We're starting to take out the last remaining bits of Maurie's old berry patch at Struan Farm. The old wooden and chicken wire structure came down several years ago, basically before it fell down. While we'll plant a new patch up at the new house site in due course (definitely want black currants for jam!), it was not without some considerable guilt that we left the old raspberry and currant bushes to the sheep.
The raspberries are long gone, but I decided to dig out what was left of the currants as part of the clean up of the Old Orchard Paddock.
However, as I got into it I realized it would be easy to take parts of the bushes, basically cuttings with a bit of root, and re-plant them.
So that's what I did. I've got about twelve in three different spots, we'll see how they go. Not sure if these are red or black, we could certainly say they are a Struan Farm "heirloom" variety.
If they survive and thrive I will know I've done the right thing.
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