Red Currant

Who likes Red Currant? I love it, especially for desserts. We also know black and white, but this topic is intended for Red Currant. At this point I just want to remind you that all three kinds are very healthy. So if you don`t have it in your garden yet you should get at least one kind of it.

Red Currant contains vitamin C, A, E and carotene, from which the body produce vitamin A. However it also contains calcium, potassium, manganese and iron.

Currant berries regulate digestion, prevent and alleviate intestinal inflammation.Currant also helps with nervous heart problems and purify blood. It is good for diabetics.

Red Currant is a great snack

Red Currant is like Strawberries a great snack. You may also prepare Currant cakes, pies, home made ice cream or fresh red Currant juice.

If you want to save it for the winter you can prepare a jam, jelly from it or simply dry it.



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Red Currant has an acidic and refreshing taste

Red Currant grows up to 1 meter. It blooms in April or May. Red Currant fruits are red berries with a highly acidic and refreshing taste.

Habitat and Care

Red Currant Grows well on the sun or dappled shadow. Red Currant needs fertile, moist and humus soil. We plant young plants in April or October. The distance between young plants should be 3/4 to 1 meter.

If we want a good harvest we have to fertilized it well. Every spring we improve the soil around Currant by adding manure and compost. Because it blooms early the hoarfrost may destroy its blooms. Therefore we cover the plants with veil during the flowering season, if there is a chance of frost.

Towards the end of the spring we put the mulch (straw, bark) on the soil around the plants to maintain the moisture soil.

In hot summer days we have to water the Currants. We cut off all the old branches that have no new shoots. We also remove all damaged Currant shoots or those that are too close together.

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Interesting Facts about Fruit

We all know that the fruit is very healthy. With regular consumption of fruit our body absorb important vitamins. Here is the list of some interesting facts about fruit that you might don`t know:

APPLES

- There are over 7500 different types of apples
- If you eat an apple, this is more reliable way to stay awake than drink a cup of coffee. The natural sugar in an apple is stronger than caffeine in coffee.
- Apples are great source of fiber and vitamin C
- Apples help prevent cancer, heart disease, asthma and diabetes type II

 BANANAS

- Bananas are actually herbs and not fruit. They are the world`s largest herb related to the family of Orchids and Lilies. Banana-as fruit is actually considered as giant strawberry of this large herb.
- Due to the presence of natural sugars Banana provide an immediate increase in energy
- Bananas contain a lot of potassium, which helps regulate blood pressure
- Banana contain a lot of magnesium, which helps build bone strenght

BLUEBERRY

- Blueberries contain more antioxidants than any other fruit
- Antioxidants in blueberries help fight age diseases
- It is the only natural kind of food that`s blue

 

 

 

 

GRAPE

- Red Grapes are rich in antioxidants and fiber
- Grape is excellent for promoting heart health and prevent the possibility of a heart attack

 

 

PLUMS

- Plums contain a lot of vitamin C, which helps the body to absorb iron
- They also contain a lot of antioxidants, because of their purple pigment

STRAWBERRIES

- Strawberries are a great snack because they contain only few calories
- They contain a lot of vitamin C, fiber, folic acid and potassium
- This is the only fruit that has seeds on the outside

WATERMELON

- It is an ideal snack because it contain only few calories - like Strawberries
- Watermelons contain a lot of fiber and vitamins A and C
- Any part of Watermelon is  edible - even seeds and bark
- Watermelons are actually vegetables, not fruit. They are in the same family as Cucumbers and Squash
- Watermelon contains 92% of water


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Moreover, Strawberries are extremely delicious they are also very healthy, because they contain iron, sodium, calcium, potassium and phosphorus, vitamin A, B1, B2 and vitamin C. Those, who do not have your own bed of Strawberries, make sure (before you buy them) that they do not contain any pesticides.

Tasty Strawberry Snack

Strawberries are a great afternoon "snack". As we already mentioned, they are very healthy, but they contain only few calories. You can also use them in the kitchen for different kinds of dishes from pies, cakes, rolls to home made Strawberry ice cream. Of course you can also use it as fill for your pancakes or prepare refreshing Strawberry smoothie.

These delicious fruits in addition to good taste they are also refreshing and they clean our blog and skin. They are suitable for home made mask for your skin and have also a great effect on our teeth.

Beautiful fruits

Strawberries are 15 cm high perennial plants. The fruits are juicy and very tasty.

Strawberries Habitat

Strawberries prefer clay soil, but they grow well in other soils too. We should plant them in the sunny area of our garden.

Care for Strawberries

We should clean (cut off the dry leaves) them and fertilize with manure (one wheelbarrow of manure for every 7 square meters). In hot and dry weather we have to supply them with water especially in the flowering time. When the fruits begin to turn red we stop with watering.

Transplantation

We plant them in August-September or April-May. Make sure you buy healthy plants. While planting we have to be careful that we do not bury in the ground the growing buds. We have to water them after planting. We can reproduce Strawberries ourselves. The most appropriate time for this is August. We stop the relationship between parent plant and the young one. We plant new plants on desired location.

Collection

Picking time depends on the type. Strawberries and the plants will be less damaging if we pick the fruits with a floral cup and a bit of stalk.


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