RECOMMENDED VARIETIES
There is no point scouring catalogues looking for a ‘heritage’ blackcurrant. All the Victorian varieties have been replaced by more modern strains and with good reason – an intensive postwar breeding
April Tips
■ As soon as you empty a watering can in the greenhouse, refill it from the water butt and bring it back inside. This does two things. Firstly, it allows the cold water time to get to room temperature so that when you water the plant, its roots don’t