So I’d like to add a piece to this. Back in the olden days, say up to the 1970s, there were very few grapes that grew in the British climate. I am guessing Dutch climate too. SO we used to grow currants as a substitute for grapes. We’d make wine and jam and liquors and pies etc etc. they were a wonderful source of vitamin C that ‘Limey’s’ could actually grow in their own country. So I grew up on these fruits. When I moved to Canada and then the US and then back to Canada I was shocked that, at that time, black currant was banned in many places - it is a secondary host for pine blister rust. Anyway I brought some cuttings over and planted them and they have done amazingly well, like yours :). I can echo your comment about how easy they are to grow from cuttings, just stick them in the soil. Over the last 10 years I have purchased one of every variety that I have seen. Every single one follows the old faithful bushes in terms of easy to grow and abundant fruit. What surprises me most of all though is how few people like them - even in jam. I have so many that I have offered free fruit for the picking and I am yet to have a returning ‘customer’!!! I guess the deep earthy taste puts most people off, oh well. What’s even more amazing is that the local Faculty of Agriculture in NS has ‘about 80 plants that they grow take measurements and then once a year offer fruit to be picked by the public. I have been a couple of times and it’s usually Eastern Europeans and Brits that show up and they fill buckets with the fruit. Just wanted to tell you this story :)I
Interesting story... Yes, it seems like a lot of folks don't enjoy the flavor (yet!)... We have a culture in the US of some really simple sugar style fruits. Lots of strawberries, watermelon, banana, those sorts of plants that are great for sure but quite simple in their flavor and super sweet. Sour, tart, complex flavors aren't the 'norm' so people seem to avoid them. Yet, these are the fruits that have the most to offer as far as total flavor and medicinal and health benefits! I'm hoping more and more people get on board!
BlackCurrant/Josta/Elderberry blend is my favorite wine. Soooooooo easy to propagate to get, literally, barrels of wine. I believe my first Josta came from you guys.
Hey thats great you've got an Edible Acres Josta! Now you can have a million of your own! :) We're looking up wine recipes for black currants now, looking forward to making a 5 gallon batch.
I just bought some black currant concentrate and I love it! I just bought land in Missouri and plan to grow a berry farm! I’m excited to try growing black currant. Thanks for the video!
I have two allotments. One is wooded but very dry. I also have four blackcurrant I grew from cuttings this video has shown I can plant them in the woods
Loved learning a bit more of how to use the currants that I already have in my garden. I took cutting last winter and they have done great, I will be planting them out next spring. Can't wait to take more cutting this winter. Thank you for sharing. Catherine
I never has one or seen one before, but I pick one up the other from the local nursery. I'm happy to know that they can tolerate shade and sun, my kind of plant and hopefully i get to eat it before my neiborhood's pets. I live in the surburban neighborhood but some how deers love to make themselves at home here and eat everything out of my yard so now I have no tulips. There would be a pack of 4 or 5 deers in front or backyard and they're not scared either and even get as close to my front door like it's nobody's business. 😆
Nice to know it propagates so easily. I’m definitely gonna have to take some cuttings off the black currant this year. Does a golden current also propagate the same way just as easily? It would be nice to spread that one around too.
I really appreciated seeing how the currents are performing in a shady understory - all the videos I have watched for currents so far focus on full sun locations which I have a very limited amount of. I was having a hard time deciding where to place mine, but since I have some trouble shady spots in my yard that I would still like to try and make productive somehow - it would seem currents would be worth trying there! I might also try some Gooseberries as I have heard they can handle some shade as well? I really wanted bushes of some sort in my shady border and if I can get any harvest out of them that will be an added bonus! This way I can focus on shade intolerant species in my full sun spots and make the best use of them. Thanks again for your observations! 💚
twice the vitamin c content and antioxidants than blueberries.when i harvest my blackcurants i store them in the freezer. blitz a small handfull with some mnieral water in the food processor for a great thirst quenching drink
I grew up in the Finger Lakes region and remember finding wild grape in the woods and wild strawberry in grassy areas. The grapes were sour enough to make your butt pucker and the berries were the sweetest thing this side of honey. Have you played around with these out your way ?
so far I have inter-planted with grapes, reds did fine, blacks produced flowers but no fruit. One red I stuck in exposed garden, has not done too well, it seems they prefer more shade. Gonna try them as under-story plants next. Thanks for the video!
