You’re welcome! I’m glad the informations clear and helpful. If you need more free gardening advice make sure you checkout my popular blog full of hundreds of garden guides! www.gardenninja.co.uk/ 🥷🤘🌿
What a VERY helpful video. So clear and there are good close ups of where you are cutting.I feel very confident that I can go out and do it now!! Thanks
Brilliant! That’s what I want. To help explain and simplify gardening so everyone can tackle any garden drama with confidence. So glad it’s helpful. Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿
This was sooo helpful...I've replanted my nans old berry bushes at my house now just researching how to take care of them...I'm so glad I found your channel 🤗
Hi Sintija. Great to have you as a new Garden Ninja! Welcome! Make sure you checkout my popular blog for hundreds of free garden guides and a lovely forum for any questions you have! 🥷🌿🤘 Lee www.gardenninja.co.uk/
Thanks Shawn and Rachel. I’m glad my guides helpful. Gooseberries are delicious and pruning helps keep the fruit flowing! There’s even more here. www.gardenninja.co.uk/how-when-to-prune-gooseberries-beginners-guide-for-improved-fruiting/ 🥷🌿👍
Thank you very much. I’ve watch a lot of RUclips pruning clips and yours was the only one that really zoomed in and showed me where to cut. Very helpful.
We have a 20 year old bush that has never been pruned. Fortunately it seems healthy and productive. I'll give your tips a try and see if I can make my old bush look and feel better.
@@Gardenninja I sure will! I pruned my bush last night using the technique you shared in your video :) Another question for you. My gooseberry bush is about 4 years old - last year was first time I was able to eat the berries as the birds typically get to them first. I outsmarted them last year by covering them with a net! the berries I got were very small, like marble size, unlike the large grape sized ones I grew in Sweden when I lived there. (I live in the US now.) Do you know what could be causing their small size and what I could do about it? Thanks in advance :)
Hi Marda. Is it the same species or variety as the one in Sweden? There’s many cultivars and species you see. Failing that a good autumn mulch with peat free compost should help. If they’re in containers they will need a yearly mulch and liquid feed when growing. Checkout my comfrey tea guide for how to make your own! ruclips.net/video/drHhi8PQyQg/видео.html 🥷🌿🤘
You’re welcome! I’m glad it’s got you pruning with confidence. Make sure you also check out my site for hundreds more free gardening guides and tutorials www.gardenninja.co.uk 🥷🌿🤘 Happy Pruning! Lee
Good instructional video Lee,. was about to go outside and get medieval on my gooseberry bushes that have not been pruned for a couple of years,. Will now wait until March 2022 thank you.
You’re welcome Andrew! Phew what a relief! Slow and steady will work wonders and result in a much healthier productive gooseberry bush! Happy pruning. Lee 🥷🤘🌿
Perfect! I enjoy watching your videos with a step by step process of gardening. Now I can prune my Gooseberry bushes the right way for future fruiting. Thanks
Thanks so much! I just ordered three cuttings of black velvet gooseberries for our back garden here in Georgia, USA. Your video is so helpful! God Bless and happy gardening! 🙂
I will watch this one again as this is it's second year and seems to be producing well, another one one is what's the best feed for my Blueberries, thanks Ninja.
Late to this vid but timely for me. Just purchased property with lovely garden but so overrun. Glad you went over what to do with old gooseberries. Will prune them hard and hope to get some next year! Thank you!
Thanks Lee, I made a note last autumn to rewatch this video at an appropriate time, and am now hoping the weather will be good enough for me to get at my gooseberries later this week. But I shall we wearing armour to do the job - I was very anxious watching your bare arms near those thorns!
Perfect! Haha I'm tough as old boots but yes gauntlet gloves are always advisable with roses and gooseberries. Enjoy the pruning and get ready for delicious tangy fruits! Happy Gardening. 🥷🌿😆 Lee
Excellent. For a novice like me that was explained nice and slowly. I completely understand and will be trying it out in the spring on my never pruned gooseberry bush😑
@@Gardenninja I must say Lee you have really inspired me to take more interest in my garden. I’m a 68 year old grandma so I needed gentle instruction. Thanks very much. I’ll keep on watching your videos.
