[NAFEX] picking currants
derry&bill
wchase at interchange.ubc.ca
Wed Sep 1 11:48:18 EDT 2004
Jim,
It may depend on the variety.
My 'Black Reward' black currants ripen over a couple of weeks. We usually make two
big pickings and one smaller one.
We pick my running our hands over the strig and all the fruits come off easily -
if they are ripe.
Red Currants are more difficult. My 'Jonkheer van Tets' have to be picked two or
three at a time. If I wait until most are ripe, they all squish as they are
picked. I'm thinking of deleting my Red Currant bush.
Derry
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Derry Walsh & Bill Chase
wchase at interchange.ubc.ca
Aldergrove, B. C., Canada
phone/fax (604) 856-9316
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How are Black Currants to be harvested?
My red currants all get ripe at the same time but my black currants ripen
one-at-a-time.
Jim Fruth
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