tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post6472648789812444021..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: Gooseberries Galore!tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-22743386631348267992009-07-14T06:33:46.247-05:002009-07-14T06:33:46.247-05:00Ah ok! So this is what's growing in my neighbo...Ah ok! So this is what's growing in my neighbor's backyard and slowly creeping toward our fence! I may have to sneak a few to see what they taste like.JGHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710652130966518173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-46369935486602120802009-07-14T05:10:47.411-05:002009-07-14T05:10:47.411-05:00Well I have learned something new. I always thoug...Well I have learned something new. I always thought that gooseberries only liked cooler climates, not the South. I remember eating them in Quebec City at the farmer's market in the old town. I not sure ours were ripe, very tart!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-68604142227965867032009-07-13T21:02:34.742-05:002009-07-13T21:02:34.742-05:00Lots of good info on gooseberries. I didn;t know t...Lots of good info on gooseberries. I didn;t know they were such prolific growers. But they sure look good in that bowl. Have fun with the jam. I know how wonderful it will taste this winter if it lasts that long. :)beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-61458028889870526632009-07-13T20:13:47.630-05:002009-07-13T20:13:47.630-05:00We have a similar problem with wild blackberries h...We have a similar problem with wild blackberries here in NW FL--lots of thorns and persistent spreading. I don't let them get a foothold in the yard, but I enjoy the ripe berries when I find them on a walk!walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-41638982990071097002009-07-13T19:17:15.371-05:002009-07-13T19:17:15.371-05:00Tina, hope you get a good rest. I never try goodse...Tina, hope you get a good rest. I never try goodseberry, probably will add one in my garden next spring.vuejardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00605616314579951065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-54318453977050101392009-07-13T16:19:53.064-05:002009-07-13T16:19:53.064-05:00I do the same thing. Grow things to collect them r...I do the same thing. Grow things to collect them rather than use them for the food they grow. I recently resisted a blackberry relative, even though it had great golden foliage, since I knew I'd have this very problem. I'm still learning what I will and won't follow through on.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563840922463701366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-24182087325235916522009-07-13T16:17:08.891-05:002009-07-13T16:17:08.891-05:00I have never eaten a gooseberry but do recall seei...I have never eaten a gooseberry but do recall seeing them growing up north at my Uncles farm. I will have to give them a try.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-81648634663040151282009-07-13T16:17:03.637-05:002009-07-13T16:17:03.637-05:00Lola, Good luck!
Everyone, thanks so much for you...Lola, Good luck!<br /><br />Everyone, thanks so much for your comments. Please forgive me if I don't respond individually. It's been a long day in the garden...tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-69323567551696018382009-07-13T15:49:40.078-05:002009-07-13T15:49:40.078-05:00Are you saying that it's like picking any ber...Are you saying that it's like picking any berry with thorns, the taste is worth the occasionally snagged hand! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-62220986197430762382009-07-13T13:49:55.799-05:002009-07-13T13:49:55.799-05:00We use to pick these at my Great Aunt's house ...We use to pick these at my Great Aunt's house and she would give a like a .25 cents a quart, lol. They do taste good though. Thanks for the warnings though incase I ever try growing some berries. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-64101758346141302852009-07-13T12:31:24.775-05:002009-07-13T12:31:24.775-05:00Oh thanks for the warning about these Tina! Good ...Oh thanks for the warning about these Tina! Good for you finally planting them, then finally picking them. Is jelly all they are good for? The thorns are a big minus to me, and the space. The everbearing strawberries are even getting the evil eye from me at the moment since the rabbits ate them all. Not earning their keep in the limited space.<br />FrancesFranceshttp://fairegarden.