where to get gooseberries?

souter

Any ideas where to get gooseberries, preferrably north dublin. Or have I missed the season yet again.

The Hill Billy

The season runs from mid-May to the end of August, with June-July being the best months - so you still have time yet. Just keep an eye out in your local fruit & veg shop.

Tipperary animal lover

Have loads and loads ripening on the bushes out the back be ready in the next few weeks....mmm can't wait. Gooseberry fool, tart, crumble etc. love them.

souter

The Hill Billy wrote: »

The season runs from mid-May to the end of August, with June-July being the best months - so you still have time yet. Just keep an eye out in your local fruit & veg shop.

I always associate them with elderflower, which is on the wane now. Must engage more with the local greengrocers more but I worry that something so indigenous and seasonal is being supplanted by frochans from Chile and rasps from Dutch greenhouses. As Tipp implies at, should get my own bush.

Cardinal Richelieu

souter wrote: »

I always associate them with elderflower, which is on the wane now. Must engage more with the local greengrocers more but I worry that something so indigenous and seasonal is being supplanted by frochans from Chile and rasps from Dutch greenhouses. As Tipp implies at, should get my own bush.

What are frochans?

Tipperary animal lover

I got the three gooseberry bushes for €10(on sale), just over two years and first years crop wasn't great but this year the bushes are full, they grow in any size garden/back yard all it needs plenty of light and good soil, defo recommend getting your own.

souter

Cardinal Richelieu wrote: »

What are frochans?

What we Scottish refer to as blaeberries, aka bliberry, blueberry, whinberry,whortleberry - I believe frochan is the Irish name.

Martyn1989

Ive been looking for gooseberries too, cant even find gooseberry jam which I thought was odd.

jigital

I believe that if you get a good bush and plant it in the right spot, it can be a high yield crop. Have a look in some of your local garden centres.

castlewhite

Irish goosberries have started. They were available in the Dublin Wholesale Fruit market this week or some of the high end greengrocers should have them.

Fenwick

Got a punnett in Tesco, Rathmines on Fri

souter

Got a punnet in the ever reliable Fresh Market in Fairview. Picked some elder flowers in the park so they're infusing overnight in preparation for some fool or ice cream tomorrow.

Sala

Tesco Baggot street yesterday