Topic: Gooseberries - what is happening to them?

[Multiveg]

What is happening to my red gooseberries?

[angle shades]

looks like mildew to me,mine had it til I ate them all straight off the plant yesterday, still tasted fab/shades x

[Grant]

Do not think it is the mildew just too much sun, you need to take them off asap when they are ready. 

[Multiveg]

Best get picking then, Grant. Tasted a couple - seemed fine. The only annoying thing is the thorns are vicious.

[Grant]

No pain no gain as they say.  Pick mine yesterday and still picking out thorns.

[triffid]

Yes, been picking the last of my pricklies today too...
 
yum   ;D ouch  :'(    yum   ;D ouch  :'(  yum   ;D ouch  :'(  yum   ;D ouch  :'(

and also my Pax goosegogs... no thorns!  ;D

yum-yum-yum-yum *and no ouches*

[angle shades]

still say it looks like American gooseberry mildrew to me ;D/shades x

[valmarg]

I'm with you angle shades.  Definitely mildew.

valmarg

[saddad]

Bit too soft focus for my eyes could just be scorch or the annoying rot they get when pecked by birds or bashed against the thorns!
I gave up growing Whinams' it got so much mildew, now have Pax which is supposed to be better but doesn't taste as good!
 ???

[Multiveg]

I think it is scorch damage though a couple have been bashed against thorns. I can't remember whether the goosegogs shown in my picture are Whinams or Hickomanii (however that is spelt). I have Pax which has one berry on it. The gooseberries on the lower branches look fine. The discolouration was occuring on the upper-branch fruit that was in the sun. The leaves look fine (except where things like sawfly larvae have been having dinner).