Articles for Gooseberries

Feeding & aftercare Potash is a good additive for continued good crops on your gooseberry bushes. It should be applied late February or early March at a rate of ¾ oz per square yard. It can be augmented by Growmore applied at 2oz’s per square yard. Rake the fertilizer into the soil in the area immediately surrounding the base of the bush. If the soil seems dry water it in gently.A mulch can be applied after feeding if necessary. The actions of worms, wind and rain may have recduced the original mulch you added at planting time so top it […]

Buy Gooseberry bushes here! Soil preparation for Gooseberries To prepare the area double dig it over first if it hasn’t been cultivated properly before. Remove all weeds and for preference apply a compost mulch to 2” across the planting area. This isn’t a necessity but will improve results and get the bushes going more quickly. A dressing of 2oz’s bonemeal or growmore, and 0.5oz’s of potash should be applied and raked well in.You should allow 5’ between bushes and it will make things easier if you mark the planting positions with pea sticks before you plant. Planting Gooseberry Bushes The […]

Check our Gooseberry Bush varieties for sale The Gooseberry is probably the most versatile of all the soft fruit bushes as it can be grown as a cordon, fan, standard or a traditional bush. That makes it ideal for everyone as it can be incorporated into almost any area with a little forethought.Gooseberries originate from Northern Europe so with little exception they are very hardy and can be relied upon to produce pounds of fruit even in colder areas. That’s a good pay off for putting up with those fearsome thorns! Gooseberries are also little troubled by bird predation so […]

Despatch & Planting We despatch all year round, usually within 3-5 working days. Bushes are supplied bare-root fro Autumn to Spring, and in containers or ex-container late Spring to Autumn. Check Our Gooseberry Bushes For Sale. Yield and space required A Bush can give 5-6ib’s and needs garden space of 60”x60” a single cordon can give 1-2ib’ & requires just 15×15″. First Crop Is often given the first season and will increase year on year thereafter.  View Our Gooseberry Bushes >  

The sweetest dessert Gooseberries offer a distinct and delicious alternative to the more commonly known culinary varieties, these select few, mostly older cultivars, are often fondly remembered from childhood days as ‘gooseberries you could eat straight off the bush’ For those familiar only with the cooking varieties, this might seem a strange idea, but indeed with the right choice of varietiesm you really can grow gooseberries sweet enough to pop straight into the mouth and eat whole! Thin skinned, sweet and so delicious, it’s not surprising they are remembered with such fondness. Buy our Gooseberry Bushes here. You have to be […]