Thanks! I didn’t realize I could root these. I’ll go do that ! Last year I only got 10 berries. The black ones apparently didn’t like the soil because they didn’t fruit at all. I’m going to try to increase my plants by attempting to root more
@@teresalimeburner3733 Hi Teresa. Thanks for watching and your message. A couple of things for you. Gooseberries are easy to propagate so that’s a great way to increase the number of plants you have but without buying more plants. More importantly for you. Gooseberry plants produce fruit on stems that are 2 or 3 years old, on ripened wood, so your crop will increase steadily over time as you prune and train your plant. Gooseberry plants will grow in pretty much any soil so just because your red variety didn’t produce fruit it is most likely not a reflection of the soil but probably due to the age of the plant. I have previously made a video on how to prune gooseberries so that may also be of help to you. All the best and happy eating 🪴🍈
Thank you for the great video and all the tips! I don't know the cultivar name, but my gooseberry plant bore 8 or 9 delicious, sweet, mauve-colored, almost teardrop-shaped berries last summer, on it's 4th year. I was so happy. I had been gifted a cutting and didn't really know what I was doing, but I'm so glad it survived and eventually bore fruit. I watched your video today, because this season I would like to share cuttings with friends.
Many thanks for watching and taking the time to message me. So pleased that your plant has finally produced fruit, it should l now improve cropping year on year. Very nice of you to grow some plants for other people. All the best 🌼
Thank you for your message. I wanted to add that my sister bought two gb starts last spring and paid $30 each! (we live in Alaska) I could've saved her a few dollars if she had been willing to wait.
Same here, we have a plant with some lovely sweet gooz-gogs that I for the first time have thought that I'd hate to lose it, so today I'm looking at taking cuttings from it because the fruit was so nice last year 👍
@@JammyGit thanks for watching and the message. There is no better reason to propagate your plant than when you are so pleased with how it does and how the fruit tastes. Not long to go now before you can get eating. All the best with your gardening 🪴🌻
Hello again! I’m back to tell you that I followed your instructions last year August 2022, and 15 of the 20 cuttings that I propagated have thrived and are doing extremely well. I have repotted them into 10 litres pots. I shall plant them out when I decide where I want them. How long will it be before I will get any gooseberry’s from them? I only took the cuttings because my dear mother in law passed away and her house was sold so I really wanted to have some cuttings and grow them from her original bush. That’s exactly what I did. Thanks so much for sharing this information and doing the propagation video. I thought I would let you know that it was a great success for me. Thank you and best wishes from Northern Ireland. 🌌🌅🌠🕊🙋♂️
Hi. Thanks so much for letting me know that you have done so well with the propagation. Great to hear that your late mother in laws plant will live on. The cuttings will most likely produce a few fruits next year although I would probably remove any to ensure that the plants develop better. The plants can then fruit in full 2025. It’s a long process but it will be worth it. Enjoy the memories each time you pick the fruits. Happy gardening 🌸🌼
Hi and thanks so much for this video. I wondered would it be ok to propagate some cuttings this weekend ( it’s actually July again coincidentally) you have gave me some great advice because I would have used a peat compost instead of the recommended soil. Would it be ok to plant the cuttings directly into pots or is it better to push them into the ground? Thanks for any other tips , I would really appreciate it. My family have 3 oldish bushes and they are moving from house so I really want to save a part of the joy that those bushes brought to us. Thanks again. 👌🌌🌠🌅
Hi and thanks for watching and messaging a good question. Now, July is perfect time for taking cuttings and I always take some at this time of year, using plant material that has been cut off the plants as they get their annual prune. I tend to take some cuttings and put them directly into the soil near my main plant and also do some into pots. The ones in the ground always seem to do much better though. Obviously it’s worth you trying both ways too. Enjoy your gardening weekend 🫐🌸
I bought 3 gooseberry plants at Tractor Supply in Ashland, VA and only one survived, I exchanged one for another one at Tractor Supply and it died too. I hope the process you do isn't the way they do it for marketing because they do not wait till they grow roots. Many of them are sold as just a twig sticking out of a bag of potting material. I hope with the one gooseberry plant that is doing well that I can propagate others from it and never have to buy another.
