Tag Archives: harvesting home grown red currents

Red Current Season has arrived!

Posted on July 8, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

In 2010, I pinned down five branches off my two biggest red current bushes on the farm. they were planted as two year old potted red current from a local greenhouse our first year on the farm and I let … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden harvest, gardens | Tagged Creating more red current bushes, Creating new current bush's using pinning, harvesting home grown red currents, red current jelly, red current syrup, Red Currents, Ways to use red currents | 7 Comments

Currents are in for 2015

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

We have had a few pickings so far this year, will get to weights later once math is done and the white and black in. They are good size this year but the bushes are in need of pruning and … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning | Tagged harvesting home grown red currents, pruning for good harvests, red current jelly, red current syrup, Red Currents | 1 Comment

Red Currents are needing daily picking now!

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Just another day on the farm

I should be putting some of these away for winter, I should be making some into fresh jelly, but I’m not.. Instead I am boiling this babies up and making fresh red current juice for the fridge, the house smells … Continue reading →