On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 11:39:28 +0100, we wrote:
Worcesterberries

I hate to dampen expectations but,,,
If they are the same thing that were 'about' about 25y ago, which some
thought were a cross between a gooseberry and a black current, then
dont waste your time ! ) lol !

Later found to be a species rather than an hybrid...

Well done that man, you passed the test :-)
Yes, quite so, that is why I wrote ",,which some thought,,"

" A North American species in its own right,Ribes divarticatum"
acording to Gillespie 1971

Or maybe I just didn't mollycoddle them well enough, but I grubbed
mine out and continued with just black currants and gooseberries.
Even black currants are a bit of a waste of time (runs for cover !)

You obviously had a) the wrong variety; b) the wrong conditions; c) not
netted them; d) not maintained them.

We used to pick buckets full of the things.

I think I was mostly disappointed by the small size of the berries and
the big size of the thorns but I agree it could have been (a) (b) or
(d)
I dont net my goosberies but still get a good crop off them, even up
to the point of beginning to burst their skins because of ripeness.
But if I leave them till they are falling off with ripeness then they
all quickly vanish.
Perhaps we have dumb (or slow to learn) birds ?