I have not grown Red Currants before. Can anyone tell me if the fruit is sweet tasting or sour? I have seen for sale at my local garden centre the variety Rosetta. Is this a good variety to have? I hope so because it is on a clearance price!
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It's quite sour, Artisan - not really for eating straight from the bush. Most people make redcurrant jelly out of them, but last year I made sorbet, which was delicious.
As for varieties, I couldn't say - I inherited my bush when I got my plot.He-Pep!
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I eat mine raw when I can get a few before the blackbirds do, but I'd say they'd be a bit too sour for most people. They don't crop as heavily as either gooseberries or black currants.
Perhaps buy a few to try from a shop first, before spending time and money growing them ?
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Thank you bario1. My problem is that I have never grown fruit before so I am at a loss as what to get. I want a selection of fruits that can be eaten as a dessert fruit straight from the bush/tree. I have now got two Blueberries, a Dwarf Raspberry, a Blackcurrent, a Dwarf Apricot, Kiwi -Jenny and two Dwarf Apple trees. I am looking to add to the above but I'm not sure what would be suitable as dessert fruits rather than fruits you would make jam etc from.
Best regards,
Greg
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Red gooseberries are a good one although they rarely last long. Mine hardly made it to the car.
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Redcurrants are tart, rather than sour, and it really depends on your own taste whether you eat them from the bush. I love them and think they're perfect straight from the bush.
They are delicious with white cheese: Cheshire, Lancashire, any crumbly cheese or cream cheese or baked with Brie, Camembert - any of those melty ones. They are brilliant on cheesecake, pavlova, ice cream or gooey puds of any type. They freeze well and make great smoothies too.
I know nothing about varieties, sorry. Mine came from my granny's and I just stick the prunings into the ground for new bushes. You could say I'm a fan.
The birds love them and nets are essential.Last edited by polly_ni; 21-07-2017, 11:00 PM.
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The beauty about red curants and goosegogs is that they can be grown in so many ways. The way I like to grow them is as half standards but they can be cordonised or fan trained as well as the more usual way of just letting them get on with it.My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
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Originally posted by Snadger View PostThe beauty about red curants and goosegogs is that they can be grown in so many ways. The way I like to grow them is as half standards but they can be cordonised or fan trained as well as the more usual way of just letting them get on with it.
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