Gooseberry

Description

Native gooseberries pack tart-sweet flavor, handle partial shade, and crank out fruit even in lean soils—perfect for hedges, wildlife value, and jams that slap.
Fruit & use: Green to ruby berries ripen mid–late summer; tangy fresh, stellar for pies, fools, syrups, and dehydrating. High in vitamin C and antioxidants.
Growing conditions

• Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade

• Water: Medium

• Soil: Well-drained loam; tolerates clay with mulch

• pH: Slightly acidic to neutral

• Size / Spacing: ~4′ H × 4′ W; space 4–5′

• Pollination: Self-fertile but heavier with two varieties

• Harvest window: Mid–late summer