Captivator (Red) Gooseberry Back To List Gooseberry Description: Captivator is a reliable bush gooseberry that produces large burgandy berries of excellent quality. Sweet in taste, delicious when eaten fresh, few thorns. A healthy tree being mildew resistant. Shallow lobed leaves that are green and turn dark red in the autumn. An ideal replacement for Pax. History: Originated from Canada. Gooseberry Growing Tips: A very easy fruit to grow. Thrive in many different types of soil, avoiding water logged areas. They are happiest planted in a sunny spot either training against a wall or in containers to take up less space in small gardens. If you would like to eat/cook the berries then make sure you protect them from the birds! Attributes Uses: Cooking Uses: Eating Picking month: July Self-fertility: Self-fertile Back To List Find a local stockist by selecting your county: Select a CountyAberdeenshireAngusArgyllshireAvonAyrshireBedfordshireBerkshireBristolBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCardiffCarmarthenshireCeredigionChannel IslandsCheshireClwydCo. AntrimCo. DownCo. WestmeathConwyCornwallCumbriaDenbighshireDerbyshireDevonDorsetDublinDumfriesshireDunbartonshireDurhamEast LothianEast SussexEssexFifeGlamorganGloucestershireGwentGwyneddHampshireHerefordshireHertfordshireHumbersideInverness-shireIsle of ManKentLanarkshireLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonLondonderryManchesterMerionethMerseysideMid GlamorganMiddlesexMidlothianMonmouthshireMontgomeryshireMorayshireNorfolkNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshirePembrokeshirePerthshirePowysRenfrewshireRoxburghshireRutlandShropshireSomersetSouth YorkshireStaffordshireStirlingshireSuffolkSurreyTaysideTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest LothianWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWigtownshireWiltshireWorcestershireYorkshire Search Discover these similar varieties… Hinnomaki Yellow Gooseberry With its red sister this variety is excellent for organic growing with high mildew resistance. A very hardy variety. Full Details Rokula ® (Red) Gooseberry Early, dark red dessert with excellent flavour, mildew resistant. Moderate vigour. Can be eaten fresh or cooked. Full Details Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry With its yellow sister this variety is excellent for organic growing with high mildew resistance. Full Details Xenia (Red) Gooseberry A pink fruiting variety, almost spineless and tolerant to mildew. An improvement for the variety Pax. Full Details
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