Wild bushes were also destroyed, finally breaking the fungus life cycle. As the plants were gone, the consumers’ memory of the fruit was surely erased from their minds. A former director wrote about ...

IF YOU think your garden or gardening skills aren’t up to growing fruit, think again. Blackcurrant bushes are very easy to care for and they take up little space – perhaps a couple of square metres ...

FEW FRUITS carry more health-promoting antioxidants than blackcurrants. Widely grown in cooler parts of Europe, they are in high demand from consumers seeking pesticide-free juices made from the ...

With the end of winter near, it’s time to start planning for the garden season. At the outbreak of COVID-19 last year, many people attempted to grow some of their own food, re-popularizing the concept ...

Blackcurrants represent one of nature’s most underappreciated nutritional treasures, often overshadowed by more popular berries despite their exceptional health benefits. These small, dark purple ...

Black currant fruits are ``of a stinking and somewhat loathing savour, the leaves also are not without the stinking smell,'' wrote herbalist John Gerard in his famous ``Herball'' more than 350 years ...