Variety profile
Blackcurrant ‚Ben Lomond’
Ribes nigrum · Grossulariaceae
- Ripening
- mittelspät
- Harvest
- Week 30 to 32
- Vigour
- mittel
- Origin
- Schottland
- Introduced
- 1975
- Self-fertile
- Yes
- Use
- Saft, Einmachen, Backen
- Disease resistance
- Mehltau: mittel, Weisspinselrost: mittel
About this variety
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A late-blooming variety from the Scottish Ben breeding program, whose late flowering makes it less susceptible to late frosts. You harvest a bit later than many other varieties, but the yield is steady and abundant. The firm berries are excellent for processing. Self-fertile, with solid health in the garden.
Clearly herbaceous and acidic with the classic, intense blackberry character. Its strength shines in jelly, liqueur, and juice.
Care and diseases
Soil, feeding, pruning, companion planting and diseases apply to every variety of this species alike. You will find the full guidance on the species page.
All care notes for Blackcurrant