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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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Aldergrove,  B. C.,  Canada
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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