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[Kim Maser <prairievines@gmail.com>]

I have Ben Nevis up here in the Edmonton area. It's one of the better of the Ben Series.

It does quite well here. I find the flavor excellent and haver made spome good jam/jellies from it. Cassis would be interesting.

 

Cheers

 

Kim

 

Zone 3b

Sherwood Park, AB

Canada

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 5:30 PM, <rmelrose@danvillevt.net> wrote:

Ben Sarek produces the BEST cassis, at least UMHO!

Richard
VT 4a/b.

> My picks for gooseberries that combine very good flavor with very good
> disease resistance are Poorman, Black Satin, Red Jacket (not the
> European variety with this same name), and Glendale, all of which
> thrive in my NY's Zone 5 Hudson Valley farmden. Hinonmakis Yellow is
> an excellent variety except that it has not borne well for the past
> two years; it is very weak growing and was too inundated by other
> plants. I've moved it.
>
> The very best tasting gooseberries are those European ones, such as
> Whitesmith, Webster, etc. They have very mean thorns and are very
> susceptible to mildew.
>
> Pixwell is small, tough, and too tart, not worth growing at all, in my
> opinion. I also don't consider Hinonmakis Red (aka Lepaa Red) worth
> growing or eating.
>
> As far as blackcurrants, I like the taste of Titania very much. Other
> favorites are some of the Russian varieties, such as Kirovchanka and
> Belaruskaja. As a matter of fact, they are among my favorite of all
> fruits! I'm digging up all my Consorts as well as Ben Sarek, the
> latter having large berries but, to me, bad tasting.
>
> Lee Reich, PhD
> http://www.leereich.com/
>
> Books by Lee Reich:
> A Northeast Gardener's Year
> The Pruning Book
> Weedless Gardening
> Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden
> Landscaping with Fruit
>

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