Eetbare tuin-edible garden Ribes rubrum Werdavia - White currant

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Ribes rubrum Werdavia or White aalbes is a very tasty white berry. This Ribes rubrum type gives a lot of fruit that hangs in the bushes on the plant.

In the spring of May the plant is blooming with green / white flowers.
Plant spacing in full ground 80 cm. The plants grow 150/200 cm high without pruning.
Plants can be pruned after winter if necessary to keep them at the desired height. You can also prune a single branch back to 25 cm.
This then expands with young fresh branches that bring fruit growth.
Also, the Ribes are well kept in a tub on a balcony or terrace.

The delicious white berries are so good to eat, but of course you can make jam, juice or wine.
From July you can pick the white berries.
In addition to their amazing flavors, they are very healthy and are packed with antioxidants and vitamins C.
The Ribes rubrum Werdavia is good hardy.
In winter the plant loses its leaf. In spring, after winter in April, you can fertilize the white currant with Fertilizzante Mediterraneo .
Winter hardness zone 6a (-22ºC).