There is no easy answer to this question as it depends on your personal preferences. Numerous breeds have come onto the market in recent decades, so that there is the right variety for every hobby gardener.

The different varieties of red currant differ in their taste, among other things

The size and flavor of the berries play a role

You can find the best red currant varieties for your garden if you set a few criteria that are particularly important to you. This includes:

  • size of the berries
  • Aroma
  • processing capabilities
  • resistance to diseases
  • easy-care shrubs

Many of the newer strains are proving to be quite disease resistant. The berries grow very large, and the bushes bear a bounty. Cultivated currant bushes are grafted and can no longer be propagated themselves.

Unfortunately, the trend towards large berries comes at the expense of taste. The larger the fruit, the less aromatic and watery it tastes.

Try old house varieties

If the taste of red currants is particularly important to you, you should keep an eye out for a few old house varieties. Although they are usually smaller, they are particularly aromatic.

Old varieties can be found on the internet. Sometimes gardeners in neighboring gardens are also willing to give away cuttings from their old shrubs.

Small compilation of popular varieties

variety name berry size Aroma harvest time use particularities
Heinemann's Red Late Harvest large berries with many seeds acidic August Jellies, jams, fresh consumption blooms late
Jonkheer by Tets medium sized berries aromatic, sour undertone July jellies, fresh consumption somewhat prone to illness
makosta dark red noble fruits very aromatic July August fresh consumption
Red Lake very large berries mildly aromatic June fresh consumption susceptible to powdery mildew
rolan red, large berries aromatic sweet June compote, fresh consumption pretty tough
rondom medium sized berries sour undertone end of June juice, fresh consumption sprouts late
Rovada medium red, large berries very aromatic mid-July fresh consumption Best variety award
Telake many medium sized berries slightly sour June compote, jelly etc. disease resistant
Junefer medium sized berries sweet and sour July Workmanship, good for birds blooms very early
Detvan big berries sweet, hardly sour July jellies, juices, fresh consumption good trellis fruit

tips

The modern cultivated forms of the red currant are no longer so well accepted by birds. The old home garden varieties, on the other hand, had to be protected with nets if the gardener wanted to harvest a few berries himself.

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