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["Stephen Sadler" <Docshiva@Docshiva.org>]

I think with gooseberries you need the right degree of ripeness for the
variety and use.  Obviously, greener for preserves.  With a new plant I
would try a few berries every few days to a week and keep notes to see how
long after blossom/fruitset you find them most appealing.  

Stephen 


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[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Olenio
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 9:56 AM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] gooseberries ripe?

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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