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Kelly333 Longview, TX May 10, 2002

BLACK VELVET

(Red champagne Gooseberry x Worcesterberry cross)

Grape sized fruit and impressive growth habit. Produces heavy yield of dark red fruit. Complete resistance to mildew. This new cultivar will win for flavor, quality and beautiful berry color! Height is 4 ft. with a width of 3 ft. 12-18 in. plants. pH5-6.5, Zones (3-8).
This came from Mellinger's catalog. Just wondering if it is any good. Anyone tried this?

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flowox Newark, OH(Zone 5a) May 11, 2002

here's more info on gooseberries if you're interested :)

http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/gooseberry.html

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Kelly333 Longview, TX May 11, 2002

thanks, that says summer humid, cool regions is where it is best.....good grief I live in tx....but it shows it is ok in my zone...would like to hear from somebody who has this in a humid, hot zone.

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melody Benton, KY(Zone 7a) May 14, 2002

My grandpa used to grow gooseberries before he passed away.I have no idea what kind they were,but he had them on the Northwest side of the house and they did fine.We have misrable hot,humid summers,but these seemed to pay no attention to the temps.

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Kelly333 Longview, TX May 14, 2002

Thanks Melody for that info. I think I will have to try them.

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