Can you shed some insight? -- T.S., East Syracuse. Dear T.S.: I've grown currants and gooseberries for many years. I picked 12 quarts of red currants from three bushes this year, so your plants ...

Bare-rooted currant varieties are widely available for planting between October and March, while container-grown currants can be planted all year round, as long as the soil isn't frozen or ...

My favorite berries are blueberries (wild Alaska ones, of course) and raspberries, but I also have a special place in my heart for currants. Like many Americans, currants aren’t a mainstay.

Aug. 16—Although neighboring states allow it, growing currants, gooseberries and other related berries is prohibited in Maine. And though some gardeners wish the law would change, there's a good ...

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FOR DECADES, THEY were literally a forbidden fruit. Fresh currants are a popular crop in Europe and grow reasonably well in Washington state. But the tart, translucent strings of berries ...

They can grow to around 10-feet in height and diameter, or more; give them space. Above: The laurel-leafed currant, Ribes laurifolium, is less obviously a currant due to the texture and shape of ...

Thanks. — E. Greene, email A: Unlike the tiny ruby-colored currants, which are berries grown on bushes and usually not dried, Zante currants refer to small, seedless Black Corinth grapes.