Currants

Choosing the Right Currants

Currants are compact Ribes shrubs that can produce in cooler, partly shaded parts of the food forest where many fruits lose quality. They are especially useful for jams, juice, baking, and tart fresh fruit.

Give currants fertile, evenly moist soil and airflow. In humid regions, choose resistant varieties and avoid crowding to reduce mildew and leaf disease pressure.

How to Use This Category

• Choose black currants for strong aroma and processing; red and white currants for bright clusters and sharper fresh flavor.
• Use afternoon shade where summers are hot.
• Prune older wood to keep the shrub renewing productive stems.
• There are 10 varieties in this category today; use the sidebar filters to narrow by climate, use, size, pollination, and stock status.