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I heard gooseberries grow well in the shade; if that's true, I might line the one side of deck with them to get something worthwhile out of otherwise useless space.
I have the gooseberries that turn purpley black but start out green. When they are ripe they don't have too much of a flavor...they really are quite mild if you ask me.
I like blueberries more but if you put some gooseberries in front of me...I'd eat em. And the seeds are so tiny really...I don't even notice them when I eat them. When the berries are still green they are more tart... I like tart. I will have to do more research on varieties because I'd like to try the green ones.
My gooseberries are on the corner of the house where a large maple resides so they get maybe an hour or so of sunlight before they are shaded for the rest of the day.
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Its um, IN GR? Or just a couple of miles out of town. Hopefully if the fruits are ripe there wont be many bees since the flowers will be gone, but I like ur DH's thinking.
All the farms say Aug 1 so we should plan for right around this weekend or next? I'll call them this week to find out more.