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Seeking recommendations: Kid-approved Currant varieties

  • 1.  Seeking recommendations: Kid-approved Currant varieties

    Posted 4 days ago

    Hi all!

    I manage a learning garden that mostly hosts elementary aged students. Right now we grow strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries. I'm considering adding currants to the garden, but know they can be very tart. I've heard the white and pink varieties tend to be enjoyed by little kids more than red varieties, but I don't know which varieties are the best. Do you grow currants in your garden? Any recommendations for which varieties tend to be most liked?

    Thank you!

    Julie



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    Julie Cerny
    The Sylvia Center
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