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Grow currants

by Diane - January 22nd, 2013.
Filed under: Suttons Seeds.

Easy to grow. Plant and then forget – until harvest. Cut off the branches with fruit on and sit back and relax as you take the berries of the twigs. Pruning done whilst you pick!


Fruit Garden Collection
 £49.95
Imagine walking out into your garden and picking your own delicious fruit, for fresh desserts, pies, puddings and jams. Our superb all-in-one collection comprises 21 plants (1 blackcurrant, 1 redcurrant, 1 gooseberry, 2 rhubarb, 4 raspberries and 12 strawberries). All your need is approx 2-4msquared and a love of fruit!

Currant Plants – Tricolour Collection
 £20.97
Collection comprises of 3 plants (1 of each):Whitecurrant Blanka – In trials this whitecurrant was by far the highest yielding (yet is ideal for small gardens), providing up to 2kg (41/2 lb) of fruit per plant in a season. The large, flavoursome berries are produced on long strigs late July-August, and are delicious fresh or frozen. Highly recommended! Plant approximately 1.5m (5′) apart.Redcurrant Rovada – Large, luscious fruit, from mid July through August. One plant can produce more than 2.7kg (6 lbs) of fruit in a season! Recommended for freezing. Plant approximately 1.5m (5′) apart.Blackcurrant Ebony – Up to twice the size of normal currants! Unlike most blackcurrants, which are primarily raised for juice production, Ebony has been specially selected for garden planting. Take one look and it’s easy to see why the size of the fruit is amazing – up to twice the size of other blackcurrants. But it’s the taste that really sets Ebony apart as the fruit is exceptionally sweet with technical measurements suggesting it’s the sweetest ever! Superb in fruit salads and sweet summer puddings.All plants are grown from certified stock and supplied as healthy one year old plants.

Blackcurrant Noiroma
 £21.99
Noiroma boasts such a high sugar content that it can be enjoyed as a dessert fruit! Plus it’s one of the largest fruited varieties available, and so easy to pick! With a strong upright habit and good disease tolerance, it will grow happily in most soils. Pick from mid June through to July. The breeder, Markus Kobelt says: The first thing I do when I’m on the currant field is to ‘steal’ some berries from the Noiroma bushes….Before Noiroma I wasn’t such a big fresh currant eater! Supplied in a 4 litre pot.Lubera varieties – Lubera is a Swiss nursery owned by Markus Kobelt. This man is passionate about fruit, and he has continually strived to create new and improved varieties, always with the goal of producing plants that are easier to cultivate (all will thrive in the UK climate), more resistant to disease and always better tasting too. His breeding programmes have resulted in many exceptional new varieties of raspberries, blackberries, currants and apples, amongst others.

Blackcurrant Plant – Ebony
 £8.99
Unlike most blackcurrants, which are primarily raised for juice production, Ebony has been specially selected for garden planting. Take one look and it’s easy to see why: the size of the fruit is amazing – up to twice the size of other blackcurrants. But it’s the taste that really sets Ebony apart as the fruit is exceptionally sweet with technical measurements suggesting it’s the sweetest ever! Superb in fruit salads and sweet summer puddings.

Blackcurrant Plants – Ebony
 £20.97
Unlike most blackcurrants, which are primarily raised for juice production, Ebony has been specially selected for garden planting. Take one look and it’s easy to see why: the size of the fruit is amazing – up to twice the size of other blackcurrants. But it’s the taste that really sets Ebony apart as the fruit is exceptionally sweet with technical measurements suggesting it’s the sweetest ever! Superb in fruit salads and sweet summer puddings.

Natural Bamboo Fruit Cage
 £39.99
Protect precious fruit crops from hungry birds with this practical, attractive and environmentally friendly fruit cage. Ideal for raspberries, blackcurrants, blueberries, gooseberries and more. It’s made from sustainable bamboo resource and treated with natural oils for longer life. Complete with a strong 15mm polyethylene mesh, flexible long-lasting rubber joints, 8 galvanised steel ground pegs, and full instructions for quick and easy assembly. Measures a useful 3m (9’10) long x 1m (3’3) wide x 1.5m (5′) high. BUY 2, SAVE £7.00!

Noiroma Blackcurrant
 £14.99
Noiroma boasts such a high sugar content that it can be enjoyed as a dessert fruit! Plus it’s one of the largest fruited varieties available, and so easy to pick! With a strong upright habit and good disease tolerance, it will grow happily in most soils. Pick from mid June through to July. The breeder, Markus Kobelt says: The first thing I do when I’m on the currant field is to ‘steal’ some berries from the Noiroma bushes….Before Noiroma I wasn’t such a big fresh currant eater! Supplied in a 1.3 litre pot.Lubera varieties – Lubera is a Swiss nursery owned by Markus Kobelt. This man is passionate about fruit, and he has continually strived to create new and improved varieties, always with the goal of producing plants that are easier to cultivate (all will thrive in the UK climate), more resistant to disease and always better tasting too. His breeding programmes have resulted in many exceptional new varieties of raspberries, blackberries, currants and apples, amongst others.

Redcurrant Lisette
 £21.99
Large yet compact bunches of currants that are big and fleshy with smaller seeds, and a delicious flavour – a delight for summer desserts & jams! Plants are upright in habit and show strong disease resistance. Pick from early July. Supplied in a 4 litre pot.Lubera varieties – Lubera is a Swiss nursery owned by Markus Kobelt. This man is passionate about fruit, and he has continually strived to create new and improved varieties, always with the goal of producing plants that are easier to cultivate (all will thrive in the UK climate), more resistant to disease and always better tasting too. His breeding programmes have resulted in many exceptional new varieties of raspberries, blackberries, currants and apples, amongst others.

Redcurrant Lisette
 £14.99
Large yet compact bunches of currants that are big and fleshy with smaller seeds, and a delicious flavour – a delight for summer desserts & jams! Plants are upright in habit and show strong disease resistance. Pick from early July. Supplied in a 13cm pot.Lubera varieties – Lubera is a Swiss nursery owned by Markus Kobelt. This man is passionate about fruit, and he has continually strived to create new and improved varieties, always with the goal of producing plants that are easier to cultivate (all will thrive in the UK climate), more resistant to disease and always better tasting too. His breeding programmes have resulted in many exceptional new varieties of raspberries, blackberries, currants and apples, amongst others.

Redcurrant Plant – Rovada
 £8.99
The fruit is large and luscious, and is produced in profusion on huge ‘strigs’, from mid July and through August – producing up to 2.7kg (6 lb) from a single mature plant in a season. Ideal for freezing. If you only have room for one Redcurrant it has to be this one! Grown from certified stock and supplied as healthy one-year-old plants.

Redcurrant Plants – Rovada
 £20.97
The fruit is large and luscious, and is produced in profusion on huge ‘strigs’, from mid July and through August – producing up to 2.7kg (6 lb) from a single mature plant in a season. Ideal for freezing. If you only have room for one Redcurrant it has to be this one! Grown from certified stock and supplied as healthy one-year-old plants. Grown from certified stock and supplied as one year old plants.