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  Gooseberry - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The gooseberry is indigenous in Europe and western Asia, growing naturally in alpine thickets and rocky woods in the lower country, from France eastward, perhaps as far as the Himalaya.
The gooseberry in the south of England will grow well in cool situations, and may be sometimes seen in gardens near London flourishing under the partial shade of apple trees; but in the north it needs full exposure to the sun to bring the fruit to perfection.
The gooseberry is sometimes attacked by the grub of the gooseberry sawfly, Nematus ribesii, of which several broods appear in the course of the spring and summer, and are very destructive.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Gooseberry   (1705 words)

  
 Gooseberry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Towards the end of the 18th century the gooseberry became a favourite object of cottage-horticulture, especially in Lancashire, where the working cotton-spinners have raised numerous varieties from seed, their efforts having been chiefly directed to increasing the size of the fruit.
The climate of the British Islands seems peculiarly adapted to bring the gooseberry to perfection, and it may be grown successfully even in the most northern parts of Scotland where it is commonly known as a "grozet"; indeed, the flavour of the fruit is said to improve with increasing latitude.
The fruit called the "Cape gooseberry" is produced by the species Physalis peruviana in the family Solanaceae, native to the Andes.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gooseberry   (1302 words)

  
 GOOSEBERRY Fruit Facts
A gooseberry may be green, white (gray-green), yellow, or shades of red from pink to purple to almost fl.
Gooseberry plants also have a fairly high requirement for magnesium, so if the soil is very acidic and needs lime, use dolomitic limestone, which supplies magnesium as well as calcium.
Pruning: A gooseberry bush is usually grown on a permanent short "leg" of about six inches, from which the bush is continually renewed with new shoots arising at or near ground level.
www.crfg.org /pubs/ff/gooseberry.html   (1601 words)

  
 Barbados Gooseberry
A climbing, leafy cactus, the Barbados gooseberry, Pereskia aculeata Mill., (syn.
97: A leafy, spiny, climbing shrub, the Barbados gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata) is an atypical cactus.
The Barbados gooseberry is believed to be indigenous to the West Indies, coastal northern South America and Panama.
www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/morton/barbados_gooseberry.html   (764 words)

  
 Gooseberry Mesa
Gooseberry mesa they replied and tossed me a map for a buck fifty.This ride took me buy surprise and gave me more joy than I was expecting.I'm used to relentless climbs and rewarding technical downhills in California.
Yes, Gooseberry is a technical trail, however, it is diverse and equipped with numerous routes with patches of singletrack, vast rock-faces, and mid-to-small-range drop-offs that are well marked and should be rideable even by cyclists with limited experience.
Gooseberry Mesa sits at a 3 degree tilt, so any time that you are headed west, you are generally climbing, and when you are headed east, you are generally descending.
www.mtbr.com /trails/Utah/GooseberryMesa.html   (9618 words)

  
 Otaheite Gooseberry
The Otaheite gooseberry is subtropical to tropical, being sufficiently hardy to survive and fruit in Tampa, Florida, where cold spells are more severe than in the southeastern part of the state.
The Otaheite gooseberry is prone to attack by the phyllanthus caterpiller in Florida.
In Malaya, the ripe or unripe Otaheite gooseberry is cooked and served as a relish, or made into a thick sirup or sweet preserve.
www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/morton/otaheite_gooseberry.html   (976 words)

  
 Chapter 7: Small Fruits and Brambles
The gooseberry is a bush-fruit grown for its large berries, which are mostly consumed green in baked pies.
Yeager (1935) stated that, "So far as we know, gooseberries are all self-fertile, hence cross-pollination is unnecessary and only one variety need be grown to get a crop of fruit." He apparently was not distinguishing between self-compatibility and the ability to self-pollinate.
Philp (1933) stated that gooseberries and currants are self-fruitful, but they require insect application of the pollen from the anthers to the stigma.
gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov /book/chap7/gooseberry.html   (645 words)

  
 CAPE GOOSEBERRY Fruit Facts
Origin: The cape gooseberry is native to Brazil but long ago became naturalized in the highlands of Peru and Chile and became identified with the region.
Growth Habit: The cape gooseberries is a soft-wooded, perennial, somewhat vining plant usually reaching 2 to 3 ft. in height.
Cape gooseberries are self-pollinated but pollination is enhanced by a gentle shaking of the flowering stems or giving the plants a light spraying with water.
www.crfg.org /pubs/ff/cape-gooseberry.html   (1254 words)

