Good Enough to Eat

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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Good enough to eat

Redcurrants (Ribes rubrum)

THESE red fruits go perfectly with raspberries and can be grown alongside them, or alternatively, made into redcurrant jelly which is a wonderful addition to gravy if you’re having roast lamb. The bushes also look attractive when trained against a wall, their colourful trusses of berries just waiting to be picked. They are also easy to grow in a sheltered spot in fertile, well-drained soil and will even with stand a north-facing wall or semi-shade, although they do prefer sun. Plant them from October to March, spacing bushes around 1.2-1.5m (4-5ft) apart, mulch in spring and feed in April with a general purpose fertiliser. Water well in summer while the fruit is swelling and leave them to ripen fully before picking them.

In the last few weeks, the berries will increase in size significantly and turn a brighter red. Remove the whole truss by tearing it gently from the plant.

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