Redcurrants revealed

Clearing the undergrowth this week revealed these three redcurrant bushes (variety Laxtons No. 1 according to a surviving label on one bush).  As with everything on this site, planted far too close together! For now they have been weeded, pruned and given a top dressing of horse manure.  We’ll see how they get on this year and decide whether to move them in the autumn.

Redcurrants are a popular ingredient in many recipes across western and eastern Europe but rarely found in supermarkets as they don’t travel well! So producing them for GrowtoGive will offer the foodbank users something a little different!