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If they are big they are probably some years old. Moving well established fruit trees and bushes is generally a very risky process. If you must do it next week be aware that there is a high risk you will lose both. If they survive they might need a couple of seasons to recover. I just feel this is the wrong time of year.Must it be next week? If you could wait until say, February, when the bushes should be fully dormant your chances of a successful move will be much much higher.If you can take a large root ball covered with soil you will do less damage, but for large bushes that is going to a very heavy thing to shift. If you cannot move the soil / rootball be as careful as possible not to damage the roots. I would not attempt it but if you do, good luck and please report back, especially if successful. It is always useful to know if things that are considered difficult or risky are actually possible with enough care.Cheers
What are your thoughts on pruning? In my humble opinion many people prune their gooseberry bushes far too lightly, sometimes just taking a few inches off all last season's new growth. This results in a bush dominated by new growth that does not fruit. I have always followed the rules I gave previously and been rather harsh about it. Result? Very healthy bushes and very heavy yields
But bearing in mind these bushes are seven years old, what would you advise? There is likely to be a very large amount of top growth on bushes of this age!
Given the age and size of the bushes I suspect the roots are bound to suffer a lot of damage however carefully they are treated.