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This article is about the plant species ''Ribes uva-crispa'', a | This article is about the plant species ''Ribes uva-crispa'', a shrub with edible fruit commonly referred to as '''Gooseberry'''. The [[berries]] are usually green, but different cultivars produce a range of yellow, red or white fruit. The flavour is usually tart but modern varieties tend to be sweeter. In a temperate climate [[forest garden]], gooseberries perform excellently in the shrub layer since they are fairly shade tolerant.<ref name=crawford2016>Crawford, M (2016). [https://www.worldcat.org/title/creating-a-forest-garden-working-with-nature-to-grow-edible-crops/oclc/1041938577 Creating a Forest Garden: working with nature to grow edible crops.] Green Books. ISBN 9781900322621.</ref> Along with other ''Ribes'' spp. such as [[blackcurrant]]s (''R. nigrum'') and [[Currants|redcurrants/whitecurrants]] (''R. rubrum''), some consider gooseberries to be the backbone of the shrub layer.<ref name=hart2019>Hart, R (2019). [https://www.worldcat.org/title/forest-gardening-cultivating-an-edible-landscape/oclc/833079861?referer=br&ht=edition Forest gardening : rediscovering nature and community in a post industrial age.] Green Books. ISBN 9781900322027.</ref> | ||
==Background Information== | |||
===Taxonomy=== | |||
===Common names=== | |||
===Etymology=== | |||
===Varieties=== | |||
===History=== | |||
==Behaviour== | |||
===Range=== | |||
===Morphology=== | |||
Single trunked, multistemmed shrub. <ref name=crawford2016 /> | |||
===Growth Habit=== | |||
===Reproduction=== | |||
==Cultivation: Site Selection== | |||
===Hardiness=== | |||
===Soil Type=== | |||
===Soil pH=== | |||
===Shade Preference=== | |||
===Shade Tolerance=== | |||
===Aspect=== | |||
===Exposure=== | |||
==Cultivation: Techniques== | |||
===Propagation=== | |||
===Maintenance=== | |||
===Watering=== | |||
===Pruning=== | |||
===Problems=== | |||
==Harvest== | ==Harvest== | ||
In the wild, gooseberries can be found scattered in woods and hedgerows in most of Europe.<ref name=mabey2012 /> Wild gooseberries fruit from early July onwards.<ref name=mabey2012>Mabey, R (2012). [https://www.worldcat.org/title/food-for-free/oclc/843338599?referer=br&ht=edition Food For Free.] HarperCollins. ISNB 9780007183036.</ref> | In the wild, gooseberries can be found scattered in woods and hedgerows in most of Europe.<ref name=mabey2012 /> Wild gooseberries fruit from early July onwards.<ref name=mabey2012>Mabey, R (2012). [https://www.worldcat.org/title/food-for-free/oclc/843338599?referer=br&ht=edition Food For Free.] HarperCollins. ISNB 9780007183036.</ref> | ||
==Preservation== | |||
== Uses == | ==Uses== | ||
Gooseberries can be bottled, pickled and served cooked with food. | Gooseberries can be bottled, pickled and served cooked with food. | ||
* ‘’’Wine’’’ -- See: [[Wines|Household Cyclopedia, Wines and Ciders (1881)]] | |||
==Cooking== | |||
* Gooseberry Pie. | * Gooseberry Pie. | ||
* Gooseberry Fool, a traditional English desert. | * Gooseberry Fool, a traditional English desert. | ||
==Nutritional Values== | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Food crops]] | [[Category:Food crops]] | ||
[[Category:Berries]] | [[Category:Berries]] | ||
Revision as of 07:13, 14 April 2019
This article is about the plant species Ribes uva-crispa, a shrub with edible fruit commonly referred to as Gooseberry. The berries are usually green, but different cultivars produce a range of yellow, red or white fruit. The flavour is usually tart but modern varieties tend to be sweeter. In a temperate climate forest garden, gooseberries perform excellently in the shrub layer since they are fairly shade tolerant.[1] Along with other Ribes spp. such as blackcurrants (R. nigrum) and redcurrants/whitecurrants (R. rubrum), some consider gooseberries to be the backbone of the shrub layer.[2]
Background Information
Taxonomy
Common names
Etymology
Varieties
History
Behaviour
Range
Morphology
Single trunked, multistemmed shrub. [1]
Growth Habit
Reproduction
Cultivation: Site Selection
Hardiness
Soil Type
Soil pH
Shade Preference
Shade Tolerance
Aspect
Exposure
Cultivation: Techniques
Propagation
Maintenance
Watering
Pruning
Problems
Harvest
In the wild, gooseberries can be found scattered in woods and hedgerows in most of Europe.[3] Wild gooseberries fruit from early July onwards.[3]
Preservation
Uses
Gooseberries can be bottled, pickled and served cooked with food.
- ‘’’Wine’’’ -- See: Household Cyclopedia, Wines and Ciders (1881)
Cooking
- Gooseberry Pie.
- Gooseberry Fool, a traditional English desert.
Nutritional Values
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Crawford, M (2016). Creating a Forest Garden: working with nature to grow edible crops. Green Books. ISBN 9781900322621.
- ↑ Hart, R (2019). Forest gardening : rediscovering nature and community in a post industrial age. Green Books. ISBN 9781900322027.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mabey, R (2012). Food For Free. HarperCollins. ISNB 9780007183036.