Fantastic to hear Shirley! I’m so glad you’re getting out in your garden. It’s a fabulous activity. I’ll keep up the content to help! Happy gardening. 🥷🌿
Thanks Esther!! What a lovey message to help glide me into the gardening weekend!! My whole ethos is to share my gardening knowledge with anyone who is looking for help. Remove some of the barriers to entry or snobbery. Glad you’re now part of the Ninja community. You can also check out the Ninja forum where there’s loads of gardening Q&As answered! www.gardenninja.co.uk/forum/ Happy Gardening! Lee 🥷🙌🌿
Thanks again for another informative vid - showing in detail instead of just expecting folks to know. Why do you cut a limb by a 1/3 instead of taking out every 3rd branch to the ground?
Hi Pippa. We take them back by a third to concentrate the fruiting potential on 3 - 5 buds. This means bigger gooseberries and more of them. Rather than a sparser branch with more vegetative growth and less fruit. 🙂 Really glad you liked the video. Happy gardening and pruning! Lee 🥷🌿
Thanks for your EXCELLENT video, you helped tremendously... thanks for sharing your knowledge... you are a passionate gardener...I very much appreciate your experience and willingness to educate us!
You’re welcome! Yes pruning older gooseberry bushes uses the same principle only you can take out more of the old dead wood to make more space. Be brutal! It will thank you! 🥷🤘🌿 ps make sure you check out my blog for hundreds more free gardening guides www.gardenninja.co.uk
So far, this is the clearest goose-pruning video I’ve seen. I’d REALLY like a LOT more close ups so I can see what ….. say….a damaged branch, or what an OLD branch, versus an “older” but still keepable branch looks like. The home we bought has 2 existing goose bushes (both red) and about 7 red currant bushes, as well as 2black currant bushes. ALL need serious attention, but I’m at a loss as to where to begin. (They’ve been without pruning for about 6 years). It’s apparent that both of these species require the basic same pruning, so that’s a good thing, but how much is too much? I’ll try for this fall October/ November ..before the snow arrives, to give them a go… Any suggestions as to how, where to start? Off “goose” topic, have you ever heard of Royal (or Royalty) Raspberries? Quite another experience those are…. But I’ll keep searching. Awesome video, thanks….look forward to hearing back from you..thanks. e. 🇨🇦
Hi. Thanks so much for the kind words. It’s easier to spot the older less productive wood. It’s darker. More brittle and looks more gnarled. With 6 year old bushes simply remove 50% of all canes. Then next year you’ll be able to spot the fresh new ones and they’ll stand out amongst the older wood. The take it from there! Happy pruning!! Lee 🥷🌿🤘
Thanks Ann. So glad you’re enjoying my gardening content. Make sure you checkout my blog where there’s hundreds of free gardening guides! www.gardenninja.co.uk/ 🥷🤘🌿
Brilliant video - armed with this new knowledge I fell I can do the job now. I have taken on a half plot allotment. The gooseberry bush we inherited is massive. Gave us so much fruit. But I have no idea when it was pruned, or how old it is. Should I just cut it all the way back to ground?
Hi. Thanks for the kind words about my gardening RUclips guides. My advice would be to remove any crossing or damaged stems this year. Don’t cut it all the way back. It will mean no fruit and you’ll still need to selectively prune. Work with what you’ve got. Take those out this winter. Then the year after start to remove the oldest shoots and just work on it that way! You’ll get fab results. Happy gardening! Lee 🥷🤘🌿 You can find more advice here! www.gardenninja.co.uk/how-when-to-prune-gooseberries-beginners-guide-for-improved-fruiting/
Really useful, thank you. I've had a good crop this year, but have now made a note in my diary to look at your video again at the beginning of March next year.
@@Gardenninja Hello again Lee, just to let you know that I've just harvested my gooseberries (noticed the birds had started on them) and I've had the most massive crop! So thanks again for your great advice. I'll be pruning the Ninja way again next Spring. Cheers!
Hello the clip was very helpful. I have a different variety of gooseberry it has orange berries and no thorns. I was just wondering if it needs to be cut back similar? 140mm Cape Gooseberry - Physalis peruviana. I have a very long growing season and the gooseberry fruited autumn through to winter. when they should have fruited in summer. I live in a sub tropical area and my gooseberries didn't really rest in winter. I was thinking once the fruit has finished ripening I'll trim it back. I've seen some people cut branches and hang inside to finish ripening fruit such as chillies and capsicums which are part of the same family so I was wondering if I could do that with the gooseberry branches?