Glad you are experimenting! Now that you know how easy they are to propagate you can put new cuttings all over every fall and spring and see what 'sticks' :) ha
Great highlight i want to some day visit this place hopefully i can go to newyork once i get my passport my only concern is bringing plants back through the border to canada.
Are you the voice of Baker Creeks rare seed stories? 😁 And Wow this is exactly what I've been searching for! Front side of my house is north facing and gets very little direct light. So this would be a great option. Thank you!!
Are you worried about White Pine Blister Rust at all? That's the biggest reason I haven't grown them. I have have white pines all around me. It's being discovered that even the WPBR "resistant" varieties are more susceptible than they previously expected because of new strains of the disease. Agh I really wish I could grow them though because they are so adaptable and versatile!!!!
The history of WPBR and where it came from, where the legal issues for black currant came from, etc., is worth exploring... I think if you aren't actively abusing the living hell out of the white pines and harvesting most of them with machines the currants are not going to kill the trees. Healthy stands of white pine seem like they will remain healthy. It was the pulping industry back in the day that pushed for the legal stuff...
@@edibleacres I didn't know what to expect with the clove currant and found it has huge harvests of great tasting complex flavored berries that ripen after your typical currants and gooseberries
You've got me inspired to grow currants. Unfortunately Mr Googlepants is not being helpful in finding varieties that will do well in Zone 9a. I'm in California's Central Valley with HOT dry Summers and maybe 5 or 6 nights below 32DegF in the Winter. Any Suggestions?
Haahaahaaa!!! This is the rest of us that don't live in the farming/horticultural heaven of Cali, laughing at you because you've found the ONE thing that struggles to thrive where you live. I'm sure it seems different, but we really are feeling sorrow for you. (Not) You could take comfort by enjoying any one of the other 39 thousand fruits that readily thrive in your climate. :) ha! However...we are forever in your debt for, "Mr. Googlepants". :D
I don't have direct experience so I'm not sure... We offer plants and cuttings which we can ship you in the fall... You can try them in a few places. I would suspect whatever is the coolest/shadiest places you have will be the best for them in your climate.
how would you rank shade and heat tolerance of current varieties based on color of fruit? I live in an area of hot muggy summers (zone 8a) and have read that they can only be grown here in most shade like your context. I've read josta berries are even more heat tolerant, but now sure how shade tolerant they are.
I think what you've described sounds right. I'd say my experience is Black Currant is least heat/intense sun tolerant. I'd guess Josta is most heat/sun enjoying, followed perhaps by red currant. White/pink somewhere in between. Your context would suggest later day shade for most/all of them would be beneficial.
Thank you for offering currants and sharing information. I love currants too, yet many people I ask don't even know of or haven't tried them. I'm wandering about the seeds and self propagation with them, what can you share about that?
You can definitely grow currants from seed. We see seedlings pop up all the time, and they grow rapidly from seed. It is one way to go for sure, although I personally have found that the children of our parent plants are not very different so we work with the seedlings as they show up but like to propagate from cuttings and stool layering as well.
Do currents spread? Are they a high Bush? Would they work in almost 100%sun in front of a garden fence near Chickens? Do you sell cuttings, when is a good time to plant? Sorry to throw questions at you but current just sound like something I should have, along with elderberries. Natural foods for me and my girls (Chickens)
We offer plants and cuttings... edibleacres.org/purchase can get you there, you can find them and other fun plants. They don't spread much on their own (easily from cuttings if you want). Most bushes can be between 3 and 8' tall depending on the type. 4-5' is average. Full sun is OK but not perfect condition, but as long as you mulch deeply they should be happy.
I have a black current planted to the north of a 100 year old apple. It is part of a row of ornamental shrubs planted for their winter blooms. It flowers early and feeds the humming birds but it only has an occasional fruit. It is 15 ft tall at the center stems and needs to be reduced. After this video I am thinking of rooting cuttings along the deer fence that divides the field from the berries and fruit trees. I can layer the outer north stems but how large can the stem be for rooting cuttings?
