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Gooseberries and grapes

I have one gooseberry plant in a pot (last year was given it by a friend moving away, produced lots of berries and did really well), I also was given 2 grape plants too, which both grew but no fruit due to being neglected and not trained along something.

At the end of the year i cut everything in my garden back from Roses, Clematis, Honeysuckle, and grapes and Gooseberry, but i cut the gooseberry and grape down to a few cm's of the soil... Which i can see i'v taken too much off...

Will they regrow? I don't mind not having a harvest of either this year, but wondering if they will re grow or am i as well dumping them?

So this year i plan to plant all 3 along the neighbours garage wall, I have done a little research and it says to train them up using te Cordon System (the grapes) would the gooseberries work this way as well? Also the wall i have available faces NW instead of S/SW but it will still get a good bit of sunshine and shelter, will they still grow?

Thanks for any advice, Complete Novice here!

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  • LucyLLucyL Posts: 163

    Thank you, Yes all plants awere healty before i gave them such a drematic haircut. Thanks for the tip about bonemeal, I will give them this to give them a help along.

  • Both are tough plants Lucy, i was shocked at how quickly grapes grow when they get going, it may be a blessing you cut it back hard as it will be easier to train as it grows image



    Ive only ever grown gooseberries in a goblet shape/bush, but as far as i know you can do what you want with them image
  • treehugger80treehugger80 Posts: 1,923

    it depends if you cut the grape below any graft point, most are grafted onto a root stock in a similar way to fruit trees and roses, so if you've cut below that then you'll get the root stock and not the variety coming back.

    the gooseberry will take a few years to come back after such a big haircut, I tend to only trim this years growth back (removing one bit old growth a year)

  • LucyLLucyL Posts: 163

    Well They were all cut right back, probs only leaving 5cm above the soil. didnt leave any shoots or that. I Havent checked yet for any growth as hadnt expected any due to it being so cold etc, but will keep an eye on it, I do hope that i get growth on them both,

    If the pic uploads, this is the size the grapes were (on the left by the fence behind the red thing) and how far back i had cut them (on the right behind the yellow tub)

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     This is also the size of the gooseberry bush (sorry not very good photo) its the one behindthe blue and yellow pot,

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     Thanks

    Lucy

    Pl

  • The grape won't show any signs of growth until quite late in the spring - even not until May in some cases, so be patient with it.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • LucyLLucyL Posts: 163

    ok i will be, thanks for all the advice everyone

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