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Wild Black Currants Are Starting To Get Some Color (sopuli.xyz)
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There is a patch of wild black currants off the hiking trail we walk each morning. They are starting to get some color, now to beat the birds to some of them.

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[โ€“] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

They go from light purple with bits of green to full dark purple, mostly overnight. And that is the point at which the birds eat them. I know I can harvest them when still not quite ripe and they will ripen up for me. But I try not to take too many from the birds. There are two much larger patches at my dad's house that I can go and pick if I really want some. These are nice for a quick bite while walking in the morning.