10 fun facts about gooseberries

Here are 10 blackberries fun facts that you should know

1 - Gooseberry bushes produce an edible fruit and are grown on both commercial and domestic basis.

2 - Gooseberry bush was 19th century slang for pubic hair, and from this comes the saying that babies are, “born under a gooseberry bush.”

3 - Gooseberry originates from Europe, northwestern Africa and southeast Asia.

4 - ild gooseberry grows in the alpine thicket, rocky areas, woodlands and hedgerows. It prefers fertile, loamy soils and areas that provide enough Sun.

5 - . Gooseberry grows in the form of shrub. It has woody branches with long spines which grow from the axils of leaves. It can reach 4 to 6 feet in height and 6 feet in width.

6 - One gooseberry bush can produce 8 to 10 pounds of fruit per season.

7 - Gooseberry is a good source of vitamin C, vitamins of the B group and minerals such as copper, calcium, phosphorus and manganese.

8 - Gooseberries are often used in preparation of jellies and jams. They can also be combined with dishes made from meat and fish.

 9 - Gooseberries are also known as “fayberries” because of an ancient belief that fairies used bushes of gooseberry to hide from danger.

10 -  Gooseberry can produce fruit and survive at least 20 years in the wild.