I have grown, maintained, and harvested blackcurrant, redcurrant, and whitecurrant bushes in walled kitchen gardens and on my home plots for many years. I always found them simple to grow, easy to ...

FOR DECADES, THEY were literally a forbidden fruit. Fresh currants are a popular crop in Europe and grow reasonably well in Washington state. But the tart, translucent strings of berries — “little ...

Few homeowners are acquainted with the Ribes (RYE-bees) family of plants; gooseberries, currants and jostaberries. There are over 150 ribes species in the world, including gooseberries and clove or ...

Berry plants are perfect for container gardening, allowing you to enjoy fresh fruit at home while using space efficiently. Container gardening also makes it easy to reposition plants to ensure they ...

Currants are getting their day in the spotlight at the Far North Currant Festival. Currants, a type of berry, grow well in Alaska and are found across the state, with varieties ranging from a ...

Black currants (Ribes nigrum) have an interesting history in the United States. While they’ve been a popular snack in Europe for centuries, these purple-black berries were illegal in the states until ...

The Coons — Jerry, 50, and Julia, 43 — run Coon’s Berry Farm, out in rural Coleman, about two hours north of Detroit. The couple has been married 10 years, but has only been growing gooseberries, ...