tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020052182194661163.post749812941436850193..comments2024-02-28T21:46:40.217-05:00Comments on Odette's Obsessions: Red Currants and Green Gooseberries.Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049476969325691637noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020052182194661163.post-77148833731843048662018-07-08T09:10:30.915-04:002018-07-08T09:10:30.915-04:00I know how that feels! we've had forecasts of ...I know how that feels! we've had forecasts of showers nearly daily - and didn't get a single drop:( drought conditions in ireland, I never thought that might be possible:) but at least it isn't as hot today as it was during the last few days... small mercies! <br />and I wouldn't get rid of your old fruit bushes! we've had very old gooseberry shrubs for many years, with tiny sour berries that even had a prickly "fuzz" on them, but they fruited even in dismal weather, needed no care apart from a bit of pruning and tasted great as jam! now we've planted new ones - and had to disover that they don't like the sometimes shadier space so much! the only one that carried well was in a special spot with loads of sunhine.... the big ones do make the topping and tailing easier though, I have to admit that:) <br />no red currants here anymore, we didn't replace the old plants, because we never managed to get any ripe ones - the blackbirds are always faster. love the black currants though - the new bushes give big fat fruits, and the birds don't seem to be terribly keen on them - but I am:) weirdly enough both are not available in the shops here - they don't know what they're missing!<br />off to spin a bit more of my tour de fleece alpaca - I want it gone so that I can start with something more tempting....Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.com