This vigorous, easily grown, high yielding variety is justifiably the most widely planted gooseberry variety.
The berries are large, oval, smooth skinned and ripen to a pale yellow colour. Flavour when both green and fully ripe is excellent. The growth is very vigorous, spreading and thorny; the variety rapidly reaches its full potential as a bush and can be successfully grown on wires.
Key features : High yield protentially double that of Careless. Delicious fruit.
2 year old bush starting to shoot mid March.
Problems: Gooseberry Sawfly, Birds, some resistance to American Gooseberry mildew but is vulnerable to Phytophtoria infection.
Plant : October- March , container anytime.
Plant : October- March , container anytime.
Situation : Best grown in full sun for maximum productivity , however will tolerate partial shade.
Harvest : June - August
2 year old bush starting to shoot mid March.
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