The Crafty Cultivator

This is going to be a quick post, but I want a record of the currants that we planted last year.

In addition to the one ‘Red Lake’ Red Currant I have from a whim purchase a few years ago, I rescued a bunch of them from a burn pit. It is hit or miss on whether they will live or not. I hope they do, but either way, I do have some established to get some Red Currants.

I also rescued a few White Currants. I’m not 100% on their variety name. They have little nursery tags on them, but they are still buried in snow, so I’m unable to check… I have one in my backyard and one out at my parent’s place. They are both more mature than the rescued red ones mentioned above, and I think they will have a better chance of survival.

Black Currants – We have 2 varieties. I believe they were ‘Consort’ and ‘Crandall’. There is a possibility I have that wrong, but to the best of my memory that is what they were. I’m also not sure how many of each we planted. They were also rescues, so we’ll wait and see how they survived this winter.

Why currants? Why not? They are an early fruit, and not something you find in the store. I’m looking forward to making some jam or jelly from them if I can get a decent harvest. This may be a few years down the road, but I am hopeful.

If you have any Currant tips, please share them down in the comments below.

The pictures in this post are from my original Red Lake Currant a couple years ago. I didn’t want to have yet another photo-less post.