Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Tom Hill on September 05, 2016, 23:10
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I am going to grow a dozen different varieties of Gooseberry this year. Any tips would be appreciated.
My soil is light, windy exposed site, coastal location, very few frosts (two nights in three years.) Rhubarb does well here.
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I am coastal, our plots are re-claimed beaches from centuries ago and the wind in the Fylde is infamous, plant your Goosgogs and they will thrive, simple.
Seriously they are very easy to grow, main two pests (three if you have kids) are the birds and the sawfly, once fruit is set I cover mine with re-claimed scaffold net, keeps all pest at bay.
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Curious why you are growing twelve varieties?
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Jam making for farmers market, and we like gooseberry compote with Greek yoghurt. Plus I lose control when perusing choice of varieties every year.
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I am coastal, our plots are re-claimed beaches from centuries ago and the wind in the Fylde is infamous, plant your Goosgogs and they will thrive, simple.
Seriously they are very easy to grow, main two pests (three if you have kids) are the birds and the sawfly, once fruit is set I cover mine with re-claimed scaffold net, keeps all pest at bay.
Coldest I ever felt was on Southport beach in a January. Thank you for the encouragement.
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Don't think I've tried Gooseberry jam.
A few years ago (30+) we had a bush in the back garden which took a while to get established but once it had I can recall picking fruit by the bowlful , crumble was a regular pudding as was the freezer. Mum wasn't into jam making.
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I make gooseberry jam, tastes very like strawberry, plus gooseberry,orange & pistachio & gooseberry & mint jelly- great with roast lamb