Fruits

Best gooseberry varieties to grow ‘Careless’ – large fruits that turn transparent when ripe. ‘Invicta’ – green cooker, big crops, mildew resistant. ‘Leveller’ – yellow… Read More »Which Type Of Gooseberry Is Best?

In Britain, gooseberries may informally be called goosegogs. Gooseberry bush was 19th-century slang for pubic hair, and from this comes the saying that babies are… Read More »Why Are Babies Found Under Gooseberry Bushes?

It is known variously as the Peruvian groundcherry, the Inca berry, the pichuberry, the poha berry and quite commonly the cape gooseberry, probably because it… Read More »What Is Another Name For Cape Gooseberry?

gooseberry (plural gooseberries) A fruit, Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant. We had a good haul of gooseberries from our bushes this year. Any other… Read More »What Is Called Gooseberry?

When ‘play gooseberry’ was coined, in 19th century England, it referred to someone acting as a chaperone to a couple. It was widely accepted in… Read More »Why Is It Called Being A Gooseberry?

More commonly referred to as nightshades, certain fruits (tomatoes, goji berries, gooseberries, etc), vegetables (peppers, potatoes, eggplants etc) and spices (cayenne and paprika) from this… Read More »Is Gooseberry A Nightshade?

They can be round, oblong or teardrop shaped, depending upon their variety, and come in a delightful color range, from green to red to purple.… Read More »What’S A Gooseberry Look Like?

Cape gooseberry and tomatillo are in the same plant genus. Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), also known as ground cherry, produces small, sweet fruit inside papery… Read More »Is Tomatillo A Gooseberry?