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  • From: Nate <nrhora@gmail.com>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Golden Berry (aka. Cape Gooseberry)
  • Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 09:19:18 -0700

Thx for the prompt response. So are you suggesting, that with proper
spacing/control environment and garden maintenance techniques, the
golden berry can self-propogate quite freely?

This is great news then! After doing some more research, should be
able to can a dozen or so jars of this beautiful succulent jam,
provided the seeds I plant actually do grow.

On 7/5/06, lee reich <lreich@hvc.rr.com> wrote:

Golden berry is very easy to grow -- just like tomatoes, to which they are
related. Main problem is that they self-seed and come up all over the place
in years to come.


Lee Reich, PhD
http://www.leereich.com
Books by Lee Reich:
Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden
A Northeast Gardener's Year
The Pruning Book
Weedless Gardening




On Jul 5, 2006, at 11:55 AM, Nate wrote:


I've just recently accquirted some Golden Berry jam from my local
organics grocery store, and was stunned with the sweetness/tartiness
that it provided.

Considering how costly it was (approx. $3.70/500ml jar), I wanted to
find out if anybody else has had experience actually growing it in a
temperate climate. Can it survive our harsh winters here? What are
the ideal conditions to plant seeds?

As it is not native to my local zone (7A), I don't really have that
much information at hand. The only tidbit of info. I've been able to
gather so far is that in New Zealand it is said "the housewife is
sometimes embarrassed by the quantity of berries in the garden" which
doesn't really say too much.

TIA
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