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Another Slovakian selection, Primus has a well deserved reputation for being the sweetest flavoured of all currants, with exceptionally high vitamin C content. Compact bushes with reddish leaves will bear up to 20 pounds of creamy white berries.
SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE JULY - EARLY AUGUST
Are the leaves disappearing on your currant or gooseberry bush in early summer? Most likely the currant sawfly larvae are at work. The British have a simple prevention that works surprisingly well. Spread a thin layer of wood ashes around the base of the shrub. Some local gardeners use straw and claim it works better yet.