Generous, the currant ‘Red Lake’ (Ribes rubrum) holds out its bunches like bags of candy that are waved in front of children’s eyes. Of an attractive red, they are larger than the average currant. Young and old alike enjoy their abundant juice, sour and tasty, refreshing in the July heat. Picked whole on thornless stems, the abundant ruby ​​bunches are enjoyed fresh or placed like barley sugars on a bucolic dessert. Without thorns.

The ribes family kicks off with its buds eager to burst into exciting green, expected in spring. Ribes need humidity to irrigate their fruits, refreshing in summer. Sometimes fearing heat that can harm fruiting, they find a balance in a shaded environment, preferring a rich and very fresh soil, minimally covered with a biodegradable mulch that will limit evaporation and retain runoff rain.

For those whose stone fruit production or vegetable growing occupies every sunny plot, what luck to grow such delicious fruits in the shade, optimizing every square meter of land!

The currant ‘Red Lake’ is partially self-fertile.