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Spring is peak season in the garden. Soil to prepare, seeds to be sown, young plants to be tended on kitchen windowsills and in greenhouses up and down the land. Weather forecasts need to be scrutinised daily for any hint of a late frost. Oh, and the lawn will start to need mowing too.
Sometimes, even for the most dedicated of us, there just aren't enough hours in the day for all the jobs that have to be done. An opportune time then to look at fruit that's a godsend to the time-crunched gardener — currants. Long-lived, easy to grow and tolerant of neglect, they should form the backbone of any soft fruit garden, with delicious bumper
