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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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30 May 16, Phil (Australia - temperate climate)

I have 2 plants about one metre high. I am getting plenty of fruit but they won't ripen properly. They get three quarters ripe and fall off the bush. I collect them and take them inside but they don't get any riper. This means they have a slightly sour taste still.?? please help

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04 Sep 16, Stephanie (Australia - temperate climate)

I love mine slightly tart. The usual rule is for the pod to become transparent and the fruit change from green to orange. Then they are ready! I have grown them easily from Sydney to Taree, and am told that they grow well around Portland SW Vic too. Anyone know where I can obtain some??

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09 Sep 16, Soob (Australia - temperate climate)

seedcollection.com has them, I've only just started raising seedlings.

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03 Jun 16, John (Australia - temperate climate)

Hello Phil Try fertilizing with liquid Potassium (available from Bunnings) Potassium promotes the growth of fruit and flowers and should make the fruit ripen properly. I spray most of my fruiting plants and my flowering plants (roses etc ) regularly with liquid potassium for great results.

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28 May 18, Kingy (Australia - temperate climate)

My berries won’t ripen either! I will try the potassium... Thank you! Would love anymore tips too! :)

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26 Aug 18, Robert (Australia - temperate climate)

How did you go with the liquid potassium? . I also have many berries thaf are not rippening.

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17 May 16, Lyn Teaf (Australia - temperate climate)

I have some gooseberry fruit and would like to know if I have to dry them out so the seeds are dry or can I plant the whole fruit. I live in Perth.

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29 May 16, Alison (Australia - temperate climate)

I live in Perth (hills) and have just potted on a few dozen small plants that I grew in a large foam container from seed. I had a mixture of dried seeds and seeds still inside the soft fruit (I wanted to see which would work best). All the seeds have germinated I literally have a few hundred seedlings. I am now in the process of seeing which growing conditions are going to work best up here. I think I will plant the seeds directly into the ground next time.

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28 Apr 16, Mitch Orchard (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

We have successfully grown a number of Cape Gooseberry plants in our school garden (located at Bundarra - NW NSW). We are currently harvesting the fruit and the yield is fantastic.

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