AlleyCatStudio1 said:

Hello all --

I recently ordered two Gooseberry plants ('Invicta' and 'Hinnonmaki Red'
cultivars). I've read that gooseberries "collapse" when the air temperature
exceeds 85 degrees: I live about half a mile from the south shore of Lake
Erie, so the summers aren't like Arizona, but typically there are a few days or
weeks during the summer that exceed the 85-degree mark, and it's usually the
case where we get at least one week that goes into the 90's. So, I intend to
plant them in large containers so they can be temporarily moved indoors if
necessary.

I could not keep gooseberries or black currants going here in Plymouth, even in
partial shade. My soil is way to sandy and dries (and warms) very quickly.
One summer it was just too warm and dry and the next spring they were dead.

The neighbor where I used to live had a nice row of red currants which did
very well. We had heavy soil with a high water table -- they were never
stressed for water, even in the drought of '88. (The water table was high
enough that we had crayfish burrows in the low spots in our back yards!
The currants were planted on a raised-up spot so that they weren't waterlogged.)

--
Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)

Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)