Spent a pleasant hour or two on the #allotment #pruning summer fruiting #raspberries and #blackcurrants. #deadheaded the climbing rose over the gate while I was at it.
2/2 Yesterday #blackcurrants, today #blueberries.
So good for you!
1/2 #Blackcurrants - so good for you!
"What's on your mind?" asks my Masto prompt. All that's on my mind is
#Blackcurrants
and
#BlackcurrantJam
for several hours now.
There are some very happy insects outside my window. They may appear insignificant, but the mining bees love the blackcurrant flowers. #SolitaryBees #Blackcurrants #Pollination
Delight your taste buds with our "Irresistible Vanilla Berry Yogurt Jelly"!
Fresh natural yogurt, gelatin, and a medley of mulberries, raspberries, strawberries, and blackcurrants create the perfect summer treat!
Topped with mint and sage, it's a sensory delight to share with loved ones.
@feinschmeckergarten strange you wrote this today as just this morning i was thinking about #blackcurrants, and blackcurrant jam - how it’s my favourite jam and how upsetting it would be to not have that anymore (a vague thought about whether not finding them
In supermarkets at the moment was linked to climate change)
#ClimateDiary #gardening
Just watched Landward and learned, that #BlackCurrants need 2,000 h of below 7°C to develop a good crop with uniform ripening. This is a problem for farmers in Scotland today as it's not cold enough any more - in Scotland!
Similar applies to #apples and 1,000 #ChillingHours below 6°C.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/11/climate-breakdown-british-apples-die-out
#photography #gardening #BlackCurrants #Finland
The black currants are finally ripe in southern Finland.
@feinschmeckergarten Good ideas, i can see another "dry mulching" area is needed!. I also need to get better at timing planting to achieve density with companion #plants, which is difficult right now for me. Perhaps some lettuces would work with raspberries. Struggling to find listed anywhere suitable companions for #blackcurrants though. Bare soil under them looks so devoid of life!
@JeanPhilippe the story of #blackcurrants is very interesting
This is this year’s black currant harvest. I’ll combine it with some raspberries I have in the freezer, sugar and a bottle of vodka to make berry vodka. Nothing better to have a taste of Summer later in the year!