Hi Physalis. Doesn’t need the same pruning method. It’s more a neaten and tidy style if growing in the topics. So in winter just take out any congested branches every few years. Here in the Uk you cut it back to the ground each year. To keep it small and ensure fruits each year. Given our dodgy weather. If yours has become lacklustre. Cut it right back to the ground after it’s fruited and mulch. Hope that helps. Lee
Hi Lee, just discovered your video via a search engine. What is a normal yield for a mature bush? Last summer I harvested about 1.4 - 1.5kg from three bushes. They look healthy but haven't been pruned for three years (they are on a neglected allotment plot I took over).
Hi Crosland hill! That’s a pretty good harvest. What I would say is pruning now in winter will help open them up to stop mildew and other pests so it’s always worth while. They really are bullet proof so don’t worry too much. But yes a prune at least every 2-3 years is advisable. Do make sure you subscribe for hundreds more gardening tips and checkout my site for more advice on allotments and design. www.gardenninja.co.uk 🥷🌿🤘
Thank you Lee. very timely. Any advice on moving gooseberry bushes? i planted two (one red and one green) a little too close together in the ground a few years ago not really knowing anything about spacing them. Many thanks in advance for your advice :~}
Hi Rik. Move them before the spring. As quickly as possible given mine are already budding. Then you should be fine. You just want to avoid moving them when they’re in full leaf. It will effect fruiting. It’s surprising how all gardeners tend to plant things too close together. Think it’s the excitement of getting plants in the ground! 🥷🤘🌿 Good luck with the gooseberries!
@@GardenninjaHey Lee. Thank you for your timely reply. i'll put it on my tomorrows 'To-do List'. The pair of bushes lived in containers for about four years and were very 'petite'. i assumed they would remain a similar size as it may have been a trait of the varieties. They literally exploded in size once planted in the ground. Thank you once again :~}
Great video but a bit late. Not pruned this year. Moderate gooseberry yield. In the UK do I now leave until next March or do some light pruning now or in Winter. @Garden Nija : Lee Burkhill
I’d do some maintenance pruning in Winter. Ie remove the crossing or something doesn’t stems given you’ve had a moderate amount of gooseberries. So you don’t cut off too much of the older fruiting growth. 🥷🌿 Lee
Love your video - thank you. Was considering growing herbs in an old water trough but was worried about the metal and any contamination. Did you do any research about this?
Hi Justine. I would thoroughly sand and clean it first. Using top quality soil and compost will help and most plants will filter out anything that’s not meant to be there. You could always line it too with a pond liner and out drainage in if unsure. Happy planting! Lee 🥷🤘🌿
Hey, it depends on the species. The bigger the pot the better. That’s because they are hungry plants and will need plenty of feed and moisture during the summer. Happy gardening! Lee 🥷🤘🌿
I have gooseberries without thorns. Moreover, I bought currants, but there you go. So, following advice for cutting currants, I left them to grow freely because all were young branches. They grew a bit more than I want them to. Can I cut them a little more than 1/3 and still have fruits next year?
Hi Olivera. Great question. Yes you can but it will reduce yield. Currants fruit in last years growth so any older wood you take out means less fruits but it does mean you can better shape the bush. Just make sure it’s in a good balanced shape and then enjoy the fruits of your labour! 🥷🌿🤘
Hi I have been growing my gooseberries for a couple of years now ,last year fruit was very few and far between ,so I fed and cared for them better and my bushes were brilliant .I was attacked by saw fly lava,wow in one day they dropped my bushes ,I successfully treated the bushes with natural powdered daisy,but I didn't get any fruit at all.How can I remedy it?
Hi Lesley. Gooseberry saw fly can be a royal pain! Now you’ve managed to rid them you should see fruit next year. Give your bushes a good mulch this autumn. They should be right! Lee 🥷🌿🤘
When growing gooseberry in the pot What lower temperature on the winter it's a safe for them?Do you hide grocery on the pot In the cold winter?Do you recommend for winter mulch for gooseberry?
Hi Agne, Gooseberries are deciduous plants so are fine left outside in all weather, unless you live in an arctic state! A good compost mulch will help feed them but I leave mine out all year! Happy gardening. Lee
@@Gardenninja thank you update Im in North American and winter is -10c but can be warmer or colder What is minimum negative temperature in celsius gooseberry can be safe to keep outside?
Hi lee, Hope you are well? Roll on summer!! Your home made jam looks awesome, bet it tastes great on toast, yum 😁 Thank for another great video and thank you for sharing your knowledge. Terry .
