Re: poor tasting gooseberries

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

Thanks Jane, I'll have a look for them, Dan

On 25 May 2018 at 00:44, Colorado Gardener <cogardener@gmail.com> wrote:

> Invicta, Hinnomaki Red, Tixia are the ones I've planted & really like - &
> there are others.
>
> Jane
>
> On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 4:41 PM, Dan Clost <dan.clost@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks Jane,
> > The reviews I've read about the plant spoke about it being a good tasting
> > fruit.
> > We sell quite a few to our customers ( I work at a Landscape Nursery) and
> > have not heard any complaints about the taste.
> > I thought it was just my gardening acumen being found wanting.
> > Dan
> >
> > On 24 May 2018 at 18:37, Colorado Gardener <cogardener@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Plant different varieties. The newer hybrids taste a whole lot
> > > better/sweeter than Pixwell which tastes awful no matter how you grow
> it.
> > >
> > > Jane Shellenberger
> > > Publisher, Colorado Gardener
> > > www.coloradogardener.com
> > > 303 774-1180
> > > 303 774-8399 fx
> > > cogardener@gmail.com
> > >
> > > On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 4:32 PM, Dan Clost <dan.clost@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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
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