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["Thomas Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hello,

Aren't gooseberries picked a little green for tartness?  I have had fully  
ripe gooseberries and they were very bland.

Possibly there is an expert out there.

Tom


On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 09:27:26 -0700 (PDT), Deb Schneider <debs@yahoo.com>  
wrote:

> My two year old gooseberry bushes have set a good bit of fruit, but it  
> does not seem to be ripening.  The berries remain hard and green.  The  
> varieties that have fruit are Poorman's and Pixwell.  Any idea how long  
> it takes for the fruit to ripen, what conditions are needed for  
> ripening, or if I might have something lacking in the environment?   
> Thanks.
>
> Deb Schneider Zone 5b



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