Shoots and leaves...
The whims and woes, highs and lows, of trying to grow fruit and veg in Nordic latitudes.
We picked about 14 litres of blackcurrants from the Rosendal bushes at the beginning of the week and today I picked 16 litres from the old bushes on the Ovantrask field. We have covered the remaining bushes in Rosendal with nets to keep out the birds and the deer but the two new rows of blackcurrants (which do have plenty of currants this year) are not covered. I think we will do some more picking tomorrow morning and at the weekend.
The 30 litres we have picked so far equate to about 20kg in weight which is 44lbs in English and we are about half way through: so this year's yield will be around 45kg. Guessing, but probably not far off. Most will be frozen and used to make cordial, liqueur and jam or jelly. And some we eat fresh in a mixed berry compote with blueberries, raspberries, gooseberries and redcurrants. The redcurrants are ready (but we only have two small bushes) and the gooseberries need another week at least. The wild raspberries are just beginning to ripen - we don't have any cultivated raspberries this year.
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