I think if you have really old wood it will not root super well. You ideally want 1-3 year old wood for cuttings, 1 year old vigorous shoots being ideal... But try what you have and see how it works. Currants respond with incredible vigor to being pruned hard.
Thank you for your advice on shade crops since I am building a food forest and would like to plant something under my fruit trees. You just stuck cuttings in the ground and they rooted?
does mint kill currants? I have an aggressive mint near my honey berries, josta berry and currants. I like that it competes with the grass. but it has surrounded my honey berries and is headed for my currants. Should I do something about this? Thanks.
I've picked up some of these, but I'm curious if I may be too far south for them to be real successful. I'm down at the border of Tennessee and Georgia in zone 7. I'm wondering what would fit in a similar slot.
Nice video, do you ever show us how to make medicine out of them. I just got some plants and don't really know what to do with the fruit and I have never popped one in my mouth as it smells like cat pee!!! But I know they are high in antioxidants. We only put a few in our smoothies. Thanks!
A nice black currant syrup is great in the winter for vitamin C and it also seems to ease a sore throat. You can also make tea from the fruit and the leaves. Both a pretty good wintertime drinks. You can extract juice and add it to cocktails or put a whole bunch of split black currants in vodka or alcool and steep them for some time. Jam is the favorite thing for many Brits you cook the black currants first and then use the ‘juice’ to make jam, or jelly, if you strain it.All these things are delicious.
I don't think so. They are tolerant of shade, and can also enjoy sun. I'd just focus on providing really deep deep mulch around them to keep them cool and happy in the roots.
Hi I was very interested in currents, I had never seen it. It would be possible to plant seeds. I do not think cuts could get here in the South of Brazil. We do not have snow, but we have some nights with temperatures below freezin. Thanks
I can't get my blackcurrants to grow well, all the ones I planted in the garden died, I have 2 in pots that just survive each year. I do live in Australia though :(
Thanks so much for the info on currants as I just got some and jostas and wasn't sure where to put them. I tried red currants but they were so sour I didn't like them. What can you do with them to make them tasty?
The main thing to do with them is develop the taste for them! There are many flavors in the world that take getting used to... beer, coffee, cheeses, all sorts of flavors that at first are strange but amazing flavor once you adapt. It takes a while but once you get it they are really wonderful.
If you are not averse to sugar, you can make lots of dishes with all sorts of currents. Probably the least sugar is to make a sort of chutney/jam. Goes great with turkey - I like it with any of the pale meats, especially when cold. I make one with added chilli that is mesmerisingly excellent. Mixing fruits together, any or all of the currents, raspberries, strawberries, gooseberries make a great filling for crumbles. Adding sliced sweet apples or other bland fruit helps keep down the added sugar. You can try different blends to get the balance you like. I have started tray baking the crumble topping on its own first, then sprinkling it over the fruit. You can choose more readily how crisp you want your topping to be. You can make it before hand and have it as a standby. If you freeze a favourite forest fruit mix, you can make an instant ice cream with yogurt. Retain a handful of fruit. The rest get roughly blended with a few spoons of powdered/icing sugar. Add thick natural yogurt, and another quick wizz and then add the retained fruit. And serve. Full flavoured, soft textured, low fat. And all the good stuff like vitamins and antioxidants.
If we sell out of what you hope for for this fall shipping window, just know we'll renew inventory for spring shipping sometime mid-winter. We do sell out very quickly since we're a tiny nursery...
wonderful beings? sorry but that kind of talk is hard to listen to...they are currents....do you believe plants are beings? Beings are organisms who are aware of their own consciousness. Beings are also able to understand right from wrong.
I believe plants are beings, aware of their surroundings. Some people don't know right from wrong, so I don't know that I would consider that a metric for being a being...
