Hello Woody. Another one of your very informative video guides. Take care, keep safe and keep smiling. Cheers 🍻 Pete. As we say in the Black Country, have a Bostin Christmas.
Hey there! sorry for the late reply, only just found this for some reason. Thanks so much for your support and will be getting back to some videos very soon. Happy New Year :-)
It's intimidating to me how the methods for propagation can be so different, for plants I consider to be fairly similar!! Great explanation though Woody !! Cheers J&C 🌱🤯🌱
Hey guys! I understand your frustration on this subject. Blackcurrants are 'stooled' which means new shoots arising from underground. Gooseberry is grown on a ' leg' as branches growing near the soil will tend to root into it if left unattended, also the fruit on a big crop will pull low branches down onto the soil and so risk damaging the fruit. Always appreciate your comments my friends 🙏👍👍👍
Hi Bob They've been grown for a long time here in the UK but not as popular these days. Lol 🤣 PPE is very necessary working with gooseberries (those thorns are vicious!) Always a pleasure to hear from you my friend 👍🍻
@@atutengil If you've just planted this year then the aim is to build a framework of sturdy branches. Look to keep an open centre and prune back this years extension growth by a third ( sub laterals to two buds from the base) Hope that helps, and thanks so much for your great feedback 👍🙏
would love to see a comparison between an unpruned bush and a pruned one at the time they produce fruit... does it increase production a lot as there's a heck of a lot of growth removed?
With this variety "Invicta" it is extremely vigorous and sometimes I will prune out growth to get better access to the fruit, then prune again in late autumn. Thanks for your comment and watching 👍👍👍
I'm going to try to grow some gooseberries next year in Arkansas. I don't think anyone grows them here and it's a shame. In fact, they were banned across the US for a while.
Hey there! That's great to hear and I wish you good luck with your project. I knew blackcurrants were banned, but didn't know they banned gooseberry. Thanks so much for dropping by🙏👍
@@ttfidrat it should definately do the job. make sure you use it early morning or late in the evening when theres no pollinators about.................brian
I don't really understand. You cut off the long branches, but that's where the fruit comes from, right? On These branches are only 1 year old and on these 1 year old branches comes the best fruit, right?
Hello Gooseberries fruit on 2-3 year old wood not one year old. The long growths are 1year old wood, by cutting them back short you leave a few buds on that will turn into fruiting spurs the next season. Gradually there will be extension growth of the older wood that carry many fruiting spurs. I hope that helps Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏🙏👍
@@cumbrianhomestead Bedankt! for information!! Do you then prune the new shoots that emerge every year again so soon after harvest? I would like to try growing on 1 central branch.......
@@jds4935 Yes, prune the new growths back to about two inches from the main stem. If you want to try growing "cordon" gooseberries this method will work very well. I have video on how to form cordon gooseberries in my playlist. Best wishes 👍
Thanks and greetings from Belgium. May I ask the following: don't you get too many fruit branches with time? When do you prune? Spring or fall? Also summer pruning? Thank you very much!!!
@@jds4935 If there are too many large branches just cut a few out so that you leave an open centre bush. I don't bother summer pruning gooseberry, just in winter when they are dormant ( about mid November here in the UK) ATB 👍
That's a great question - I've not yet tried a hinnomaki as only planted one a couple of months ago. Invicta is reliable, disease resistant and heavy cropping so a lot going for it - it sweetens the longer you leave it on the bush, but it is a culinary variety at the end of the day. Hope that helps and thanks for watching 👍👍👍
So clearly explained. I didn't know about scraping off the outside to expose the cambium layer. Excellent! Pat H.
That's great feedback 😀
Thanks for watching 🙏👍
Areet. Just trying to remember how to do mine again seen as I haven't done it last year. 👌💚💛❤️
It's all in the video marra 😉
Happy new year 🍻
Great info on pruning and taking cuttings from the gooseberries. Hope all is well on the plot and home garden during these colder months.
ATB
Cheers Rob!
Yes all is good my friend, in fact we have a cold snap right now which I'm really loving 🥶🥶🥶
Stay warm and well good buddy🍻👍
Hello Woody.
Another one of your very informative video guides.
Take care, keep safe and keep smiling. Cheers 🍻 Pete.
As we say in the Black Country, have a Bostin Christmas.
Thanks for your great feedback Pete, always appreciate it 😀🙏
Have a great weekend and a"bostin" Christmas too.
Cheers 🍻
Awesome video sharing have a blessed day friend
Thanks so much 🙏❤️
Nice explanation of how to care for, and propagate, gooseberries !
Thanks indeed 🙏👍
Fantastic Woody I don’t think we grow many of them here but it’s a great tutorial for anyone who does 👍👍. Have a great week Woody keep warm 🐝 safe
Such great feedback!
Thanks Ali 🙏
Have a great week too my friend ❤️
Hi woody always enjoyable and informative when it comes to fruit with you .
Aw thanks guys, so nice of you to say that 🙏👍👍👍
Hi, just subscribed, as your channel was recommended by Ali. Looking forward to future updates 😊
Hey there!
sorry for the late reply, only just found this for some reason.
