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Originally Posted by Hazel at the Hill  How long do gooseberrie bushes last? The ones on the next door plot look old and a bit scabby, really, and I wondered if you should take cuttings and replace the bushes every few years? |
I don't think that they ever die! Mine are well over 10 years (lost count) and I've never been able to work out how to kill them. I've pruned them right down to the bottom but they keep coming every year. I'm not keen on digging them out because I don't want to disturb the black mulching sheet covered with wood bark chipping around them.
I don't get a substantial crop because I neglect them (nobody here likes the taste) so from my experience they're pretty resilient. Then again mine aren't unhealthy looking, so maybe worthwhile to take a cutting just in case.