Gooseberry growers--what are your favorite varieties?

Can anyone talk about Shefford? It’s barely mentioned on the site. Anyone growing it and liking the berries? Are they actually crisp? Is th plant actually thornless?

I have a few shefford bushes planted this year, couldn’t tell you yet, maybe next year xD But yea I definitely made sure to grab as many I could reasonably get because I love the look of the greenish berries.
But I may have possibly bought… a few too many, I got 3 oregon champions today to go with… let’s see, counting my jostaberries… more than 10 other bushes already planted xD

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I planted a Shefford this spring as part of a pollinator garden project for the community. If it happens to produce this year, I’ll let you know.

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