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When to pick gooseberries?

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  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    First gooseberry crumble yesterday, with a few blackcurrants in it, scrumptious, and enough left over to reheat for today's afters.  Custard for him, plain yogurt on mine.  Plenty more fruit on the bush, so we'll have another next weekend.  And the dessert gooseberries are starting to redden.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited July 2018
    7+ lbs in the freezer this week from our one bush. Best yield ever  :) goosegog compote with yoghurt and muesli for breakfast this week  :)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    Most of you seem to be picking them when they are green, I thought they were ripe when they turned red?
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    Depends on the variety.  Cookers mostly stay green.  The sweeter dessert varieties are the red ones.
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    Different varieties - most of the older cooking goosegogs are green, but some dessert ones are sweeter and can be eaten raw and are sometimes red or yellow. :)
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