Dave Hill wrote:
On 25 Mar, 12:53, cliff_the_gardener
wrote:
Emery
I cannot pass comment on how they will perform in your part of France
but would suggest the following.
Hinnomäki is available in a red green and golden form. Early growth
is very thorny, dense like as raspberry but thorny , older wood is
more typical of gooseberries
Pax is a red resistant variety (but I am not keen on the flavour)
Invicta has some resistance to mildew, I find that it is OK, but it
does have a weeping habit, so you need to prune hard to keep the
branches up.
As for a supplier have a look at http://www.delbard.com they stock
Hinnomäki and supply many UK growers. Delbard are big in micro
propagation so at least they shall be virus free.
The Agroforestry Research Trust offer a nice range of American
Gooseberry Mildew resistant varieties and they ship to France http://www.agroforestry.co.uk
Good luck
Clifford
Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Josta berries are a great fruit or so my birds say, I have yet to have
one in 5 years.
I know I should net them but they are large bushes
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries

Thanks all for the information. Leveller is a good hint as is the hint
about Invicta
having a weeping habit. Pain in the neck that, and of course makes it
more prone
to the fuzz (even though that cultivar is meant to be resistant).

David, how big did the Josta get? I've got limited space for these fruits.

Thanks,

-E