What are your varieties?
https://leereich.com/2021/06/uncommon-berries-for-some.html
In this article, Lee refers to “Black Satin”. Do you think he meant black velvet?
I had wondered that as well.
I actually just looked though the USDA GRIN and saw no black satin … Saw a ton of other crazy named varieties tho … White eagle, white Lion, Langley green, marigold, winter green, drill, to just name a few.
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Does anyone know if this is the real Hinnonmaki Green?
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I have never heard of a green before.
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It’s over in Europe, but I’ve not heard of anyone having it here before.
If you find a source in the US, please say, because ive been looking for a Langley gage as well… with no luck.
That one is in Colorado, but doesn’t look like they ship. I email to find out if they imported it, hopefully they get back to me.
@Duncandog I’m looking for Langley Gage too. So if you find it let me know too! Same with Comanche, but much more looking for LG.
Sorry to reach back in time but it took me a while to read through the thread. Are your pixwell definitely all clones? Planted in similar locations? I’m curious if you took cuttings from the heaviest producer if the trait would carry?
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I have Comanche. If you are interested you can get a cutting from me next year.
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Thanks again for hooking me up with that and jewel in the past! I feel they are my two tastiest varieties of gooseberry!
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Comanche is a great gooseberry, as long as you are not intimidated by thorns! I am not sure that what I have (and gave you) is truly Jewel. Mine looks dark red, unlike the peach-colored fruit in the ads. I got it on a trade.
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Same here but its delicious, so thats all it matters to me. Great right off the bush or with some vanilla ice cream!
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@ZombieFruit I’ll definitely hit you up in the fall/spring. Thx !
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@SMC_zone6 has Langley Gage
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After spending about 5 hours yesterday on the rider mowing the property, I thought I’d get my 3 gooseberry plants weeded. They had been shamefully taken over by grass and other various weeds so they needed a lot of work. I had to be careful as some of the tips of the plants had rooted and sent up new canes.
After a couple hours I finally got them done, they look a lot better now. I’ll need to put some mulch on them but they look pretty good.
Some pics. All of them are 8 years old.
Poorman. You can see where it tip rooted and sent up new shoots on the right.
Jeanne. This plant has been the shrimp of my plants despite them all being the same age. It’s the only thornless variety we have.
Oregon Champion, it’s by far our biggest plant.
Blooms starting to come on the OC.
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my Jeanne isn’t thornless. it’s just as sprawling as yours. wants to lay on the ground with a fruit load. i have to trellis the branches.
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Maybe it’s because it’s not getting as much sunlight there?
I’ve noticed sunlight contributes a ton to growth
My Jeanne plant used to be more upright, but we had a storm blow thru a few years ago and broke it. I thought it was done for but it did recover.
Yeah it does get more shade than the other two tho. I’m supposed to get some currants soon, so I won’t be putting those in the shade.
@steveb4 that’s odd about your Jeanne not being thornless, where did you get yours? I got mine from honeyberryusa . What does it get fruit taste like? All mine have some fruit buds on them, but birds can’t leave them alone when they ripen. Maybe I’ll net these two smaller plants.
The Jeanne I got from Whitman farm this spring is thornless as well.
Be careful with the currants in full sun if it gets really hot/humid soon before they can establish well. They can get temperamental at least in my experience in 7b swampy MD
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