Re: poor tasting gooseberries

**D* C* <d*@gmail.com>**

Thanks Tom, I'll look for them.
Dan

On 24 May 2018 at 19:10, <tloallergyfree@earthlink.net> wrote:

>
> Swamp Black Currant or Prickly Currant (Ribes lacustre), also called Swamp
> Gooseberry, Black Gooseberry.
> These are said to taste nasty.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Dan Clost <dan.clost@gmail.com>
> >Sent: May 24, 2018 3:32 PM
> >To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum <
> gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
> >Subject: [GWL] poor tasting gooseberries
> >
> >I have a question for the home fruit growers: how do I change the taste of
> >my gooseberries? They taste like the kitty's litter box smells.
> >
> >They share a space with raspberries, strawberries and blueberries, all of
> >which taste the way one would expect them to taste.
> >
> >I mulch the garden with straw and amend with our own compost.
> >
> >The Pixwell plant is healthy, the bounty prolific, and the berries are
> >almost perfect in appearance.
> >
> >We just can't eat the harvest.
> >
> >Any ideas?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Dan
> >The Good Earth Columnist
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