it can stand some shade know that it does best in a full sun scenario. 

Perfect for the prairies Goji berry plants can survive winter temperatures as low as -40C and summer temperatures as high as 38C and are suited for zones 2-7.

The Goji berry is a large shrub reaching heights of 2-3 meters with vines that can reach a meter plus. Pruning of the main stem and branches will keep the plant shorter, thicker and help with increased flowering and fruit production. The Goji plant grows numerous small trumpet shaped flowers in early summer. In later summer these flowers develop into bright red berries. The plant continues to flower and fruit until the first heavy frost. The Goji plant begins flowering in the second year with maximum fruit production in the 4th or 5th year.

Sea buckthorn

Sea buckthorn is a large deciduous shrub growing to a mature height of 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft), a spread of 3.5 m (15 ft), and an annual growth of 10 to 20 cm (4 to 8 in.). The flowers are inconspicuous and yellow, appearing before leaves. 

The silvery leaves provide great contrast in the garden throughout the summer with particularly attractive berries which are very showy orange-yellow berries persisting through winter.  It's irregular in shape with spiny branches. Male and female flowers occur on different plants. The six-year-old and older wood should be removed to promote vigorous growth of the shrub. Sea buckthorn prefers sandy soil, is intolerant to shade, but can survive drought conditions and also extreme winter conditions. The sea buckthorn plant can also tolerate alkaline soils so it's great for the Calgary Area. It can be a heavy suckering plant, so some control might be needed over time.  Removal of older stems will keep the plants vigorous.

It is more suitable along roadsides or out of the way plantings because of its formidable thorns. Sea buckthorn can be pruned to form a short tree or left to grow naturally to form a round bush. In a shelterbelt planting it will form and impenitrable barrier. The sea buckthorn has suckering habits and a male and female plant are needed to produce fruit. It prefers full sun and dry alkali soils. The fruit contains the highest known concentration of Vitamin C and are widely known to have medicinal properties.