Thanks so much for your support and will be getting back to some videos very soon.
Happy New Year :-)
@@cumbrianhomestead your welcome, happy New Year 😊
Very helpful. Many thanks
Hey you're welcome!
Thanks for watching 🙏
It's intimidating to me how the methods for propagation can be so different, for plants I consider to be fairly similar!!
Great explanation though Woody !!
Cheers J&C 🌱🤯🌱
Hey guys!
I understand your frustration on this subject. Blackcurrants are 'stooled' which means new shoots arising from underground. Gooseberry is grown on a ' leg' as branches growing near the soil will tend to root into it if left unattended, also the fruit on a big crop will pull low branches down onto the soil and so risk damaging the fruit.
Always appreciate your comments my friends 🙏👍👍👍
@@cumbrianhomestead thanks Woody:))
Great tips. I'm not familiar with gooseberries. I guess they don't grow in my area. I see you need proper PPE to work on them. Cheers. 🍺🍺
Hi Bob
They've been grown for a long time here in the UK but not as popular these days. Lol 🤣 PPE is very necessary working with gooseberries (those thorns are vicious!)
Always a pleasure to hear from you my friend 👍🍻
Hi great video thank you, I only planted mine this year so don’t have the basic thick stems yet, do I still prune like this?
@@atutengil
If you've just planted this year then the aim is to build a framework of sturdy branches. Look to keep an open centre and prune back this years extension growth by a third ( sub laterals to two buds from the base)
Hope that helps, and thanks so much for your great feedback 👍🙏
would love to see a comparison between an unpruned bush and a pruned one at the time they produce fruit... does it increase production a lot as there's a heck of a lot of growth removed?
With this variety "Invicta" it is extremely vigorous and sometimes I will prune out growth to get better access to the fruit, then prune again in late autumn.
Thanks for your comment and watching 👍👍👍
What is that rooting powder, sir? I plan to do this with my gooseberry budh this spring.
It's just ordinary hormone rooting powder you buy from garden centre or DIY store ( I think the brand is Doff).
Thanks for watching the video 👍
@@cumbrianhomestead Thank you. I'll try to see if i can find it in Denmark.👍
Nice job. Dealt in expert way. Not easy to deal with thorny branches.
Thanks Nazar 🙏
Merry Christmas 🎄
@@cumbrianhomestead : Thanks my friend. Same to you. Have a nice time. Good luck.
I'm going to try to grow some gooseberries next year in Arkansas. I don't think anyone grows them here and it's a shame. In fact, they were banned across the US for a while.
Hey there!
That's great to hear and I wish you good luck with your project. I knew blackcurrants were banned, but didn't know they banned gooseberry.
Thanks so much for dropping by🙏👍
a good air flow also reduces the risk of saw fly attack, woody. the little buggers only like dense foliage.( poor air flow ).....................brian
That's true!
Cheers Brian 👍👍👍
Little green worms. Those buggers took away an entire year of berries on 5 bushes last spring. Does Neem oil stop them?
@@ttfidrat it should definately do the job. make sure you use it early morning or late in the evening when theres no pollinators about.................brian
Was this done in Spring or autumn?
@@culturenarrativeswitholalo7394
Done in autumn, thanks for stopping by 🙏
@@cumbrianhomestead Thankyou so much
I don't really understand. You cut off the long branches, but that's where the fruit comes from, right? On These branches are only 1 year old and on these 1 year old branches comes the best fruit, right?
Hello
Gooseberries fruit on 2-3 year old wood not one year old.
The long growths are 1year old wood, by cutting them back short you leave a few buds on that will turn into fruiting spurs the next season. Gradually there will be extension growth of the older wood that carry many fruiting spurs.
I hope that helps
Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏🙏👍
@@cumbrianhomestead Bedankt! for information!! Do you then prune the new shoots that emerge every year again so soon after harvest? I would like to try growing on 1 central branch.......
@@jds4935
Yes, prune the new growths back to about two inches from the main stem.
If you want to try growing "cordon" gooseberries this method will work very well. I have video on how to form cordon gooseberries in my playlist.
Best wishes 👍
Thanks and greetings from Belgium. May I ask the following: don't you get too many fruit branches with time? When do you prune? Spring or fall? Also summer pruning? Thank you very much!!!
@@jds4935
If there are too many large branches just cut a few out so that you leave an open centre bush.
I don't bother summer pruning gooseberry, just in winter when they are dormant ( about mid November here in the UK)
ATB 👍
Your video was 8 months ago. I’d be interested in seeing an update to see how many tool hold.
Hi there
Do you mean how many of the cuttings took hold?
If so, them yes I am happy to do an update on this
Regards 👍
@@cumbrianhomestead yes. That would be cool
Do you have a favorite variety of gooseberry? I'm trying to decide between a Hinnomaki Red and an Invicta.
That's a great question -
I've not yet tried a hinnomaki as only planted one a couple of months ago.
Invicta is reliable, disease resistant and heavy cropping so a lot going for it - it sweetens the longer you leave it on the bush, but it is a culinary variety at the end of the day.
Hope that helps and thanks for watching 👍👍👍