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    Is anyone else growing Cape Gooseberries this year? I can just see my very first flower coming on 2 of mine! When do they fruit?

    Having looked only yesterday on the search threads, I wish I had done this before as I didnt realise they were such big plants - I got the seeds from another grape who wrote on the packet that they "grow big" I was expecting a coupla feet but apparently they grow 4-6 feet! Oooops! And I've growing 4!!!
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  • #2
    Ooh, mine are still only about 4'' but think that's cos I used Arthur bower dirt which has proved not be very good for lots of my seeds this year. Back to b&q stuff next year!
    Gardening forever- housework whenever

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    • #3
      I've got 3 plants grown from seed (from Real seeds), and they're chugging away nicely but still only small, 6 inches tall and 8 inches wide.

      All 3 are in big pots (40cm wide), cos limited on ground space, so will be interested to see how they go. Will try to get one in the ground if I can tho.

      Never grown them before either.
      Last edited by Paulieb; 10-06-2011, 11:54 PM. Reason: Added coment.
      The more help a man has in his garden, the less it belongs to him.
      William M. Davies

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      • #4
        I've got 3 plants going, still quite small although they all have a couple of fruits on. When I grew them previously they did end up massive plants! 6ft tall sounds about right and very bushy.

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        • #5
          I've grown these in the past, all I can say is...


          ...They take over the world

          Mine perished with powdery mildew, but not until I'd had lb's of fruit off it. If I remember rightly I was picking them till October time. Lovely dipped in melted chocolate.

          I've found this quote:-

          " The fruits are usually picked from the plants by hand every 2 to 3 weeks, although some growers prefer to shake the plants and gather the fallen fruits from the ground in order to obtain those of more uniform maturity". Hope this helps.

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          • #6
            Im only growing one bought plant since my cat trampled my cape gooseberry seeds and tomatillo seeds
            Dont judge a plant by it's pot.

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            • #7
              Really?! 6ft? These are my two... tried with them before but this is the first time they germinated. The pots are 10", I thought they would just stay in those pots in the greenhouse... I guess not.

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              • #8
                In a greenhouse they will go mental. I grew 1 in a conservatory that was up to the roof and arched over lol

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                • #9
                  There are 2 heights of the Cape Gooseberry. I got mine from this supplier: Interseeds items - Get great deals on Flower Seeds, Vegetable items on eBay.co.uk Shops!

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Hillwalker View Post
                    There are 2 heights of the Cape Gooseberry. I got mine from this supplier: Interseeds items - Get great deals on Flower Seeds, Vegetable items on eBay.co.uk Shops!
                    That 'dwarf' version still grows up to 90cm, which is basically a metre cubed like all Cape Gooseberries.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
                      That 'dwarf' version still grows up to 90cm, which is basically a metre cubed like all Cape Gooseberries.
                      So essentially, either cordon or bush?

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