06-24-2016, 09:54 AM | #1 |
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I got my first gooseberries from my plant
I planted it year before last. It is finally producing. Just a few this year but next year I should have enough for a pie.
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06-24-2016, 06:06 PM | #2 |
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I had to look up gooseberries to see what they are. They look to be the size of green grapes(?).
Do they taste similar to any other berry or fruit?
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06-24-2016, 06:58 PM | #3 |
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They are quite tart. They make a good pie but you have to use a lot of sugar. Another good unusual fruit is ground cherries, also called Chinese Lanterns.
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Do the geese approve of you eating their berries?
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06-25-2016, 12:24 PM | #5 |
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06-30-2016, 06:21 PM | #6 |
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Gooseberries are good to eat. We usually just eat them right off the bush.
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When you pick them you better be careful and you will still get a few scratches. The thorns on gooseberries are about like greenbriar or wild roses - long and sharp. Goats won't usually kill with those plants. They will eat the leaves but leave the stalk alone. I've tried a couple of times to get some highbush cranberry plants started but the dang rabbits eat them off at ground level before the plant get big. |
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07-17-2016, 11:40 PM | #8 |
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Good eats and congrats. Not a berry grower myself. Feast!
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08-22-2016, 08:55 AM | #9 |
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Anyone know if Elderberries are good eating?
The state forestry dept is selling Black Elderberry trees for $80/49 trees and I was thinking about planting them on the back of my property for privacy as they are going to develop behind me, eventually. If I am going to water a tree, I want something in return for the effort, which is why I primarily plant fruit trees.
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08-22-2016, 02:06 PM | #11 |
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The people next door had a bush when I was growing up. I haven't eaten one since.
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