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Field note · October 2026

Cleaning Canada Gooseberry Seeds

Oak Summit Nursery · Southern Manitoba

cleaning small seeds, these are canada gooseberry. the process for small berry seeds I've found is made easier by mashing them and straining off the pulp, but leaving all the skins and other material in place and drying it in a dehydrator over night at 30-35C, then crush and rub over a screen. there's a good reason for this, berries with small seeds can be hard to separate from the skin when wet, but when crispy dry the skin will crumble to dust leaving just the seeds. if you were just planting these directly, you can skip the drying step. or save a part of your seeds and dry them to save for next year in a fridge.