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    Please I have had a wonderful year with the gooseberrys when do i start to take prune them please

  • #2
    pruning.
    as soon as all the fruit is picked is what I normally do, and I trim the cuttings to 9ins and shove them in the edge of the greenhouse soil, with just 3ins showing, come the spring you can carefully lift them and into 3ins pots, I started with 1 small plant and now have 9. we picked ours today and got a complete bucketful plus a full sized seed tray overflowing, we spent about 3hrs the two of us topping and tailing them for jam, mousse, ice cream and puddings and 6 ice cream tubfulls frozen whole to leave use free to decide later, I just love that sharp taste.....

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    • #3
      gooseberys

      My bushes are very healthy , do you cut all the wood from the bush because i have lovely new wood on the bushes do i cut all that away

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      • #4
        we picked our gooseberries and this year we left them until all were a good burgundy colour, they made ice cream, mousse, fool and jam and you would not believe the difference in taste, usually good but the good spring weather has made them mouth-wateringly delicious, the best ever for us and far better than bought stuff.....happy days..

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        • #5
          I prune mine in winter. Pruning earlier will remove much of the foliage which provides energy to the plant. Pruning in winter, when the plant is dormant, also has the benefit of reducing the risk of fungal infections. I know our winters are a bit dodgy but to further reduce the risk of fungal infections prune on a dry day.

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          • #6
            only prune dead/crossing or central verticle shoots, keep the foliage in a cup shape with the centre clear, this gives better aeration and lets the birds swoop on any sawfly maggots that might arrive and it does make picking them easier as well. make sure you keep the plant balanced, not taking too much off one side or the first strong breeze will topple it..

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