  
 Emblica officinalis, euphorbiaceae,amla, gooseberry, emblica, phyllanthus emblica, indian gooseberry, amla
Gooseberry with its high vitamin 'c' contained is a wonderful fruit for rejuvenation, and improves body resistance and protects the system against infections.
Gooseberry tree is generally 20 to 30 feet high with small leaves like that of tamarind.
Indian gooseberry undoubtedly, is capable of imparting glow and lustre and physical mental strength and vigor to different pats of the body and also eliminates various diseases.
www.hashmi.com /indian.html   (918 words)

  
 GooseBerry
Gooseberry and the concept of SpeedDating was designed for young people by young people, who wanted to expand their social circle.
Gooseberry recognised the need for such events where like -minded people can meet, chat and match in a fun, relaxed safe environment.
Gooseberry tend to attract 80% new people at each of their events.
www.gooseberry.tv /faq.html   (543 words)

  
 The Worldwide Gourmet presents all about Gooseberry
The name gooseberry or goosberry (which dates to at least the 15th c.) comes from the fact that the berries were commonly used to make a sauce for roast goose.
Unlike its relative the red currant (called groseille à grappes, or grape gooseberry, in French), which grows in bunches, the gooseberry is larger and grows singly on a thorn.
Add a handful of gooseberries to calf's liver near the end of cooking, along with a splash of sherry vinegar and a little honey.
www.theworldwidegourmet.com /fruits/berries/gooseberry.htm   (358 words)

  
 Gooseberry Mesa | Utah.com
Although the slickrock sections are not the free-flowing, catch-a-wave expanses of the famed Slickrock Bike Trail in Moab, the rock on Gooseberry is every bit as challenging and requires adept skills to clean the hundreds of audacious stunts.
The distant Pine Valley Mountains Wilderness interrupts the arid motif with a swollen alpine acclivity.
Gooseberry Mesa can be accessed from Zion National Park by taking Bridge Road south from Rockville (three miles west of the park) or by taking UT 57 southeast of Hurricane.
www.utah.com /bike/trails/gooseberry.htm   (377 words)

  
 Gooseberry for the home grounds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Gooseberries excel in the cooler areas of the Midlands and North.
As gooseberries flower early in the spring it is important not to plant them in low-lying, frosty areas.
Gooseberries demand an ample supply of potash, particularly on light soils; potash deficiency induces poor growth and premature defoliation.
www.backyardgardener.com /plants/ggooseberry.html   (568 words)

  
 The Geology of Gooseberry
Gooseberry Mesa lies just east of the intersection of the Colorado Plateau with the Great Basin, and just south of the breaks of the Markagunt Plateau.
As the Gooseberry area began to dry, layers of shale alternate with layers of conglomerate and sandstone.
Gooseberry Mesa is an example of "headward erosion." Rather than becoming rounder and flatter, the entire cliff moves back.
www.utahmountainbiking.com /goodies/geology/gooseberry.htm   (1083 words)

  
 Gooseberry Mesa Trail Network
Gooseberry Mesa is a tabletop mesa just west of Zion National Park.
The Gooseberry Mesa slickrock singletrack is a new addition to Utah's trail system, and it's absolutely world-class.
Gooseberry Mesa mixes slickrock and firm dirt among pinions and junipers.
www.go-utah.com /Gooseberry-Mesa-Trail-Network   (771 words)

  
 Cornell Fruit Resources, Cornell University
Because currants and gooseberries begin growth very early in the spring, you should plant them in the early fall or very early in spring, before the plants begin to grow.
Gooseberries are easily propagated through tip layering or stool bedding (mound layering).
Prune currants and gooseberries when the plants are dormant in late winter or early spring.
www.hort.cornell.edu /extension/commercial/fruit/mfruit/gooseberries.html   (1760 words)

  
 Missouri Gooseberry (Ribes missouriense)
The leaf bases of Prickly Gooseberry are usually more cordate than those of Missouri Gooseberry, and the stamens of its flowers are not exerted beyond the tubular calyx.
Missouri Gooseberry has flowers that are more or less white; they have narrow tubular calyxes with exerted stamens that are at least twice the length of the calyx tubes (excluding their lobes).
The branches of Missouri Gooseberry are usually more thorny than those of Northern Gooseberry; the larger thorns of the former are ½" or more in length, while the thorns of the latter are less than ½" in length.
www.illinoiswildflowers.info /savanna/plants/ms_gooseberry.htm   (806 words)

  
 Gooseberry Pie II - Allrecipes
This is the best gooseberry pie I've ever had.
The excessive tartness of gooseberries is eliminated with the sour cream and sugar mixture.
I'm very proud of my single gooseberry bush which yields enough berries for 1 pie.
allrecipes.com /recipe/gooseberry-pie-ii/detail.aspx   (240 words)