@@Gardenninja Ooooh, Naughty Ninger, tempting me with left over scrumptious gooseberries😂 I wonder if Barry is licking his lips whilst your slaving over the hot stove making beautiful jam🤔 I'm feeling hungry now lol 🍩
@@Gardenninja The thick blade should be at the side of the cut, the thick blade facing away from the cut. This way least damage is done to the branches and twigs. Maybe it's a bit of nitpicking for the small cuts you make here, but when I realized this is the way to use the secateurs, it was quite an "ah!" moment for me.
Yes you can to all three. Currants do flower and fruit on new growth too so you’re less vicious with the pruning. Focusing on keeping an open goblet shape. I only take off 1/5 for currants because of this. Hope that helps! Lee 🥷🌿
Hi. They can be grafted as a single ‘standard’ shape onto another plants main stem but not really pruned as a single trunk from young as their growth shape is open like a palm so quite difficult to force upright. 🥷🤘
The only experience I have with gooseberries is from when I was dating my now husband. His mother (from Yorkshire) would joke about sending his sister or brother out with us as a gooseberry :) Could one apply this method to blueberries?
Hi Candace. Yes! The term ‘you’re the gooseberry’ haha. Yes you can apply this to blueberries. In fact I just pruned mine this week as they had become a bit tangled and unproductive. So follow the same methodology and you should be fine! Happy pruning. Lee 🥷🌿
And don't forget you can use some of the pruned parts to make more Gooseberry Bushes.If you do pot them up so the lead bud is outward facing for a good start.
Yes Phil! Great tip and any one wanting to watch how to do this can find out more here. ruclips.net/video/jnmSuRrTsIo/видео.htmlsi=HdtQYo9KTECPkXKz 🥷🌿🤘
3 yrs old, cut 1/3 last yrs, cut out dead/disased/crossing, cut back old growth by 1/3 - 1/2, cut back to outward facing bud. Missing were closeup views of dead or disased or undersized/under nourished canes or tiny off shoots.
Thanks David. Great to have you in the community. Make sure you check out my blog too for hundreds more garden design videos and guides. www.gardenninja.co.uk 🥷🤘🌿
If you follow this man's advice you will be cutting off the next year's fruiting branches as he does! Yes, no cross overs or damaged but not next years fruiting...PLEASE! For my provenance, I've been growing gooseberries for 50 years and sell them to genuine Farm Shops Hundre£s of pounds every year! You have been warned!
Thanks for your feedback Stephen. The issue with gooseberries that fruit as you rightly point out on last years growth is that you have to tidy them up as some point. I’d rather have a healthy neat gooseberry which I find keep better healthy. Gooseberries still can shoot from old wood as well though not as prolifically. For beginner gardeners old and new growth is hard to distinguish. Meaning they get confused, possibly put off and then they give up. Waiting for everything to have fruited in this two year cycle can become tricky and eventually you have to nip off growth that may fruit if left. I’m glad you’re keeping gooseberries in our farm shops. They are a delicious and somewhat rare occurrence in other shops. Keep up the great work. Lee 🥷🌿
But, on the real I don't feel like sitting here in this shitty work environment and play jester for everyone else today. They should know better than to bug me about shining shoes. I threw my shine box in the trash.
Both are wonderful Elmer. But I’d start with Invicta. Bigger fruit and less likely to get mildew in my experience! 🤘🥷🌿 Make sure you checkout my blog www.gardenninja.co.uk for hundreds more free gardening guides! Lee
You conveyed the information in a very clear & concise way… thank you so much for your help!! 🙏
You’re welcome! I’m glad the informations clear and helpful. If you need more free gardening advice make sure you checkout my popular blog full of hundreds of garden guides! www.gardenninja.co.uk/ 🥷🤘🌿
Very informative video lee..love you In garden rescue matey...Greetings from Kent
What a VERY helpful video. So clear and there are good close ups of where you are cutting.I feel very confident that I can go out and do it now!! Thanks
Thanks Judy! I’m so glad it’s been helpful. Here’s to more gooseberries this year!! 🥷🌿🤘
Best gooseberry pruning video that I have watched! My bushes, belly and I all thank you!
What a compliment!! Thanks Laura. Make sure you subscribe for even more garden guides and design tips. Happy gardening! Lee 🥷🌿🤘
By far the clearest and easiest to follow pruning video I've found for gooseberries, and I went through quite a few.
Thanks Lulabell! Make sure you checkout my blog with hundreds of easy to understand and free gardening guides! www.gardenninja.co.uk/ 🤘🥷🌿
This has been the most helpful explanation I've seen!
