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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Grumpy Git on January 21, 2005, 18:04:24

Title: Fruit bushes
Post by: Grumpy Git on January 21, 2005, 18:04:24

Hi this is my first post to this forum. I'd like some advice as I've just taken on an allotment that has some raspberry canes, gooseberry bushes and I think red/white/black  currants. Should I give them a good pruning now in the hope that they produce something or should I wait a bit. 

Title: Re: Fruit bushes
Post by: sandersj89 on January 21, 2005, 18:12:59

Have a look at these sites:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/pruning_prunesoftfruit.shtml

http://www.chsw4.org/growingtips_files/page0001.htm

Still time to do some pruning.

Jerry

Title: Re: Fruit bushes
Post by: Grumpy Git on January 21, 2005, 18:15:46

Thanx Jerry.

Title: Re: Fruit bushes
Post by: leonmc0708 on March 06, 2015, 14:02:38

Quote from: sandersj89 on January 21, 2005, 18:12:59

Have a look at these sites:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/pruning_prunesoftfruit.shtml

http://www.chsw4.org/growingtips_files/page0001.htm

Still time to do some pruning.

Jerry

neither of those links worked ?

Title: Re: Fruit bushes
Post by: goodlife on March 06, 2015, 16:33:01

If they are established bushes they will crop and carry on growing even without pruning. Since you've only just taken the plot and I suspect you have plenty of other jobs to do...you are not doing them any harm by leaving them for now.
In fact you have chance to see the bushes in their full growth later on and then you can see if they should need any attention and if so...how much.
There is no rush....

Title: Re: Fruit bushes
Post by: johhnyco15 on March 06, 2015, 17:59:28

raspberry canes both summer and autumn fruiting and fruit bushes all benefit from a good mulch this time of year done mine this week Good 4 inches will help to suppress weeds and keep moister in