So I’d like to add a piece to this. Back in the olden days, say up to the 1970s, there were very few grapes that grew in the British climate. I am guessing Dutch climate too. SO we used to grow currants as a substitute for grapes. We’d make wine and jam and liquors and pies etc etc. they were a wonderful source of vitamin C that ‘Limey’s’ could actually grow in their own country. So I grew up on these fruits. When I moved to Canada and then the US and then back to Canada I was shocked that, at that time, black currant was banned in many places - it is a secondary host for pine blister rust. Anyway I brought some cuttings over and planted them and they have done amazingly well, like yours :). I can echo your comment about how easy they are to grow from cuttings, just stick them in the soil. Over the last 10 years I have purchased one of every variety that I have seen. Every single one follows the old faithful bushes in terms of easy to grow and abundant fruit. What surprises me most of all though is how few people like them - even in jam. I have so many that I have offered free fruit for the picking and I am yet to have a returning ‘customer’!!! I guess the deep earthy taste puts most people off, oh well. What’s even more amazing is that the local Faculty of Agriculture in NS has ‘about 80 plants that they grow take measurements and then once a year offer fruit to be picked by the public. I have been a couple of times and it’s usually Eastern Europeans and Brits that show up and they fill buckets with the fruit. Just wanted to tell you this story :)I
Interesting story... Yes, it seems like a lot of folks don't enjoy the flavor (yet!)... We have a culture in the US of some really simple sugar style fruits. Lots of strawberries, watermelon, banana, those sorts of plants that are great for sure but quite simple in their flavor and super sweet. Sour, tart, complex flavors aren't the 'norm' so people seem to avoid them. Yet, these are the fruits that have the most to offer as far as total flavor and medicinal and health benefits! I'm hoping more and more people get on board!
Thanks for your story . So currants can be planted in Montreal Canada ?
Please do a follow-up on the various ways you eat, medicate with, and process your currants.
Thanks, we'll try to do so.
@@edibleacres Yes, if you had the opportunity, i'd be grateful to hear that too. Many thanks for your great content!
EdibleAcres I agree. I too would like to see video like that.
if you want any benefits, you don't process anything. You eat it as nature created it.
My red currant bush went from bare root to lush green with berries so fast!!!! Zone 3 in Unalakleet, Alaska 💝 I can't wait for spreading 💟💟💟💟
I wish we could grow what you grow here in the desert. I love that abundance. Thank you.
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BlackCurrant/Josta/Elderberry blend is my favorite wine.
Soooooooo easy to propagate to get, literally, barrels of wine.
I believe my first Josta came from you guys.
Hey thats great you've got an Edible Acres Josta! Now you can have a million of your own! :) We're looking up wine recipes for black currants now, looking forward to making a 5 gallon batch.
I just bought some black currant concentrate and I love it! I just bought land in Missouri and plan to grow a berry farm! I’m excited to try growing black currant. Thanks for the video!
Here in finland we have green currants as well
Interesting how nature helps each other out like you found with the currents and apricots. Thanks for sharing. :)
Absolutely my pleasure :)
:)
I have two allotments. One is wooded but very dry. I also have four blackcurrant I grew from cuttings this video has shown I can plant them in the woods
Certainly can
Loved learning a bit more of how to use the currants that I already have in my garden. I took cutting last winter and they have done great, I will be planting them out next spring. Can't wait to take more cutting this winter. Thank you for sharing. Catherine
I eat young leaves of black currants, some folks also make tincture from them and use it for allergy etc
Great reminder of the other values of these plants. Sasha uses black currant leaves in ferments too!
I never has one or seen one before, but I pick one up the other from the local nursery. I'm happy to know that they can tolerate shade and sun, my kind of plant and hopefully i get to eat it before my neiborhood's pets. I live in the surburban neighborhood but some how deers love to make themselves at home here and eat everything out of my yard so now I have no tulips. There would be a pack of 4 or 5 deers in front or backyard and they're not scared either and even get as close to my front door like it's nobody's business. 😆
Yum, I added a few current and Josta berries this year but those damn dear topped one of my second year Russet apples!
Hoping they help out. Black Currant in particular is really helpful in defending young trees (within reason!)
Nice to know it propagates so easily. I’m definitely gonna have to take some cuttings off the black currant this year. Does a golden current also propagate the same way just as easily? It would be nice to spread that one around too.
My favs I have are jonkeer von tets, pink champagne, blackdown currants. And can't go wrong with jostaberries are delicious
Those are some real winners in the currant world for sure!
