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Red or Green Gooseberries
Irene Masson
Posts: 17
in Fruit & veg
Hi
Can anyone tell me when to pick my gooseberries and also I bought a red variety but all I have is green berries is this normal
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The berries will turn red as they ripen. If you have a heavy crop you can thin them out now, using the thinnings for jam or chutney. You could use them in a pie but they will need a lot of sugar as they are unripe.
Later when they ripen and change colour they'll be sweeter and slightly soft if you squeeze them gently.
Keep an eye out for blackbirds - they tend to be quicker than us at spotting the ripe ones
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Ok thanks I will keep on checking
OK thanks chrissie B I will invest in some netting
Ok pansyface I wouldn't like to harm any birds so I will buy netting that has small mesh