gooseberries sizing up, they'll be purple when ripe

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Hardy Berries and Currants: Summer Field Notes

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gooseberries sizing up, they'll be purple when ripe. this vigorous bush is an unknown cultivar, collected from our old farm and I just call it purple gooseberry. it seems to thrive on neglect, and it's loaded with fruit this year.

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wild saskatoons are ripening, earlier than them cultivar ones at our neighbours which were still green this week, image 1 of 5

July 2026 wild saskatoons are ripening, earlier than them cultivar ones at our neighbours which were still green this week Read field note

Ribes glandulosum, a favorite native currant with edible and armed fruit, image 1 of 4

July 2026 Ribes glandulosum, a favorite native currant with edible and armed fruit Read field note

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