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    Perennial Cape Gooseberry - Overwintering techniques ?

    I have been given the perennial type of cape gooseberry - a single stem about 18 inches high at the moment.

    Its outdoors at the moment, but not certain
    - at what point in the autumn I will need to bring it into the greenhouse
    - how to best prepare it in advance for overwintering

    Ta for any ideas.
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    Before the first frost I would think. Grown s a perennial they make huge plants. Mine was grown in a plastic dustbin in the corner of the greenhouse and fruited well! It grew to over 2 metres high and plant was about one metre diameter.
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    to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

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      I put mine in the unheated greenhouse before the first frost but I'm usually picking fruit well into December. I find you have to wait for the fruit to fall off before they're really ripe.
      Last edited by MarkPelican; 27-06-2017, 08:31 PM.

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      • #4
        Depends on where you live.
        I left a pot outside last year as an experiment. The top growth died off but it sprouted again from the base. This year, I have deliberately planted Cape gooseberries and Tomatilloes outside and am leaving them to overwinter - see what happens.

        http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...lis_92888.html
        Last edited by veggiechicken; 27-06-2017, 01:21 PM.

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        • #5
          I brought mine into the (unheated) greenhouse and was still picking fruit into November, the first cold night killed it off though.

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            I've had self-sown ones in my 8X6 for 15+ years. GH kept at about 40F over winter. Left to their own devices they'd take the whole GH over. Already fruiting.

            They're not frost hardy. Ones I had outside died.

            Got some "Goliath", which are supposed to have large berries in 10" pots. No flowers yet. Will move to larger pots.
            Riddlesdown (S Croydon)

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            • #7
              I grew mine from seed last year & cut it down before the first frost around November & left about 2 or 3 foot of stems,wrapped the whole plant with some folded fleece so it was about 8 layers thickness. I left the pot on my patio next to the house & surrounded the bucket with other pots to help insulate it & its growing really well,I'm surprised it survived out there with the frost we had,I did water it once around February that was the only time,I haven't repotted it & I might not have fed it but its growing well
              Location : Essex

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