Gooseberries don’t ripen all at once. You’ll be harvesting gooseberries over a nice long 4-6 weeks beginning in early July. Plenty of time to harvest very ripe berries suited to eating out of hand and plenty of under-ripe berries to preserve.

A few gooseberries are reddish in colour, our favourite Hinnonmaki Red is a good example of a red gooseberry. They begin to go red as the season progresses and then turn a ruby red colour – that’s the point when they are ready to pick.

Gooseberries are fully ripe and ready for picking around late June to early July. However, a better test for their ripeness is by touching them to find out. Once the remaining fruit is soft to touch, that usually means they’re ripe and ready to be picked.

Can you eat unripe gooseberries? You may have heard that unripened gooseberries are poisonous. While some fruits are not good to eat before they are ripe, gooseberries at any stage are perfectly safe to eat. One of the things people use unripe, rather than ripe, gooseberries for is jam.

The berries from the gooseberry bush are edible and a high source of vitamin c. No, but like all members of the nightshade family, unripe fruit produced by the plant is always toxic and should never be consumed!

Early in the season they are bright green, with a veined effect on the skin, and quite hard and tart – they are best for cooking with, in particular to make the classic English pudding, gooseberry fool. Later on, softer, sweeter varieties become available, often yellow or red coloured – they are good eaten raw.

The small green cooking gooseberries are available early in the season; look for firm undamaged berries. Later season dessert gooseberries (often red, yellow or golden coloured) are sweeter and can be eaten raw. Firm cooking gooseberries will keep (unwashed) in the fridge for a week or two. They also freeze well.

Modern science does not yet know all the elements that increase longevity. As we discover some of the body’s secrets, we may find that Amla is more beneficial than was previously imagined. Dosage: 500-1000 mg BID for dogs and 100-250 mg BID for cats.

There are some berries that will make your dog sick although it may not affect humans. For example, regional berries can run the gamut: gooseberries, marionberries, salmonberries, and serviceberries may be toxic to your dog. Two fruits (not berries) to avoid are grapes and cherries, both of which are toxic to dogs.

Research shows that ashwagandha has anti-inflammatory, diuretic, sedative, antibacterial, and anti-fungal activity. It also has anti-tumorigenic uses in animals. Most importantly, ashwagandha has also been shown to be safe for long-term use for your pet.

To Reduce Stress and Anxiety The medicinal herb appears to help lower levels of cortisol, a hormone produced by your adrenal glands in response to stress. More specifically, daily doses of 125 mg to 5 grams for 1–3 months have shown to lower cortisol levels by 11–32% (2, 3 , 4 ).

How much melatonin can I give my dog? Melatonin is safe for dogs at the right dosage. Like any other supplement or medication, it’s always best to talk to your veterinarian before giving it to your pet. Avoid giving melatonin to pregnant dogs and puppies under 12 weeks old.