On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 13:44:24 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:

Oh. I thought you were still talking about blackcurrants.

hehee, complex aint it ! :-)))
That was Brian,
my blackcurrant mention was just an aside to see if I could upset
blackcurrant growers as well as worcesterberry growers all in the same
thread :-)
and I blame you for deviating first :-
"Standard gooseberries are fun, too. I don't know if the commercially
grown ones are grafted on to any special stock, but I doubt it."

I've never
even *SEEN* a worcesterberry. Yet.

Ah so,
we will return to this next year then,
and in a new thread,
with new subject, lol !!!

chortle.

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from (WaltA) contains these words:
On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 13:44:24 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:

Oh. I thought you were still talking about blackcurrants.

hehee, complex aint it ! :-)))
That was Brian,
my blackcurrant mention was just an aside to see if I could upset
blackcurrant growers as well as worcesterberry growers all in the same
thread :-)
and I blame you for deviating first :-
"Standard gooseberries are fun, too. I don't know if the commercially
grown ones are grafted on to any special stock, but I doubt it."

That's not deviating, that's straight up, guv.

I've never
even *SEEN* a worcesterberry. Yet.

Ah so,
we will return to this next year then,

No doubt.

and in a new thread,

More than likely. But we *COULD* spin it out. [45¾]

with new subject, lol !!!

Chortleberries?

chortle.

That's what I thought.

[45¾] Just to keep it warm, you understand...

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from (WaltA) contains these words:

I wonder which other urgler I am now in botther with for
suggesting that they are a waste of time :-?))

I'll hold up my hand and say T'was I.

I'm not offended, I am trying them out, and this year we had quite a
good crop. I was trying to find a berry that we had some years back in
another garden, which was similar (but had awful thorns). The worcester
is thornless, than goodness.

Taste-wise the ones I've had so far were to my mind rather scented (if
you can understand that as a taste!). Rest are in the freezer, we'll see
what they are like through the winter.

My main gripe at the moment is that they seem to be a very vigorous
grower, more than doubling the size of the plant in a year (3rd year old
now). I wish more energy would be put into producing and swelling fruit.

I had similat problems with a Tayberry I tried years back, lots of
growth, but very little fruit.

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On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 21:32:39 +0100, Anti-Spam wrote:
WaltA
I wonder which other urgler I am now in bother with for
suggesting that they are a waste of time :-?))

I'll hold up my hand and say T'was I.
I'm not offended,

Phew ! That's a relief

I am trying them out, and this year we had quite a
good crop. I was trying to find a berry that we had some years back in
another garden, which was similar (but had awful thorns). The worcester
is thornless, than goodness.

Very interesting, the ones I had were horribly thorny !

Duncan Gillespie in "The Winemaker's Garden" 1971 says
",,, but the berries take some picking for the bushes are even
thornier than goosberries "
I would have replied earlier, but I got distracted Googling on
Worcesterberries A random selection of sites also remark on their
thorns.
Which all sounds to be like the one you had "some years back" !!

The one you have now sounds to be much more user-friendly :-)

On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 15:41:19 +0100, Jaques d'Alltradeswrote:
and I blame you for deviating first :-
"Standard gooseberries are fun, too. I don't know if the commercially
grown ones are grafted on to any special stock, but I doubt it."

That's not deviating, that's straight up, guv.

without hesitation !

I've never
even *SEEN* a worcesterberry. Yet.

miserably small, not a lot bigger than a fat blackcurrent, hairy,
similar to a mini-gooseberry, red to deep red (some but not me say
purple, even) !

but note what I said about thorns (or lack of) in another post, I
wonder if we are talking about the same animal (or protist )

. [45¾]

pardon ?

[45¾] Just to keep it warm, you understand...

nope, I think I just overdosed on the Laphroaig,,,
clunk