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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: supersprout on November 25, 2006, 05:47:27

Title: New to gooseberries - planting advice please!
Post by: supersprout on November 25, 2006, 05:47:27
Newbie in soft fruit here :P ;) three fine goosegog plants arrived from Dobies yesterday: Invicta, Hinnonmaki Yellow and Pax ;D

Could anyone offer advice on planting distance between bushes? I've read everything from 3 to 5 ft. Any special treatment for planting holes/soil?

They are one year plants - should I prune them after planting, or let them go for the first year, and do you think will they bear fruit in 2007?

If you grow any of these varieties, tips on special treatment?

Hope someone can help - I'd like to get them in at the weekend (weather permitting!) ::)
Title: Re: New to gooseberries - planting advice please!
Post by: cacran on November 25, 2006, 07:53:57
I don;t have an answer for you, supersprout but I have another gooseberry question.

I have just taken over an allotment which has lots of established gooseberry plants. they look as though they need cutting back or pruning. How should I tackle this?? ???
Title: Re: New to gooseberries - planting advice please!
Post by: supersprout on November 25, 2006, 07:57:16
some pruning answers here cacran ;)
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,91/topic,25933.0
Title: Re: New to gooseberries - planting advice please!
Post by: Jon Munday on November 25, 2006, 08:53:40
I have a growers handbook on my site that should answer most questions on fruit growing. This link will take you to the soft fruit growing advise.
http://www.blackmoor.co.uk/soft_fruit_culture.php?osCAdminID=697c6c5db48701cda771c766dbe5c215&osCAdminID=697c6c5db48701cda771c766dbe5c215&osCAdminID=697c6c5db48701cda771c766dbe5c215&osCAdminID=697c6c5db48701cda771c766dbe5c215&osCAdminID=697c6c5db48701cda771c766dbe5c215&osCAdminID=697c6c5db48701cda771c766dbe5c215&osCAdminID=eb61ed9e3752ee6eeaef378cdf809217&osCAdminID=aaa020fbcca791f38a92487fcffefed5&osCAdminID=da9804cad0ae3d81dc3ced24f4ee7ddf&osCAdminID=b7fb58aae179c769f4c5873cc98a0546&osCAdminID=b7fb58aae179c769f4c5873cc98a0546&osCAdminID=8fd6bd06c88167bff40f89604a8151b0&osCAdminID=a5c1b6c5b01c788c10714b575f0a003f&osCAdminID=b7fb58aae179c769f4c5873cc98a0546
Jon
www.blackmoor.co.uk
Title: Re: New to gooseberries - planting advice please!
Post by: saddad on November 25, 2006, 10:21:11
What on earth has happenend here?
Can't read the comments except in reply and the boxes are huge!
The ones I put in last year bore fruit this!
???
Title: Re: New to gooseberries - planting advice please!
Post by: supersprout on November 25, 2006, 10:38:27
Thank you Jon and dad.
LOL@Dad, it's Jon's huge link ID :o
Jon, if you minimise the typeface
to 7 or 8pt that will
solve the problem!
Now at least I think
I know what I'm doing!
;D
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