Variety profile
Blackcurrant ‚Ometa’
Ribes nigrum · Grossulariaceae
- Ripening
- mittelspät
- Harvest
- Week 30 to 32
- Vigour
- stark
- Origin
- Deutschland
- Introduced
- 1960
- Self-fertile
- Yes
- Heritage variety
- Yes
- Use
- Tafel, Saft, Einmachen
- Disease resistance
- Mehltau: mittel, Weisspinselrost: mittel
About this variety
Machine-translated, may contain errors.
A proven older variety from German breeding, valued for its robustness and consistently high yields. It flowers late and so often escapes the late frosts that can put the crop at risk. The strong, upright growth makes it easy to look after. Self-fertile and reliable in harsher locations as well.
Mild and harmonious, with less pronounced tartness than many currants. Tastes just as good fresh as it does preserved.
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