The the food be our medicine and the medicine be our food
Great video. Thanks for sharing. You have inspired me to grow some currents in a shady spot in my yard ;)
I really appreciated seeing how the currents are performing in a shady understory - all the videos I have watched for currents so far focus on full sun locations which I have a very limited amount of. I was having a hard time deciding where to place mine, but since I have some trouble shady spots in my yard that I would still like to try and make productive somehow - it would seem currents would be worth trying there! I might also try some Gooseberries as I have heard they can handle some shade as well? I really wanted bushes of some sort in my shady border and if I can get any harvest out of them that will be an added bonus! This way I can focus on shade intolerant species in my full sun spots and make the best use of them. Thanks again for your observations! 💚
Best of luck. Yes, partial shade has been really just fine for them. They seem to really prefer it when it gets hot out.
twice the vitamin c content and antioxidants than blueberries.when i harvest my blackcurants i store them in the freezer. blitz a small handfull with some mnieral water in the food processor for a great thirst quenching drink
They are really a delight
This information was very useful.
I grew up in the Finger Lakes region and remember finding wild grape in the woods and wild strawberry in grassy areas. The grapes were sour enough to make your butt pucker and the berries were the sweetest thing this side of honey. Have you played around with these out your way ?
I have worked with them. I like the concord grapes and other larger types that we grow to be honest :)
so far I have inter-planted with grapes, reds did fine, blacks produced flowers but no fruit.
One red I stuck in exposed garden, has not done too well, it seems they prefer more shade.
Gonna try them as under-story plants next. Thanks for the video!
Glad you are experimenting! Now that you know how easy they are to propagate you can put new cuttings all over every fall and spring and see what 'sticks' :) ha
Great highlight i want to some day visit this place hopefully i can go to newyork once i get my passport my only concern is bringing plants back through the border to canada.
Are you the voice of Baker Creeks rare seed stories? 😁
And Wow this is exactly what I've been searching for! Front side of my house is north facing and gets very little direct light. So this would be a great option. Thank you!!
They should do really well for you.
Are you worried about White Pine Blister Rust at all? That's the biggest reason I haven't grown them. I have have white pines all around me. It's being discovered that even the WPBR "resistant" varieties are more susceptible than they previously expected because of new strains of the disease. Agh I really wish I could grow them though because they are so adaptable and versatile!!!!
The history of WPBR and where it came from, where the legal issues for black currant came from, etc., is worth exploring... I think if you aren't actively abusing the living hell out of the white pines and harvesting most of them with machines the currants are not going to kill the trees. Healthy stands of white pine seem like they will remain healthy. It was the pulping industry back in the day that pushed for the legal stuff...
@@edibleacres Thanks for the info I didn't look too deeply into it but I def will!
I do love golden clove currant
(Not currant but part of honeysuckle family)
I believe they are Ribes as well. Pretty far on the edge but still in that family. I love those plants, I should have mentioned them!
@@edibleacres I didn't know what to expect with the clove currant and found it has huge harvests of great tasting complex flavored berries that ripen after your typical currants and gooseberries
They are special indeed. I look forward to ramping up our plantings of them for sure.
That's nice.
Well, I love your infomercials. ;)
You've got me inspired to grow currants. Unfortunately Mr Googlepants is not being helpful in finding varieties that will do well in Zone 9a. I'm in California's Central Valley with HOT dry Summers and maybe 5 or 6 nights below 32DegF in the Winter. Any Suggestions?
Haahaahaaa!!! This is the rest of us that don't live in the farming/horticultural heaven of Cali, laughing at you because you've found the ONE thing that struggles to thrive where you live. I'm sure it seems different, but we really are feeling sorrow for you. (Not) You could take comfort by enjoying any one of the other 39 thousand fruits that readily thrive in your climate.
:) ha!
However...we are forever in your debt for, "Mr. Googlepants". :D
I don't have direct experience so I'm not sure... We offer plants and cuttings which we can ship you in the fall... You can try them in a few places. I would suspect whatever is the coolest/shadiest places you have will be the best for them in your climate.
how would you rank shade and heat tolerance of current varieties based on color of fruit? I live in an area of hot muggy summers (zone 8a) and have read that they can only be grown here in most shade like your context. I've read josta berries are even more heat tolerant, but now sure how shade tolerant they are.
I think what you've described sounds right. I'd say my experience is Black Currant is least heat/intense sun tolerant. I'd guess Josta is most heat/sun enjoying, followed perhaps by red currant. White/pink somewhere in between. Your context would suggest later day shade for most/all of them would be beneficial.
