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[John Barbowski <jbarbowski@gmail.com>]

*Interesting occurrence.*


*About 4 years ago in Sept, I shipped some rooted black current cuttings
(Ben Sarek and Ben Lomond) to friends in Kenora Ontario, Cdn Zone 3. The
currents do well here in Thornhill, Zone 6b.*


*I was visiting last week and checked the current bushes, a plot about 8 ft
wide and 3 ft across. Because of the zone differential, last years cold
winter and the age of the bushes, I didn't expect much. Also, my currents
were harvested in early August; they were very ripe at the time.*


*To my surprise, the pics in the web site below displays the production -
enough for 10 jars (250 ml) of low sugar, pamona pectin black current jam.*


*My friend said that one type of current, he didn't keep notes, didn't do
well, most plants dying the 1st winter; the other, obviously okay . The
berries were very large, the plants not as vigorous as mine and the berries
not as prolific. But still a nice surprise.*

*john b*

*http://s217.photobucket.com/user/JBarbowski/library/Black%20Currents
<http://s217.photobucket.com/user/JBarbowski/library/Black%20Currents>*