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23 Oct 16, Amber (Australia - temperate climate)

I bought a seedling at Bunnings today for just $6 for a 20cm or so plant.

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30 Aug 16, Maria (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have just order Cape Gooseberries seeds from Australia Gardener-Beataricals packet of 30 seeds for $3.50

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22 Aug 16, Mary-Ann (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

green harvest Maleny has them ! have you tried their very tasty close relation Cossack pineapple also at green harvest - we are Dayboro so climate similar

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27 Aug 16, Leah (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Bunnings have the seeds!

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29 Sep 16, Sue (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Yes, I just bought seeds from Bunnings. Could not believe my eyes! Whoever would have thought that Cape Gooseberry seeds would be sold in the shops!

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19 Jul 16, Rodney (Australia - temperate climate)

Do I have to prune them at all

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20 Jul 16, Chris (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I prune mine as it can get very large and leggy. Prune the top by 1/3 if it is tall, and the side shoots to keep it from spreading.I pick the fruit as it ripens and either freeze or partially cook, then adding more as they ripens till I get enough to make jam or chutney.

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29 Jun 16, Maeve Murphy (Australia - temperate climate)

I am in Dublin, Ireland. I have the golden berry plants in a greenhouse. Do they need to be sprayed against any pests?.

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03 Jul 16, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi Maeve, they're pretty hardy, but might get some of the same pests as tomatoes (white fly, etc). I don't think you need to spray them until you see a problem.

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03 Jun 16, John (Australia - temperate climate)

Hello Lyn I leave the over ripe gooseberries (or take a few ripe ones ) and just scratch them into the soil around the gooseberry bush or somewhere else in the garden if I want to plant more and they spring up next growing season. I usually just squash the gooseberry and spread it around a bit. They can be a bit unsuccessful if you try to transplant them after they have popped up out of the ground. As a precaution I always squash some and spread them out on a paper towel and dry them, seal them in an airtight bottle and next season plant them paper and all by tearing the paper into strips ( the seeds stick to the paper )

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