Thursday, April 19, 2012

Whitecurrant Varieties In Organic


White Versailles Season: early to mid-July. The most widely available variety from nurseries. Upright habit, but not particularly vigorous. Produces high yields of large-sized, pale yellow berries on long trusses. A reliable cropper.
White Grape Season: mid-July. Upright habit. Moderately vigorous. Produces good crops of very well-flavored, off-white, large berries. Yields tend to be lower than White Versailles.
White Dutch Season: late July. Spreading habit. Moderately vigorous. The heaviest cropping variety, producing long trusses of creamy-coloured fruits. Berry flavor is not as good as other varieties.
White Pearl Season: late July. Upright habit. Moderately vigorous. Produces heavy crops of large, well-flavoured berries borne on long strigs. Berries are more transparent than other varieties.
PINK CURRANTS
These are occasionally offered by nurseries and are a good investment where punnets of mixed berries are to be sold (such as in farmers' markets and box schemes), as they are something of a novelty and popular with consumers. Pink currants are intermediate between red and white types - the berries have a pink flesh and colorless skin and are generally sweeter in taste than redcurrants. Gloire des Sablons is the most common variety available and can usually be purchased from Continental nurseries. Other varieties include Jules, Pink Champagne and Rosasport. Cultivation is the same as that for redcurrants and whitecurrants.

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