OT California rare fruit growers

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Bass

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Posted 1434507643	Reply with quote #1

One of my hobbies is photography, I enjoy taking fruit pictures as much as I enjoy eating them. This is one of my favorite fruit photo. We probably have a few members here that are part of the California fruit growers. I submitted this photo to CRFG a couple years ago and it is the front cover for the fruit gardener magazine. It is a great magazine on fruit in general. If you're in California you can take advantage of many of their benefits if you become a member, if you're not in CA, it's still worth it to join for the magazine. The photo is of a red gooseberry that I grew. I do love the title "becoming a fruit addict" __________________ Pennsylvania http://www.treesofjoy.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trees-of-Joy/110193909021138

eboone

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Posted 1434508769	Reply with quote #2

That is a beautiful photo of a gooseberry, Bass. What variety is it? __________________ Ed Zone 6A - Southwest PA --------------------------- Short wish list: CDDG, LSU Red, Dark Greek (Navid), Col Littman's Black Cross. And any cold hardy early fig.

Bass

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Posted 1434509632 · Edited	Reply with quote #3

This is a gooseberry var. Tixia, the photo already being used by this nursery. http://www.ecbrownsnursery.biz/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.plantDetail/plant_id/71/index.htm __________________ Pennsylvania http://www.treesofjoy.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trees-of-Joy/110193909021138

DesertDance

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Posted 1434551971	Reply with quote #4

Nice photo Bass! Interesting that the California Rare Fruit Growers used it on their cover! I'm a native Californian and I've never seen this fruit grow here. Maybe in Northern California or higher altitudes? Does it need a lot of chill hours? You are in PA, so I'm betting we're a little too warm for it to grow here. It probably likes lots of snow. My grandmother used to make gooseberry pies, but I think she bought them canned. She came here from Kansas and I think they grew there. Good luck with your photography! Suzi __________________ Zone 9b, Southern California. "First year they sleep, Second year they creep, Third year they leap!" Wish List: I wish all of you happy fig collecting! My wishes have been fulfilled!

cis4elk

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Posted 1434559923	Reply with quote #5

Bass, how do you use your gooseberries? I used to have a lot of them, but I removed them because I didn't really find a way to use them that justified their place in the yard; that and they had become host/vector for SWD. A few out hand was mostly the use. I did try jelly, pie, and crisp. __________________ Calvin Littleton,CO z5/6 Wants List: For everyone to clean-up after themselves and co-exist peacefully. Let's think more about the future of our planet and less about ourselves. :)

Bass

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Posted 1434560426	Reply with quote #6

Gooseberry need to get enough chill hours to fruit. They also don't like the heat. I always grow mine on the north side of the house, where sun is limited. They fruit well here in Pa. I know they are restricted in some states. They used to be illegal to grow in pennsylvania a while back as well as other states, but they found they didn't cause a threat like they thought and now it's allowed to grow, but they're not as popular anymore. I compare the flavor to grapes mixed with passion fruit. __________________ Pennsylvania http://www.treesofjoy.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trees-of-Joy/110193909021138

don_sanders

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Posted 1434561449	Reply with quote #7

Congrats on getting your photo published. I planted a few gooseberry bushes (Tixia, Invicta, Hinnomaki Red) this year too. Just small bare root whips. Hoping I can at least taste a few next year. One of Emeril's restaurants in Florida had made a nice sauce out of some yellow gooseberries that I really enjoyed last year. __________________ Don - Columbus, OH. Zone 5b/6a Wish list: Rafed/Adriano's Genovese Nero, Your favorite fig.

eboone

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Posted 1434576198	Reply with quote #8

I had 3 Hinnomaki Red bushes for a lot of years, and gooseberry pie was just incredibly good. Crisp was great also. I would get enough from those small bushes to make about 2 large desserts yearly. Thinking about that makes me want to replant some. __________________ Ed Zone 6A - Southwest PA --------------------------- Short wish list: CDDG, LSU Red, Dark Greek (Navid), Col Littman's Black Cross. And any cold hardy early fig.

BrightGreenNurse

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Posted 1434607597	Reply with quote #9

Beautiful pic Bass! If you ever find a recipe for a gooseberry custard tart, you should give it a try. It was my favorite dessert when my husband and I lived in Berlin. Not too sweet, great flavor from tender green gooseberries, and in a buttery crust. It was really wonderful...gooseberries are on my list to grow someday. __________________ Wish list- St. Rita, LSU Hollier, Brooklyn White, LSU Improved Celeste, Smith, St. Anthony

lisascenic

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Posted 1436075758	Reply with quote #10

That magazine is on my bedside table. The photo looks like a painting.

Bass

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Posted 1436100423	Reply with quote #11

Thanks, The image is not showing up any longer, but it is the July/August edition __________________ Pennsylvania http://www.treesofjoy.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trees-of-Joy/110193909021138

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