"SugarChile" wrote in message
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In the past I grew gooseberries, and we often reach 100F in the summer.
They never seemed to suffer from the heat. They did get some late
afternoon
shade. I had good crops for a few years; what finally caused me to yank
them was the gooseberry saw fly, which I grew tired of battling.

Black currants do very well for me, both the Crandall, which is lovely and
smells like cloves in bloom, and the Consort. I had Jostaberries for 10
years, and they grew vigorously, but never bore much fruit.

Good luck and have fun,
Sue

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Zone 6, South-central PA


Agreed. Our gooseberry is very productive also with weather sometimes above
100F and mostly in the high 90s all summer. They are also under an overgrown
lilac in full shade. (In the Idaho desert, zone 6) Our neighbor has a very
productive currant in the shade. I'm transplanting some this year to see how
they like full sun :-o My guess is they will probably burn up, but I have
to try, because it's a spot I'd really like to have them grow.