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-39427578763357289392009-07-13T12:09:22.850-05:002009-07-13T12:09:22.850-05:00Tina, You are wrong about nothing killing them. I ...Tina, You are wrong about nothing killing them. I killed mine! :( Let me rephrase that, I planted mine in the wrong spot. The spot was too soggy with the winter and spring rain falls and now not even a stem remains of the gooseberry. My Bad... Sigh... My dad put his in a pot and it is on the deck. I forgot to point it out to you when you stopped by for a visit while I was there. He will baby it Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-8216584279083332662009-07-13T11:32:53.463-05:002009-07-13T11:32:53.463-05:00The Gooseberry Pie someone mentioned sounds famili...The Gooseberry Pie someone mentioned sounds familiar - maybe my Grandma use to make it. But I don't remember anything else. Sounds like you have plenty for everyone - you, friends, critters. LOL I had just decided this little pot of strawberries was so nice that I'd do a trough or something up high (heard about rabbits wiping them out) until Diane told me the other day the deer ate RainGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14071017261791897927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-18234219268346951332009-07-13T11:16:16.965-05:002009-07-13T11:16:16.965-05:00Tina, that looks and sounds yummy, but does look d...Tina, that looks and sounds yummy, but does look dangerous! H.Helen Yoest @ Gardening With Confidencehttp://www.gardeningwithconfidence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-41894675649730255142009-07-13T11:13:12.822-05:002009-07-13T11:13:12.822-05:00I knew none of these things about gooseberries. ...I knew none of these things about gooseberries. They look a little like currants with those stripes on them. It's nice that you have enough for the wildlife and you.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-7077199837577849112009-07-13T10:13:18.727-05:002009-07-13T10:13:18.727-05:00Hi Tina -yum yum yum! your gooseberries look great...Hi Tina -yum yum yum! your gooseberries look great --my bushes are doing okay -still too young to produce any berries yet.<br /><br />Hi Lola --best wishes on the eye surgery. (hugs) from all the anonymous kiddos and me.<br /><br />Hi Skeeter, Dawn, Jean and Nina -have a great day! It felt wonderful this morning --nice and cool for a change:) CiaoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-74155789664923400962009-07-13T10:03:30.239-05:002009-07-13T10:03:30.239-05:00I've never tried gooseberries.
We have so ma...I've never tried gooseberries. <br /><br />We have so many wild blackberries here, I feel your pain (literally) with regard to the thorns.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-66376275077200255402009-07-13T09:37:38.161-05:002009-07-13T09:37:38.161-05:00My 3 that you brought up and planted for me are do...My 3 that you brought up and planted for me are doing well. They made it thru our harsh Maine winter last winter and look great and still small but growing and I can see thorns already but no berries as of yet. Maybe next year if none come this summer. Not that we have had any summer yet.<br /><br />Good luck Lola and take it easy for a few days.Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-56635616963350497032009-07-13T09:22:18.999-05:002009-07-13T09:22:18.999-05:00Sounds delicious! Careful around the thorns.
Came...Sounds delicious! Careful around the thorns.<br /><br />CameronF Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-44401970343229026452009-07-13T08:45:49.719-05:002009-07-13T08:45:49.719-05:00My mother used to pick gooseberries somewhere and ...My mother used to pick gooseberries somewhere and make gooseberry pie. I remember it being rather tasty, but very tart unless you added lots of sugar. Not a fruit I would plant on purpose...now if those were raspberries, I'd brave all the thorns they had!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-23758092402103111062009-07-13T08:42:25.105-05:002009-07-13T08:42:25.105-05:00I was just about to ask what thet taste like LOL. ...I was just about to ask what thet taste like LOL. I've never heard of them before. --RandyRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840964031964028578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-2856540358562563632009-07-13T08:23:06.276-05:002009-07-13T08:23:06.276-05:00ganz herzliche Grüße von Kathringanz herzliche Grüße von KathrinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485472302774976230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-68181816358846318422009-07-13T08:15:03.189-05:002009-07-13T08:15:03.189-05:00I have never had a gooseberry Tina. They must not ...I have never had a gooseberry Tina. They must not grow in Texas--I never see them at markets either. Yes, make jelly! Yum--love jellies and jams!Meadowview Thymeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16867494627331444375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-61229048838060110552009-07-13T08:10:29.945-05:002009-07-13T08:10:29.945-05:00I thought I'd lost mine when I planted them ou...I thought I'd lost mine when I planted them outside but they are coming back now and are doing well, I may of made a mistake and planted them in the veggie garden, next to the rubarb.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234495965199888943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-51023409602473193642009-07-13T08:08:17.990-05:002009-07-13T08:08:17.990-05:00I love gooseberry jelly. My grandma used to take m...I love gooseberry jelly. My grandma used to take me to pick them in the wild of Northern Cal. and I loved it, thorns and all. Any berry good for jelly makes me happy!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737367324901967724noreply@blogger.com