Get your vitamin C here (Blackcurrants)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Blackcurrants
Date:	05/05/05 (270 review reads)
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Advantages: full of vit C

Disadvantages: I dso not like them

Blackcurrants, sorry I do not like the fruit very much. I know they are good for you the blackcurrants contains lots of vitamin c.
I have a blackcurrant bush growing at the bottom of my garden, my dad gave it to me. My parents have several blackcurrant bushes.My mum collects the fruit from and makes blackcurrant pies , jams and jellies, Blackcurrants go well with apples in a pie. When I was a child my mum would bottle some for winter use now she freezes them,

Black currants are easy peasy to grow. You can buy a baby blackcurrant bush from most garden centres or on line at fruit tree sellers. Cost between £4 and £8 for a small one.
Cuttings are fairly easy to take to make a new plant.

The blackcurrant grows well on my parents clay soil and does ok on my chalk soil. They do prefer it not dry but damp.
The ideal time to plant is November but up to March is ok. Keep them well watered after planting. Do not prune the first year but in the future do prune in the winter as this encourages new growth.
The blackcurrant bush likes full sun but will survive in partial sun. The blackcurrant has a pinkish flower and fruits in June July. These fruits are small and a purple blue black colour.
Blackcurrants can be a bit expensive in the shop so why not grow your own you can grow organically so you will not get insecticides spray on your fruits.



Children love to pick the ripe fruits and help you cook with them. But beware the blackcurrant fruits stain easily.The stain is not very easy to get out of clothes.

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