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[Kieran <holycow@frontiernet.net>]

I ordered 2 of the Bens, and Blackdown.  Seems like they were growing 
Blackdown somewhere rather hot... I thought it looked like a good bet.   
The Ben Lomand drops it's leaves in late summer, and then uses up it's 
nice green buds to put on a new crop of leaves not long before frost.  
Blackdown by contrast, keeps it's leaves.  Neither have produced many 
flowers, it seems they like a LOT of potassium.  But I have far more 
hope of getting good crops out of the Blackdown. I have already got a 
sucker from the Blackdown going in a pot and hope to soon have 3 bushes 
of it, will take the others out I think.     Donna

"It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need 
for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of 
recreational activity." ~ David Barry

On 8/19/2013 10:49 PM, Jeffrey Boulier wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm in Northern Virginia, in the nearabouts of Washington DC, zone 6b/7a. 
> Aside from this year, Summers are awfully hot and sticky. What do people 
> recommend as far as heat and humidity tolerant gooseberries and currants? 
> Afternoon shade, I'm sure, is a must, but what specific varieties/species 
> might do well?
>
> --Jeff
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