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@IcooIey @JimmyB @Sarah111well @lionelb I’ve got Japanese wineberries that look similar. Very hairy bristles on the stem. Pretty though.
@helenclayton @IcooIey @JimmyB @Sarah111well
I am a big fan of white currants. They are basically albino redcurrants rather than translucent blackcurrants.
They mostly lack the big redcurrant pips that stick between your teeth and they are counterintuitively quite sweet.
Blackcurrants are particularly good on heavy clay soil. White currants like redcurrants do well in light, sandy soil.
@lionelb @IcooIey @JimmyB @Sarah111well many years ago we rented a house with a fabulous fruit garden. It had all the currents. I remember making a fruit tart with all different types piled on top. Very pretty.
Sounds magical!
Grew up with that. Dad was a rural primary school head and the job came with a rambling old house and massive garden. Being skint, they grew lots and had an epic fruit cage. Don't think we had white currants but had the rest. Idyllic in hind sight. But space needed!
@JimmyB @lionelb @IcooIey @Sarah111well that does sound idyllic. I’m sure there are clever ways of growing them in smaller spaces.
Yes - fair. I bet there are... I do have a mad collection of pots. Maybe? They are so difficult to keep watered and fed though