Extra cool: Grow your own berries in the garden. Make delicious juice or jam from the blackberry 'Little Black Sugar' (Ribes nigrum). The berries are large and have a lovely sweet taste. And they are full of vitamins and minerals. The fruit bush blossoms in the spring. With small, inconspicuous flowers. A crop will be ready to harvest from summer onwards in the second year after planting.
Prune the shrub in winter, but not when it is freezing. Completely cut away two to three older branches every year. This stimulates the production of new shoots that give the best fruit. Sufficient light is needed to ensure good growth. The fruit shrub grows best in the sun. It's best to give it extra water during dry spells.