Comments on: The joy of growing a gooseberry bush

By: Claire Anderson

Claire Anderson — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:22:06 +0000

RT @greenprophet An Organic Gooseberry Bush http://bit.ly/W9UJ4

By: Barbara Stich

Barbara Stich — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:17:44 +0000

Hello,
I would like to know whether “Hannah Mills” who posted a reply to your column (which I enjoyed also) is THE extraordinarily gifted Hannah Mills who has created calendars in the past. I have looked high and low for her calendar for 5769 but have been unable to locate one. Thanks in advance for your help.

By: Light Dancing

Light Dancing — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:12:52 +0000

Hi!

When I was a kid in Northern Indiana we had gooseberry bushes that produced delicious fruit nearly every year, with no fertilizing or special care. Grandma made delicious Gooseberry pie (sweetened with sugar of course) most years. Sometimes she mixed strawberries with the gooseberries to make a pie as well. YUM YUM! How could I get my hands on some seeds?

Light Dancing

By: Rita

Rita — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:10:26 +0000

Gooseberries grew wild where I grew up in Southeastern Missouri. My Grandmother made the very best gooseberry pies. She took them to church gatherings and family reunions. Everyone loved them, including me. I too would like to grow a gooseberry bush. Do you know where I could find one?

By: james

james — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:59:10 +0000

Hi Hannha,
thanks for that. I have seen blueberry bushes for sale in Mishtela around Jerusalem: my favourite is Victor’s Nursery on rehov Beitar (ask for Tomer), or Itamar’s Nursery at Moshav Ora (great cafe too).
But I can get some blueberry seeds from the UK to share too…..
About the worms … just keep digging away at a patch of soil; they will come. And a tended compost heap will attract them too, eventually.
I haven’t found wormeries for sale here yet, but there are US and UK companies who would send them – maybe cheaper if a few folk buy together?
Email me at: jamesmurraywhite”at”gmail.com to co-ordinate seed swaps.
james

By: hannah wills

hannah wills — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:23:45 +0000

I live in the northern mountains on the border of Rosh pina-safed and would like give it a try….is the climate here compatible…? jerusalem and nof kinneret (my neighborhood) is similar to the climate of Jerusalem though it tends to be slighly cooler here in winter and i think can get a little hotter here in summer

I am an organic gardener myself..and am presently eating a just picked salad of baby greens which i am growing under a tent of this meshy fabric cloth that lets rain and sun in and keeps cold out somewhat…

I am also very interesting in getting a blueberry bush- do you know if it will grow here…blueberries are one of the highest antioxidant food on the planet and have not seen them in the Land…..

Also you mentioned WORMS for composting. Where can you get them here. In the states, my garden was full of worms but here there is not a one….
Thanks for your reply. Loved your story

Growing organic in nof kinneret
hannha