Pink Champagne Currant

Ribes sativum “Pink Champagne”

Pink Champagne is an easy-to-grow currant with beautiful, translucent pink fruits that have a delicious sweet-tart flavor. Pink Champagne is great for snacking, jams, and jellies.
Pink currants are sweeter and milder than black or red currants, making them ideal for eating fresh.

Plug/ Bare Root

Sourced from MA

*Note: Keep at least 1000 ft from White Pines to prevent the spread of White Pine Blister Rust. The disease does little harm to currants but can be deadly to White Pine. While red, white, and pink currants are less susceptible to the disease than black currants, they can still host the disease and pass it to White Pine.

Growing Tips

• Remove all flowers during first year and do not allow berries to develop to encourage plant energy to establishment. Expect a light crop the second year and a full crop yield in the third year.

• Currants bear fruit on young wood, three years old or younger, so do not prune for first three growing seasons unless broken, damaged, or diseased canes. After three years, remove oldest canes as close to ground as possible.

• Ready to harvest when plump and detach easily. Harvest the entire cluster for easiest picking.

Resources

How to Grow Currants and Gooseberries, Nourse Farms

Growing currants and gooseberries in the home garden, University of Minnesota Extension