Brilliant! That’s what I want. To help explain and simplify gardening so everyone can tackle any garden drama with confidence. So glad it’s helpful. Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿
This was sooo helpful...I've replanted my nans old berry bushes at my house now just researching how to take care of them...I'm so glad I found your channel 🤗
Hi Sintija. Great to have you as a new Garden Ninja! Welcome! Make sure you checkout my popular blog for hundreds of free garden guides and a lovely forum for any questions you have! 🥷🌿🤘 Lee www.gardenninja.co.uk/
I’ve searched high and low for info on caring for my gooseberry bushes and this is the BEST! Thanks so much.
Thanks Shawn and Rachel. I’m glad my guides helpful. Gooseberries are delicious and pruning helps keep the fruit flowing! There’s even more here. www.gardenninja.co.uk/how-when-to-prune-gooseberries-beginners-guide-for-improved-fruiting/ 🥷🌿👍
Thank you very much. I’ve watch a lot of RUclips pruning clips and yours was the only one that really zoomed in and showed me where to cut. Very helpful.
You’re welcome Didi. I’m glad it’s helpful and happy pruning! Lee 🥷🌿
We have a 20 year old bush that has never been pruned. Fortunately it seems healthy and productive. I'll give your tips a try and see if I can make my old bush look and feel better.
Hi Jillianne. Let us know how it goes! Happy pruning. Lee 🥷🤘🌿
Fab instructional video done with enthusiasm and full of practical advice. I have six spiky monsters who will get a haircut in March!
Looked at a few videos on gooseberry pruning and yours was, by far, the clearest to understand. Thank you. Now off to do the deed.
So nice of you! I'm glad you've found it helpful. Happy Gardening! Lee 🥷🌿
You explain it extremely well. Keep it up!
Thanks so much!! Will do. Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿
I've watched lots of videos and read about how to prune gooseberries. Yours was by far the best - thank you!
Thanks Marda! I’m so glad it’s been helpful. Make sure you check out the rest of my gardening guides on my channel! Happy gardening. 🥷🌿🤘 Lee
@@Gardenninja I sure will! I pruned my bush last night using the technique you shared in your video :) Another question for you. My gooseberry bush is about 4 years old - last year was first time I was able to eat the berries as the birds typically get to them first. I outsmarted them last year by covering them with a net! the berries I got were very small, like marble size, unlike the large grape sized ones I grew in Sweden when I lived there. (I live in the US now.) Do you know what could be causing their small size and what I could do about it? Thanks in advance :)
Hi Marda. Is it the same species or variety as the one in Sweden? There’s many cultivars and species you see. Failing that a good autumn mulch with peat free compost should help. If they’re in containers they will need a yearly mulch and liquid feed when growing. Checkout my comfrey tea guide for how to make your own! ruclips.net/video/drHhi8PQyQg/видео.html 🥷🌿🤘
Thanks so much! My gooseberry bush is huge! I now have the confidence to prune it. 😂
You’re welcome! I’m glad it’s got you pruning with confidence. Make sure you also check out my site for hundreds more free gardening guides and tutorials www.gardenninja.co.uk 🥷🌿🤘 Happy Pruning! Lee
Great video for the garden novice. It has given me more confidence to get stuck into pruning 😊
Brilliant to hear. That’s what I’m all
about getting new gardeners to feel confident!! 🥷🌿🤘
Good instructional video Lee,. was about to go outside and get medieval on my gooseberry bushes that have not been pruned for a couple of years,. Will now wait until March 2022 thank you.
You’re welcome Andrew! Phew what a relief! Slow and steady will work wonders and result in a much healthier productive gooseberry bush! Happy pruning. Lee 🥷🤘🌿
Ordered my gooseberry bushes for Spring and can't wait to grow them!
Very helpful video, thanks!
You’re welcome. I’m glad you like the guide! Happy gardening! Lee 🥷🌿
At last a video where I can really see how to do it. Thank you so much
You’re welcome Natalie! I’m glad it’s finally shown you clearly. I do find all lot of pro gardeners just assume that people know ‘where’ to prune! 🥷🌿🤘
Perfect! I enjoy watching your videos with a step by step process of gardening. Now I can prune my Gooseberry bushes the right way for future fruiting. Thanks
Thanks Ramiro. Glad my guides are proving so helpful for you over the pond. Happy gardening! Lee 🥷🌿🤘
Thanks so much! I just ordered three cuttings of black velvet gooseberries for our back garden here in Georgia, USA. Your video is so helpful! God Bless and happy gardening! 🙂
You’re welcome! Good to hear from you and glad my gardening guides are helpful for you. Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿🤘
Best video about pruning gooseberry I will start tomorrow!! Thank you!!!!