Hi Charles. Many thanks for watching and taking the time to message. Such a shame you were sold such poor quality plants/cuttings. The cuttings really need a full year before the root system is developed properly. Enjoy taking your own cuttings and hope you get a good set of plants in the coming years. All the best 🪴
Definitely take some cuttings. If you have bush forms of Gooseberry, with some low laying stems, you can also layer the stems to give more plants. Good luck for bulking up your numbers.
I’ll try some this month and in September. Looks easy enough. I’m a huge gooseberry fan and eat loads of them in the summer (the sweet, dessert varieties). What varieties do you have?
Thank you! Just pruned a bush that has grown wild in our fence row. Plant was damaged when fence was removed, but very healthy budding so I brought it home in hopes of propagating. So excited to try it. I have a question, two end have roots, can I use them?
Hi Dana. Thanks for watching and the question. Shame about your plant getting damaged but that gave you the opportunity to take cuttings. If you have some sections that already have roots on them then you may as well pot those up straight away and treat them as you would any young plant. Now the plant is actively growing then your cuttings will take quicker too as the sap is already active. Enjoy your experimenting and getting some free plants. All the best 🌸🪴
Hi Jan. thanks for watching. The main Gooseberry plant has been grown as a standard where it has a clear stem with the plant on top. The bed it is planted in is next to a fence getting the light throughout the day but without being in full sun during the hottest part. Hope that helps you. Enjoy your fruits 🥧🪴
@@rimmersbryggeri Hi. Thanks for watching and for the question. Gooseberry plants definitely benefit from being pruned, but in a controlled manner as fruits are formed on year old wood or older. Basic pruning can be undertaken in summer but proper pruning should be undertaken in winter. I have previously made a video on pruning gooseberries which is on my channel. I have attached the link, but don’t know if the video will play via messages. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vZkvl3CkJtY.html All the best with your growing and eating 🪴🌻
Thanks for watching and the message. Yes you still have time to take cuttings of Gooseberry plants but make sure that the cuttings don’t sit too wet or they won’t take. You will probably also have to give them a light covering during winter so as to protect the roots.
That gooseberry looks WAAY WAAY WAAY different than the gooseberries around me. Mine are bristling with thorns, like hairy with thorns. The leaves look similar though. And mine are more of a spreading vine type thing, just like my raspberries, that shoots up along invasive roots. Yours looks way more like a much less thorny tree than any gooseberries ive ever seen, Ive only seen wild ones though, is yours from a domesticated cultivar?
Hi. Thanks for watching and messaging. It was only once I got to the end of your message that I realised why your plant description was so different. So yes, the plant featured in the video is a named cultivar called ‘Invicta’. It is thorny but certainly not as bad as many. It also produces a large fruit too. You should definitely look up the plant. Happy growing 🌸
@@diyhomeandgardening awesome! Thanks for the reply! My family has a long history of making wild gooseberry pies, i should really look into growing some "friendlier" varieties!
@@7thsluglord363 I definitely would. You will get a higher yielding crop too. Not sure how the taste compares though but I know Invicta is very good. Enjoy those pies when ready 🥧
Hi. Thanks for watching and the message. Yes you can still take cuttings, and actually I took a few last week. Just bare in mind that you will be sacrificing fruit on the mother plant in order to take the cuttings. Good luck and happy growing 🌸
@@PaganLad3121 Thanks so much for joining the channel. Hopefully you will find a few other videos that are of use and interest to you. If you have other questions or ideas on what you would like to see then please say. I’m also on Instagram under the same channel name, should you want to message more or send photos of problem plants. Have a good evening 🌺🫐
