Gooseberry advice

[davholla]

In my front garden I have the following varieties :-
hinnomaki yellow, leveller and langley gage.  Should they all be ready at the same time ?
The levellers are almost all ready - they are sweet off the bush.
However langley gage is a) lot smaller b) edible but not that nice (Bob flowerdew says they are the nicest !!!).

[davholla]

[Baccy Man]

Leveller produces quite large berries, Langley Gage usually ripens in late July, Hinnomaki Yellow usually ripens in mid-July.

[davholla]

Leveller produces quite large berries, Langley Gage usually ripens in late July, Hinnomaki Yellow usually ripens in mid-July.

So if Leveller is ready then the Hinnomaki Yellow should be as well ?

[calendula]

readiness is never written in tablets of stone, they are ready when they are ready and can be outside the guidelines - leaving the langley a bit longer might improve the flavour but that is a very subjective topic as to what is the best

[davholla]

readiness is never written in tablets of stone, they are ready when they are ready and can be outside the guidelines - leaving the langley a bit longer might improve the flavour but that is a very subjective topic as to what is the best

Good point the leveller were wonderful.  I  now know they are probably the same ones I used to eat as child.  To everyone I would say plant leveller gooseberries and spray them every 2 weeks with washing soda to kill the mildew.