Spent most of the afternoon in my garden tending to my currant bushes.  I love currants.  They are the nectar of the Gods in my opinion.  Plus they take me right back to my childhood so that is an added bonus.  Here is a currant factoid for you>>>>


Currants are a type of berry used to make jellies and jams. Currants were once a common agricultural item in the United States. Cornell University points out that in the 1920s, the U.S. cultivated approximately 2,700 acres of currants. However, a disease outbreak led to a federal ban on the planting of currants. While the ban lifted in 1966, currants have never bounced back as a widely-grown crop.

Read more: Facts on Currant Fruit | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/facts_7242498_currant-fruit.html#ixzz1tU5eTEMz

Anyways, mine were looking very unruly and had a lot of weeds around their feet but now they are pruned of all of their dead stuff and all the weeds have been pulled and they have a comfy, tasty layer of composted manure around their feet and they are very happy-and so am I.