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    Anyone know a reliable source for old fashioned gooseberry varieties? Two old bushes given up and would like replacements... Hedgehog? Winham's?

  • #2
    Hi and welcome.
    Whinham's Industry Gooseberry is on sale in lots of places - Here's one at random https://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/product_10567.html

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    • #3
      Wanted: second variety of gooseberry!

      Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
      Hi and welcome.
      Whinham's Industry Gooseberry is on sale in lots of places - Here's one at random https://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/product_10567.html
      Thanks for the information and found Whinham's Industry (ordered!). Anyone know any other old varieties that are still available?

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      • #4
        The main problem with the old varieties is their susceptibility to mildew - if you can deal with that, you can grow some really beautiful fruit.

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        • #5
          There's some old ones to be found here
          https://www.chrisbowers.co.uk/catego...oned+varieties

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Scarlet View Post
            There's some old ones to be found here
            https://www.chrisbowers.co.uk/catego...oned+varieties
            ........including "hedgehog"!

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            • #7
              Originally posted by nickdub View Post
              The main problem with the old varieties is their susceptibility to mildew - if you can deal with that, you can grow some really beautiful fruit.
              It's not been a big problem for me. I grow a few, including Whinham's Industry and Langley Gage, which are both older varieties, and I can't say they've ever had a serious mildew attack either in the old or new garden.

              Langley Gage, by the way, is the most delicious dessert gooseberry I've ever tasted. When properly ripe, the fruit are very sweet. Unfortunately the birds like them almost as much as I do.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by chrisdb View Post
                It's not been a big problem for me. I grow a few, including Whinham's Industry and Langley Gage, which are both older varieties, and I can't say they've ever had a serious mildew attack either in the old or new garden.

                Langley Gage, by the way, is the most delicious dessert gooseberry I've ever tasted. When properly ripe, the fruit are very sweet. Unfortunately the birds like them almost as much as I do.
                Probably partly depends on the summer weather in your area - I've tried Whinham's Industry here and it was hopelessly badly attacked by mildew, whereas I can grow the new Hinnonmaki Red with no problems. Some of the older ones are OK - I used to have a small yellow one (sulphur ?) which grew well with only the occasional berry affected by mildew.

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                • #9
                  RV Rogers are a good source of heritage varieties. I just planted a Langley Gage, can also recommend Whitesmith and Broom Girl.
                  Last edited by TrixC; 26-02-2019, 05:59 PM.

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                  • #10
                    I’m on around 80 varieties now been collecting for over 20 yrs I do propagate in rotation from year to year ,

                    I have the hedgehog , some varieties are breaking bud so bare root time running out
                    Stew

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