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This will probably sound a silly question to some of you but my redcurrants are doing really well and starting to form tiny berries.  I am assuming that they will be safe from birds until they go red, which I know will be a long time yet.  Should I net them now or wait.  Blackcurrants seem to be OK without netting as the birds don't seem to go for those.

Mine are okay until they start to turn - & as you know, the blackbirds are telepathic and can tell the day before you're going to pick them & do it for you! 'Round here the squirrels take green fruit & bury it though.. and break the branches in the process  >:(

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these are mine at the moment,

indoors hoping to beat the blackbirds

They taste good to the birds before they get to the point where they taste good to us. You will probably need to net eventually, but not yet.

 :)mine were all eaten at the green fruit stage last year by flying rats, at the almost red and red stage they are blackbird heaven ;) i would cover as soon as the bees stop pollinating them /shades x

Mine are not in flower yet, they are just about getting the leaves. The blackberries are in flower and the goosgogs but not the red currant

same here, was sooo excited to see the 1st of the gooseberry flowers, was worried when i read that 1st post that i wasnt going to get any currants again this yr, but i see theres still hope yet :) weve cleared the weeds and will net once the flowers have gone, i am determined to get some fruit this yr if we get any!