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.