Have you grown many different varieties of red currants what do you think is the best tasting and best yielding variety?
Thank you for offering currants and sharing information. I love currants too, yet many people I ask don't even know of or haven't tried them. I'm wandering about the seeds and self propagation with them, what can you share about that?
You can definitely grow currants from seed. We see seedlings pop up all the time, and they grow rapidly from seed. It is one way to go for sure, although I personally have found that the children of our parent plants are not very different so we work with the seedlings as they show up but like to propagate from cuttings and stool layering as well.
Do currents spread? Are they a high Bush? Would they work in almost 100%sun in front of a garden fence near Chickens? Do you sell cuttings, when is a good time to plant?
Sorry to throw questions at you but current just sound like something I should have, along with elderberries. Natural foods for me and my girls (Chickens)
We offer plants and cuttings... edibleacres.org/purchase can get you there, you can find them and other fun plants.
They don't spread much on their own (easily from cuttings if you want). Most bushes can be between 3 and 8' tall depending on the type. 4-5' is average.
Full sun is OK but not perfect condition, but as long as you mulch deeply they should be happy.
Do currants grow well in the desert 🌵 ?
I really don't think they would.
Thanks for the reply friend😎
Are they zone 4 hardy?
Absolutely hardy to 4, even 3
How well do the currants deal in an Eastern White Cedar forest?
The black current cuttings I purchased are already sprouting. Thanks
Wow!
What would be good smaller growing edible fruits for shade and sun?
I have a black current planted to the north of a 100 year old apple. It is part of a row of ornamental shrubs planted for their winter blooms. It flowers early and feeds the humming birds but it only has an occasional fruit. It is 15 ft tall at the center stems and needs to be reduced. After this video I am thinking of rooting cuttings along the deer fence that divides the field from the berries and fruit trees. I can layer the outer north stems but how large can the stem be for rooting cuttings?
I think if you have really old wood it will not root super well. You ideally want 1-3 year old wood for cuttings, 1 year old vigorous shoots being ideal... But try what you have and see how it works. Currants respond with incredible vigor to being pruned hard.
Thank you for your advice on shade crops since I am building a food forest and would like to plant something under my fruit trees. You just stuck cuttings in the ground and they rooted?
Sure did!
If you get cuttings in the spring- is it still a good time to try and get them established? I just heard you say a couple times, to do it in the fall.
Fall is great and spring works just fine too!
What’s your experience with currants and white pine?
We've had them growing together for almost 15 years with 0 issues so far..
does mint kill currants? I have an aggressive mint near my honey berries, josta berry and currants. I like that it competes with the grass. but it has surrounded my honey berries and is headed for my currants. Should I do something about this? Thanks.
Just add more mulch around the currants and you can always cut the mint and use it as a mulch too!
I've picked up some of these, but I'm curious if I may be too far south for them to be real successful. I'm down at the border of Tennessee and Georgia in zone 7. I'm wondering what would fit in a similar slot.
Could be pretty hot for them, but if they are in partial shade or protected from late day sun it could work out nicely
Nice video, do you ever show us how to make medicine out of them. I just got some plants and don't really know what to do with the fruit and I have never popped one in my mouth as it smells like cat pee!!! But I know they are high in antioxidants. We only put a few in our smoothies. Thanks!
We're making some videos as we process them to share with folks. Its an acquired taste but worth developing it for sure.
A nice black currant syrup is great in the winter for vitamin C and it also seems to ease a sore throat. You can also make tea from the fruit and the leaves. Both a pretty good wintertime drinks. You can extract juice and add it to cocktails or put a whole bunch of split black currants in vodka or alcool and steep them for some time. Jam is the favorite thing for many Brits you cook the black currants first and then use the ‘juice’ to make jam, or jelly, if you strain it.All these things are delicious.
Question. Is there anyway to get currant cuttings from you?
We offer plants through our website, as well as cuttings. We are done for the fall but will open again March 1st. edibleacres.org
would you be able to make a video on how you make currant wine?
We'll keep it in mind for next summer...
Great video! However did I make a mistake planting my currants in full sun?
I don't think so. They are tolerant of shade, and can also enjoy sun. I'd just focus on providing really deep deep mulch around them to keep them cool and happy in the roots.
