My Edible Fruit Trees: Gooseberry Trees QLD

Ceylon Gooseberry

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Cape Gooseberry (Seedling)

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Cape Gooseberry ^10/10

Comments: - Growing in a medium sized pot with premium potting mix. I give it a weekly dose of worm castings and regular watering. It has only been in the pot for a few weeks and it has gone froma straggly stem to a bush! I am very excited to taste the fruit!

Planted: 2018

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Water Given in: Spring

Cape Gooseberry

Comments: -

I like the fruit but this does not seem very prolific, seems hardly worth it.

susceptible to pests - white fly, thrips, tomato dust seems to work, growing quite healthily now (spring) but no new flowers

Planted: 2012

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Cape Gooseberry

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cape Gooseberry

Comments: -

Volunteer from under compost bin. This plant is attacked by three striped beetle every year, but bounces back and fruits well for long periods of the year despite this. The fruit is really nice, slightly tart. African yam (heart shaped leaves) is also a volunteer from the compost. This yam tastes nice grated and washed in lemon juice water, but oozes slime when cut, like a lamprey.

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Cape Gooseberry (Seedling)

Comments: - Have found a couple of volunteer seedlings growing in semi-cleared area of bushland on our property. Nice enough fruit to graze on, but not outstanding.  Highlights to me the weed potential of this plant in bushland - all fruit should be picked if growing it, to stop it becoming invasive. (Will be pulling one out, and keep tabs on the other.)

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Cape Gooseberry (Seedling)

Comments: -

delicious fruit

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 5

First Fruited: 6 Months From Seed

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Cape Gooseberry ^8/10

Comments: -

These used to grow wild on the island where I grew up. Finally suceeded in growing these during the last winter season.

Cape Gooseberry

Cape Gooseberry

Planted: 2012

Height 2 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Water Given in: Spring

Cape Gooseberry ^7/10

Comments: -

One of my favourite fruits as a kid, it would grow wild in the park near us. I have several plants- one had two fruit but were eaten by the possum before I could enjoy them. The others seem to suffer die back on the tips somehow...

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 5

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Cape Gooseberry (Seedling) ^8/10

Planted: 2022

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Cape Gooseberry

Comments: -

I want this just so that I can make gooseberry jam for my best mate's dad. It's his favourite.

Cape Gooseberry

Cape Gooseberry

Cape Gooseberry (Seedling) ^3/10

Comments: - cucumber beetle attack 2 months after planting 

Pollination: No

Cape Gooseberry ^5/10

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Cape Gooseberry

Pollination: No

Ceylon Hill Gooseberry ^5/10

Comments: -

Has been nibbled heavily by possum, but still hanging on.

Planted: 2010

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Pollination: No

Ceylon Hill Gooseberry

Comments: -

Knock off any suckers. No bird problems. More moist soil than other areas. Attractive flowers. Not pruned yet. No serious bugs or disease yet.
Small amount of fruit after one year which was stewed up into a sweet topping syrup. Good purple colour and interesting flavour.

Pollination: No

Ceylon Hill Gooseberry (Cutting)

Planted: 2009

Height 0.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Ceylon Hill Gooseberry (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Really looking forward to trying the fruit from this one. Growing well and I've already taken cuttings that have struck so I can have MORE lol. Watched the Daleys video on these and the flowers are very attractive.

The asparagus are growing up all around the plant which is cutting out some sunlight.

Height 1 metres

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

No problems as yet.

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

How long before it fruits?

Ceylon Hill Gooseberry

Ceylon Hill Gooseberry

Pollination: No

Ceylon Hill Gooseberry ^6/10

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Ceylon Hill Gooseberry ^4/10

Comments: -

Have just planted 2 of these these facing north east and they look healthy and strong. They got overrun by killer tomatoes and I think it blocked the sun and nutrients.

Ceylon Hill Gooseberry

Pollination: Cross Pollination