Author Topic: A Good Year for Gooseberries (Read 3424 times)

Broad Beam · « **on:** June 16, 2009, 11:01:42 »

Have been reading the site for a while now and have taken the plunge and joined.
Yesterday I picked seven pounds of gooseberries from one smallish plant that I have had for three years. Last year I had about half a dozen berries on it. What I would like to know is do they freeze very well? They are a good size and a cooking variety called Careless.

Now going to dress my wounds

Broad Beam · « **Reply #1 on:** June 16, 2009, 11:08:40 »

Just realised I have posted in the wrong forum. Just seen the recipe section. Will get the hang of it after a while.

1066 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 16, 2009, 11:24:27 »

Hi Broad Bean and welcome to A4A, well done for taking the plunge ;D

Not sure on the answer to your question but I'm sure someone will be along shortly

1066

robototitico · « **Reply #3 on:** June 16, 2009, 12:12:41 »

I have had a bumper crop of gooseberries as well this year!

saddad · « **Reply #4 on:** June 16, 2009, 12:22:16 »

They will freeze, as they are or processed for "fool"...
Welcome to A4A Broad Beam... ;D

kt. · « **Reply #5 on:** June 16, 2009, 13:29:28 »

Welcome to the forum BB

Plot69 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 16, 2009, 15:45:53 »

Broad Beam? Does that relate to the width of a boat?

Digeroo · « **Reply #7 on:** June 16, 2009, 15:57:29 »

I picked a handful the other day and zapped them in the microwave with some apple juice When it was cool I added some strawberries. Delicious.

Do not know what variety came cheap from Lidl but the ripe ones are turning pink. Like you third year and finally a great crop.

Kea · « **Reply #8 on:** June 16, 2009, 16:10:15 »

I would have a a very good crop as i now have 6 bushes and 3 were heavily laden but the annual gooseberry thief got them first ...again! And other people on the site as well lost theirs.

1066 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 16, 2009, 16:23:31 »

what a bummer kea!

Digeroo · « **Reply #10 on:** June 16, 2009, 16:24:51 »

What is eating them. Can you net them?

chriscross1966 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 16, 2009, 18:06:43 »

It was a good year for mine too until the mildew got them a month ago :(

Kea · « **Reply #12 on:** June 16, 2009, 18:22:05 »

Quote from: Digeroo on June 16, 2009, 16:24:51

What is eating them. Can you net them?

My husband suggested a pit with spikes in the bottom......Humans are eating them...famous two legged nocturnal pest!

stevew451 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 16, 2009, 19:48:04 »

hi im wanting to put a couple of gooseberry plants in this year anyone got sugestions for what type and when and any good suppliers

gillcat · « **Reply #14 on:** June 16, 2009, 20:05:01 »

top and tail the gooseberries and either bag them or flash freeze them they are very good for freezing. Or you can boil them with sugar ready for crumble etc before freezing. :)

Just in case you don't know : flash freezing is putting them on baking trays until frozen and then you can either bag or box them.

Broad Beam · « **Reply #15 on:** June 17, 2009, 09:51:03 »

Broad Beam? Does that relate to the width of a boat?

No just my ever increasing waistline :-\

Many thanks for the replies. My OH took to work today a lunch containing our own lettuce-radish-beetroot and gooseberries and strawberries. And it is not even summer yet.

Plot69 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 17, 2009, 10:06:01 »

Quote from: Broad Beam on June 17, 2009, 09:51:03

No just my ever increasing waistline :-\

Ah, my apologies. It's just that I have a narrow beam so the phrase is familiar to me which is why I asked.

davholla · « **Reply #17 on:** June 17, 2009, 12:18:48 »

Quote from: stevew451 on June 16, 2009, 19:48:04

hi im wanting to put a couple of gooseberry plants in this year anyone got sugestions for what type and when and any good suppliers

Leveller taste nicest but need spraying with washing soda (easy) every 2 or 3 weeks to keep off mildew. But well worth the effort. Hinomamki red/green etc are mildew resistant and tasy but Leveller are nicer.
Cool temperate is good or Chris Bowers.

beckydore · « **Reply #18 on:** June 19, 2009, 22:50:59 »

My bushes have been stripped in the last week but to be honest I should have expected it as the pigeons were flocking to the bush on the neighbouring plot last weekend.
I don't know if I've ever tasted a gooseberry!!!

Eristic · « **Reply #19 on:** June 19, 2009, 23:33:44 »

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3 were heavily laden but the annual gooseberry thief got them first ...again!

Pigeons.

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Author Topic: A Good Year for Gooseberries (Read 3424 times)