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janice · Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 3071 Location: scottish borders

decided it was time I harvested all my gooseberries and make some jam Razz

Whose bright idea was it to get bushes with thorns? oh yeah twas mine Embarassed

My leg is bleeding and so is one of my fingers and that was just one bush Shocked

And boy do those thorns hurt Confused

Oh bother don't think I have enough sugar to make the jam tonight Laughing

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Binty · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:15 pm Post subject:

The bushes have thorns on for a very good reason - to keep people away from their horrid yukky berries puke_r

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n · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:17 pm Post subject:

No, it's to stop everyone getting to those LUSCIOUS berries, actually so we all get a share of them...

n
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Fi · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject:

Doesn't stop next doors lab eating theirs though.
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Auntie Noo · Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:55 am Post subject:

You're lucky you had berries to harvest. None on mine Sad

and I love gooseberries sooooooo much !
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janice · Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 3071 Location: scottish borders

My bush is just dripping with berries Shocked

Will take a photo later and weigh them Wink

I pruned the other bush but it still only gave me half a dozen and they were all mouldy Confused

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jessica · Joined: 08 Nov 2006 Posts: 1691

that's teasing i adore gooseberries too and haven't had a single one this year from my bushes and not even seen any in the shops. boo hoo

probablyjane · Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject:

My poor gooseberry bush got all its leaves chewed off by nasty little caterpillars - needless to say the traumatised plant gave not a single gooseberry this year!

janice · Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 3071 Location: scottish borders

Maybe I should be whispering this, but my gooseberries came from a bush which is a favourite with those leaf munching pests Shocked

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probablyjane · Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:31 pm Post subject: