I am thrilled with my first decent crop of
Gooseberry Invicta. The bush is only a couple of years old and to date I have only ever had 3 or 4 berries each year but 2009 has been stunning. These berries are a slightly yellow colour and the plant is highly resistant to gooseberry mildew. These are now softer to the touch and can be eaten straight from the plant without a hint of any acid flavour - they are just perfectly sweet!
The same can be said for all of my other soft fruit bushes. They just ripen at the same time. The joy of soft fruit is that apart from pruning once a year, you really don't have to do anything to the plant - they just produce lovely fruit for you.
Time for another Summer pudding!
The same can be said for all of my other soft fruit bushes. They just ripen at the same time. The joy of soft fruit is that apart from pruning once a year, you really don't have to do anything to the plant - they just produce lovely fruit for you.
Time for another Summer pudding!
It's a fantastic year for gooseberries here too, Matron. I made some gooseberry jam last week - in that 30 degree heat!
ReplyDeleteWhat a harvest ... I canalmosttaste them from over here :O)
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear about the invicta as I've just planted 4 bushes .....
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Summer pudding? Is that like jam? Wait, I see it in an old post on the side. I'll go there.
ReplyDeleteHi Matron. Your fruit looks great. I've been picking soft fruit this morning. I have to leave off for a while now though as there is no one in the house able to see to it until Friday. Those Goosberries sound handy, I have two Gooseberry bushes, one got the mildew and the other didn't and they sit right next to each other. Bob
ReplyDeleteI'm salivating looking at those pictures. Soft fruits are very accommodating aren't they?
ReplyDeleteThe soft fruit harvest looks most tempting! There is something quite lucious about berries - both visually and taste wise.
ReplyDeleteOnly a few fruits for the past few years? My invicta has been a good cropper from the word go. But I'm very glad to see your bounty Sarah. Bon appetite.
ReplyDeleteHi Matron,
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to getting a crop of goosberries like yours in a few years. We only got a few from our new invicta bush this year. Looks like its all round to your house for lots of puddings!
That is some impressive fruit. I have never tried a gooseberry, I should!
ReplyDeleteWhat do you do with your gooseberries?
ReplyDeleteMy mom has some ready to pick, I thought that I'd try making some jelly.