  
 What is a Gooseberry?
Gooseberries can be round, oblong or teardrop shaped depending upon their variety.
Similarly gooseberries may be added to the many baked puddings in place of raisins or currants.
To play a gooseberry is very much like being referred to as “the third wheel.” The gooseberry may accompany a romantically linked couple on a date.
www.wisegeek.com /what-is-a-gooseberry.htm   (386 words)

  
 Daily Herald - 0721 Gooseberry Mesa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Gooseberry Mesa in southwest Utah near Zion National Park is gaining fans as one of the top mountain-biking spots in the United States.
Gooseberry Mesa and its must-do trails have a lot going for them, as daughter Katie and I discovered on a fall trip.
Gooseberry Mesa drew big crowds from 2000 to 2002, but visits have leveled off in the last few years, Chacon said.
www.heraldextra.com /content/view/187023   (1134 words)

  
 How to grow your gooseberry bush, pictures and advice
An ideal fruit for the small garden - gooseberry bushes are easy to grow, produce a large amount of fruit for their size and will tolerate partial shade conditions.
Gooseberry bushes are also well able to withstand harsher conditions (both temperature and wind) than many other fruits.
Gooseberry bushes are very tolerant of different conditions, although in an ideal setting they prefer full sun in cooler areas of the UK.
www.gardenaction.co.uk /fruit_veg_diary/fruit_veg_mini_project_june_2_gooseberry.asp   (389 words)

  
 Park Info: Gooseberry Falls State Park: Minnesota DNR
The area known as Gooseberry Falls State Park is intricately tied to human use of Lake Superior.
In 1900, the Nestor Logging Company built its headquarters at the river mouth and a railway was used to carry the pine to the lake for rafting to the sawmills.
Rocky Lake Superior shoreline, five waterfalls, Gooseberry River and gorge, Agate Beach and the Picnic Flow highlight the park.
www.dnr.state.mn.us /state_parks/gooseberry_falls/narrative.html   (684 words)

  
 BBC - Science & Nature - Sea Life - Fact files: Sea gooseberry
Sea gooseberries use their two long, trailing tentacles to fish for prey.
Sea gooseberries are a member of the phylum Ctenophora, or comb jellies, with around 90 species.
Sea gooseberries are wholly planktonic in their life cycle, lacking any sessile (attached) stages.
www.bbc.co.uk /nature/blueplanet/factfiles/jellies/gooseberry_bg.shtml   (203 words)

  
 GOOSEBERRY - Online Information article about GOOSEBERRY
Romans were acquainted with the gooseberry, though it may possibly be alluded to in a vague passage of See also:
giant gooseberries of the Lancashire " fanciers " are obtained by the careful culture of varieties specially raised with this object, the growth being encouraged by abundant manuring, and the removal of all but a very few berries from each plant.
Occasionally the gooseberry is at-tacked by the fungus till recently called Aecidium Grossulariae, which forms little cups with white torn edges clustered together See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /GOA_GRA/GOOSEBERRY.html   (2626 words)

  
 Rustic Style Resources in Minnesota State Parks
Gooseberry Falls State Park CCC/Rustic Style historic resources are included within a 640-acre historic district that defines the original boundaries of the park.
Gooseberry Falls State Park was initially classified as a 640-acre scenic Game Preserve owned jointly by the Highway Department and the Department of Conservation.
An education building known as "Gooseberry Falls University" was erected and dedicated in March 1939.
www.mnhs.org /places/nationalregister/stateparks/Gooseberry.html   (693 words)

  
 Gooseberry Field Spaniels
Gooseberry is located on John's Island in South Carolina.
Jackee', who will always have a piece of my heart, was my first Field Spaniel and the Foundation of Gooseberry Field Spaniels.
Jackee's son, Brook, who is 6 ~ along with Jackee's daughter, 5 year old Lena, Cliff who is a Jackee' grandson and Jeri, a Lena daughter, all live here at Gooseberry.
www.gooseberryfieldspaniels.com   (212 words)

  
 botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Gooseberry - Herb Profile and Information
In 1821, at Duffield, near Derby, a bush had been planted for at least forty-six years, and was 12 yards in circumference, while two, trained against a wall near Chesterfield, reached upwards of 50 feet in growth from end to end.
The yellow gooseberries have usually the richest flavour for dessert, and the best wine made from them very closely resembles champagne.
The light jelly made from the red berries is valuable for sedentary, plethoric, and bilious subjects.
www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/g/gooseb29.html   (446 words)

  
 Gooseberry Mesa, Utah - 2006
Located outside of Hurricane Utah, Gooseberry Mesa is one of those places you have to ride it to believe it.
The mixture of singletrack and griprock is pretty awesome with lots of swooping and flowing lines across fields of solid rock.
Check out the trip report from last year's road trip as well as the additional pictures from Gooseberry 2005.
www.mountainbikebill.com /Utah-Gooseberry2006.htm   (540 words)

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