Hi I was very interested in currents, I had never seen it. It would be possible to plant seeds. I do not think cuts could get here in the South of Brazil. We do not have snow, but we have some nights with temperatures below freezin. Thanks
You may be able to grow it down there, I don't know... Ask around?
I have a shady area, they would be great there... but will I harvest them, I'm 70 and not in the best of health... I hope so.
You can do it! Take your time and enjoy. My mom is 78 and not very healthy but has helped quite a bit with picking!
Do a keto diet, plus daily walks
I can't get my blackcurrants to grow well, all the ones I planted in the garden died, I have 2 in pots that just survive each year. I do live in Australia though :(
They need shady, cool, moist conditions in a climate like yours
Do you have any tips for propagating currants? Does the tip layering work for these?
Currants are easiest as hardwood cuttings taken in the fall or early spring. Tip layering can work as well as stool layering, too... Lots of options!
Thanks so much for the fast reply. Just placed an order from you as well. Keep up the good work!
When are current ripe
Keep checking them, they will be a little soft, still quite tart, but 'pop' easily and have nice sweetness mixed with the tart.
Can I get current berry plants in India?
That I just don't know!
Can you grow currants in zone 9b if put in the shade say on the north side of the house?
That seems reasonable. I don't have personal experience with it so I'm not sure but I'd suspect with deep mulch and shade they should be fine.
@@edibleacres thank you. Will they fruit in full shade or would they prefer mottled sun?
Do you think that would grow here in Florida
I think that is a tough climate for them. Deep shade and moist condition and quite possibly...
Can I grow currants in solid pots?
You could I guess, but I would encourage planting them in the ground, they'd be MUCH happier
"aromatic protection" is a fun way to say "smells awful"
I think the aroma of their stems is crazy nice!
@@edibleacres I smell pine 100%
Thanks so much for the info on currants as I just got some and jostas and wasn't sure where to put them. I tried red currants but they were so sour I didn't like them. What can you do with them to make them tasty?
The main thing to do with them is develop the taste for them! There are many flavors in the world that take getting used to... beer, coffee, cheeses, all sorts of flavors that at first are strange but amazing flavor once you adapt. It takes a while but once you get it they are really wonderful.
If you are not averse to sugar, you can make lots of dishes with all sorts of currents. Probably the least sugar is to make a sort of chutney/jam. Goes great with turkey - I like it with any of the pale meats, especially when cold. I make one with added chilli that is mesmerisingly excellent.
Mixing fruits together, any or all of the currents, raspberries, strawberries, gooseberries make a great filling for crumbles. Adding sliced sweet apples or other bland fruit helps keep down the added sugar. You can try different blends to get the balance you like.
I have started tray baking the crumble topping on its own first, then sprinkling it over the fruit. You can choose more readily how crisp you want your topping to be. You can make it before hand and have it as a standby.
If you freeze a favourite forest fruit mix, you can make an instant ice cream with yogurt. Retain a handful of fruit. The rest get roughly blended with a few spoons of powdered/icing sugar. Add thick natural yogurt, and another quick wizz and then add the retained fruit. And serve. Full flavoured, soft textured, low fat. And all the good stuff like vitamins and antioxidants.
@@nickstraw1952 Thanks for the excellent ideas, I ll try them
If you think I can get some of that I can get it from you if you have it complete the Food Forest...
edibleacres.org/purchase has what we have available. We've got a nice wide selection of currants and jostas for folks.
How does your shop work? Are you on Etsy?
I found you and bookmarked you! Can't swing it now but maybe next month I can order some!
@@kellymichellelee better order soon, they run out if you wait too long. :(
If we sell out of what you hope for for this fall shipping window, just know we'll renew inventory for spring shipping sometime mid-winter. We do sell out very quickly since we're a tiny nursery...
Vodka?
Man throw some pigs in there. They would be delicious.
wonderful beings? sorry but that kind of talk is hard to listen to...they are currents....do you believe plants are beings? Beings are organisms who are aware of their own consciousness. Beings are also able to understand right from wrong.
I believe plants are beings, aware of their surroundings. Some people don't know right from wrong, so I don't know that I would consider that a metric for being a being...