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Gooseberries - no fruits

I have got two very healthy looking gooseberry bushes in my garden but for the second year they have produced no fruits whatsoever. Any ideas please? Thank you. Have you pruned them at all? I thought the same and started to dig out the bush by thymeandahalf

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15/07/2012 20:01:29

by thymeandahalf

Raspberries

I have limited space in my veg patch and wondered whether I would be able to grow raspberries and other soft fruit such as blackcurrants and gooseberries against a fence which gets about 4/5 hours sunshine a day. I do not want to utilise one of my by lorrainespooner

02/03/2013 14:35:57

by lorrainespooner

Best feed for fruit

and bushes? The cordon trees are apple, pear, and there is a plum (oldest fruit in garden) Then I have redcurrants and blackcurrants planted last year, Now I am planting rhubarb, and gooseberry and last autumn I planted by Rosa carriola

04/03/2013 13:10:52

by marshmello

Talkback: Summer berries

for those who hate the prickles of gooseberries - they are a cross between a gooseberry and a blackcurrant. I treat mine like a blackcurrant and prune a third away each year after harvesting. They are delicious raw and you can use them as substitutes by auntyskitchen

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28/11/2011 18:40:58

by Dragonfly

Tree line

Hi all, Last year we moved into to a "tumble down" cottage so the auctioneer called it (after we bought it) !! Which has a 1/2 acre of garden/orchard with tree lines for borders and fields to all sides. The trees have ivy growing all over them which by Loopster

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21/02/2012 10:07:39

by Loopster

signs of life

starts to grow giving hope to the weather being better.we had snow this morning followed by rain and its bitter outside,glad i did the gooseberry bushes yesterday. I'm getting very fidgety now, come on spring Yes, come on spring. There are alliums by nigelcoad

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14/02/2013 21:25:18

by artjak

Fruit for amatures

I've been interested in horticulture since an early age but now at the age of 19 i'm thinking of growing some fruit. Before i do so i wouldn't mind getting the opinions of others to see their views on a good fruit to start off on and how i would by ApprenticeSam

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24/02/2013 14:17:27

by chica

fruit bushes

can any one tell me the best type of raspberries, and also how to grow them Autunm Bliss is a nice one, quite easy to look after just give it a good bit of space plently of sun and good living and it fruits on this years wood so just cut back by Joe the Gardener

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21/04/2012 17:32:49

by Greenfingers9

replanting after hedge removal

plants and preparing the bed would be welcome. I think roots will be a problem but digging them out is not an optio! Libby, I have known Currants and Gooseberries do well on a north west side but they were well off the fence and did get some sun. Most by libbyhawthorn@gmail.

28/04/2012 12:58:25

by Palaisglide

Talkback: Growing salad crops

often mix some with Baby Gem leaves to have with salmon and hollandaise sauce or a sharp vinaigrette We love salads and I always grow a wee tapestry of green Cos and red oak leaf lettuce in spring and summer. Looks good and tastes good as well by patricia nicholls

21/04/2013 13:41:24

by Verdun

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