Green gooseberry cutting — large, green, sweet-tart fruit. Supplied as a rooted cutting in growing medium, ready to plant.
Green gooseberry is a hardy, self-fertile bush with large, sweet-tart fruit.
Botanical name: Ribes uva-crispa
Type: deciduous fruiting shrub with thorny stems
Height: 0.8–1.2 m
Flowering: April–May
Harvest: June–July
Fruit: large, green, sweet-tart fruit — fresh, compotes, jams
Pollination: Self-fertile — a single plant will crop.
Winter care: fully hardy (down to −30 °C) — overwinters outdoors
Position: Sun / partial shade
Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained
Planting: March–May or September–November, when the ground is not frozen; plant at the same depth as in the growing medium and water thoroughly
Care: prune when dormant: remove the oldest stems (over 3–4 years), which crop poorly
Pack: 1 rooted cutting in growing medium
| Life cycle | Perennial |
|---|---|
| Frost hardiness | Hardy |
