Do you grow a variety called ‘Ben Sarek’?
Do you grow a variety called ‘Titania’?
Do you grow a variety called ‘Baldwin’?
Do you grow a variety called ‘Ben Lomond’?
Do you grow a variety called ‘Ben Connan’?
Do you grow a variety called ‘Crandall’?
Do you grow a variety called ‘Blanka’?
Do you grow a variety called ‘White Imperial’?
Do you grow a variety called ‘Pink Champagne’?
Do you grow a variety called ‘Red Lake’?
A dwarf bush, reaching only 4 ft (1.2 m), bears heavy crops midseason, making it ideal for containers and small gardens. The large, black berries have an excellent flavor and are so abundant that the branches will need support.
This new variety from Sweden is possibly the most frost-resistant of the black currants. It has excellent disease resistance. Large, black berries with a high juice content and lots of flavors keep well on the bush over a long season.
An old and still popular favorite, this compact bush bears heavy crops in the mid-to-late season. The medium-large, black, tart berries are very high in vitamin C and keep well on the plant without splitting.
A popular variety, this upright, fairly compact bush flowers late and so has the benefit of some frost resistance. As a result, very heavy yields of large, short-stalked, sweet but sour black currants are borne later in the season.
A compact but high-yielding black currant, this variety is ideal for small gardens. The bush bears unusually large fruits that are easy to pick and have an excellent, rich flavor. It has good mildew resistance and is tolerant of frost.
Also known as ‘Clove Currant’, ‘Crandall’ produces clusters of sweet-tart fruits high in vitamin C and good for eating and preserves. Fragrant yellow flowers bloom in early spring; the 5-ft (1.5-m) bush is mildew- and rust-resistant.
This new, reliable variety produces the heaviest yields of all-white currants over a long season. The large, almost transparent, ivory-white berries have the sweetest flavor and are borne on long strings that make picking easy.
This old variety is popular for dessert use. Plants have a spreading habit, are resistant to mildew and white pine blister rust, and produce clusters of white, translucent fruits with a pink blush. Yields are moderate.
This cross between red and white currant produces beautiful, translucent, pink fruits known for their excellent taste. ‘Pink Champagne’ is recommended for home growing due to its resistance to leaf diseases.
A well-established, popular variety that starts off the red currant picking season, the large bushes produce heavy yields of big, juicy, red berries with an excellent flavor. The fruits are borne on long strings, which makes picking easier.
‘Jonkheer van Tets’ is an established, reliable variety, it is also one of the earliest red currants to ripen. The heavy crops of large, bright-red, juicy berries have an excellent, tart flavor. The fruits are borne on long strings, so are easier to pick.
A. Baggaley, G. Barter, H. Caldon, R.L. Rosenfeld, P. Ruch, D. Vowles, R. Ward (2011). Great Fruit & Vegetable Guide, DK Publishing 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014
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Hi! I’m Sreten Filipović. I graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade, with a master's degree in Environmental Protection in Agricultural Systems. I’ve worked as a researcher at Finland's Natural Resources Institute (LUKE) on a project aimed at adapting south-western Finland to drought episodes. I founded a consulting agency in the field of environment and agriculture to help farmers who want to implement the principles of sustainability on their farms. I’m also a founding member of the nonprofit organization Ecogenesis from Belgrade whose main goal is non-formal education on the environment and ecology. In my spare time, I like to write blog posts about sustainability, the environment, animal farming, horticulture, and plant protection. I’ve also published several science-fiction short stories.
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