Mr Radcliffe's School Garden

Blackcurrants

Dancing Apple

We have six blackcurrant bushes along the middle of the fruit cage.

The berries are rather sour but good for jam and pies.

Ribena is made from Blackcurrant juice.

I've taken some pictures of them growing. Watch how things change as you go down the page. Click on the pictures to see bigger pictures!

In mid March the leaf buds appear

Blackcurrant  March

By the end of March the flower buds appear too

Blackcurrant end March Blackcurrant Buds end March

By the end of April the flowers are all out

Blackcurrants end April Blackcurrant flowers end April

By mid May there are lots of green fruit and its still the same in early June

The greenfly are very fond of Blackcurrant stems, can you spot any?

Blackcurrants early June Green Blackcurrants early June

By mid June the fruit are ripening.

Blackcurrant mid June Blackcurrant mid June