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[Deb Schneider <debs913@gmail.com>]

I grow all three colors of currants plus gooseberries.  No birds bother the
berries, though they will peck holes in my cherries.  Coons eat the
gooseberries.

White currants are nice...milder flavor than red and good production with
large berries from some cultivars.


On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 6:26 PM, mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com> wrote:

> I grow Imperial White and the birds don't touch them, but then the birds
> also don't go crazy on the various red currants I have.  On the other hand
> they eat just about every ripe cherry in the garden....
>
> ~mIEKAL
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Michele Stanton <6ducks@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Does anyone grow white or pink currants such as Primus?  I grow black
> > currants, but keeping the birds from them is a trial.  I've wondered if
> I'd
> > have better luck with other currants instead.  I've heard that birds
> don't
> > generally bother the lighter colored fruits-something about birds not
> > recognizing the fruit as ripe because of its color.
> >
> >
> >
> > Can anyone confirm or deny this?  Do you grow other currants that birds
> > don't bother?
> >
> >
> >
> > Michele in SW Ohio
> >
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