Hi all,
I see that there are a few posts already on A4A re: gooseberry cuttings, BUT....
How long after taking a cutting would you expect that it would be before you had an established bush producing fruit?
The bush is "Invicta".
I have a few 12inch cuttings taken, with all shoots removed except for the top 4.
Any secrets to increasing survival rates of the cuttings?
Beir bua!!
old method is to creat a slit by digging a spade in an wiggling it to create a narrow v tip grit or sharp sand into it and immerse the cutting material as deep as you need
the key is to then stick the spade in parallel the the v and repeat - this will really firm in the cuttings ensuring that there is good contact with the soil
I never water mine in
let nature take its course - I win more than I lose
transplant into final position or pots as they start to grow away in spring
Well if you get half as much rain as we do here in the west of Ireland........there is certainly no need to water in!! :P
lol
thats why it works i guess
it was taught to me by my old mom who hailed from the emerald isle
dax
Anybody at all??
Im sure that there is someone that has some idea?
I guess I should have used a diffent title in case people though I was asking how to take the cuttings and hadnt bothered to do a search.
anyone???????????
Gooseberries.
Five years from seed ???
Two years from cuttings ;)
I would guess that if your cuttings root by spring, and can be replanted into their final position, they will spend the rest of next year putting on fresh growth
I think goosberries are like redcurrants and fruit on last previous years growth :-\
You may get a handful of fruit per plant the following year, but nothing serious till the third year onwards
The deadlies!!!
Thanks a million for that. Just what I was looking for.
Much apreciated!
Hello Daxen
Just read your post, while i can't help you with your post.
I see you have a biman cat, they are lovely I have one she is almost nineteen years old and she is into everything.
Sorry everyone i know its off topic , and not about a cat but I could not let it pass.
Lol June. ;D