I will watch this one again as this is it's second year and seems to be producing well, another one one is what's the best feed for my Blueberries, thanks Ninja.
Oh my gosh! Finally, instructions that I understand (I hope!)
Fantastic to hear! Glad you’re enjoying my garden beginner guides! Happy pruning. Lee 🥷🌿🤘
Late to this vid but timely for me. Just purchased property with lovely garden but so overrun. Glad you went over what to do with old gooseberries. Will prune them hard and hope to get some next year! Thank you!
Thank you! I'm making my garden plans now for cutting back my gooseberries
Fantastic to hear. Im glad you found the guide to gooseberries helpful! Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🙌🌿
Thanks Lee, I made a note last autumn to rewatch this video at an appropriate time, and am now hoping the weather will be good enough for me to get at my gooseberries later this week. But I shall we wearing armour to do the job - I was very anxious watching your bare arms near those thorns!
Perfect! Haha I'm tough as old boots but yes gauntlet gloves are always advisable with roses and gooseberries. Enjoy the pruning and get ready for delicious tangy fruits! Happy Gardening. 🥷🌿😆 Lee
Perfect video. Thank you. I pruned in March! That's a first for my gooseberries.
Great to hear your now pruning with confidence! Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿👍
Excellent. For a novice like me that was explained nice and slowly. I completely understand and will be trying it out in the spring on my never pruned gooseberry bush😑
Thanks Shirley so glad it’s been useful. Here’s to more productive gooseberry bushes for years to come! 🍃🥷🌿
@@Gardenninja I must say Lee you have really inspired me to take more interest in my garden. I’m a 68 year old grandma so I needed gentle instruction. Thanks very much. I’ll keep on watching your videos.
Fantastic to hear Shirley! I’m so glad you’re getting out in your garden. It’s a fabulous activity. I’ll keep up the content to help! Happy gardening. 🥷🌿
This is the best video I’ve ever seen like this. Great explanations and video and recaps. Well done.
Thanks so much! Glad you’re living the guides. Spread the word to help other gardeners! Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿
You’re just brilliant!!…. So articulate and easy to understand and come across as warm and friendly. You’re so watchable . I’ve just subscribed.
Thanks Esther!! What a lovey message to help glide me into the gardening weekend!! My whole ethos is to share my gardening knowledge with anyone who is looking for help. Remove some of the barriers to entry or snobbery. Glad you’re now part of the Ninja community. You can also check out the Ninja forum where there’s loads of gardening Q&As answered! www.gardenninja.co.uk/forum/ Happy Gardening! Lee 🥷🙌🌿
Brilliant - so straightforward and good clear examples of what to do.
Thanks Dayle. Im so glad it’s helpful for your pruning! Go forth and prune with confidence! 🥷🤘🌿
great explanation thank you! perfectly clear how to prune. Can I ask what size in L of container do you grow your gooseberry bushes in?
I’m glad it’s helpful! I grow mine in 20lt containers. With a twice yearly liquid feed 🥷🤘🌿
Very good instructional video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks again for another informative vid - showing in detail instead of just expecting folks to know. Why do you cut a limb by a 1/3 instead of taking out every 3rd branch to the ground?
Hi Pippa. We take them back by a third to concentrate the fruiting potential on 3 - 5 buds. This means bigger gooseberries and more of them. Rather than a sparser branch with more vegetative growth and less fruit. 🙂 Really glad you liked the video. Happy gardening and pruning! Lee 🥷🌿
Thanks for your EXCELLENT video, you helped tremendously... thanks for sharing your knowledge... you are a passionate gardener...I very much appreciate your experience and willingness to educate us!
Thanks so much K Harper! It’s all about sharing the knowledge and glad it’s helped you so much! Tell your friends!! Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿🙌
What good explaination & close ups & good sound thank you.
Thanks Laura! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Make sure you checkout my other guides for help in the garden! Happy pruning. Lee 🥷🌿🙌
Thanks for this. It's really easy to understand.
I am pruning my really old gooseberry bush now so I hope this is still OK???
You’re welcome! Yes pruning older gooseberry bushes uses the same principle only you can take out more of the old dead wood to make more space. Be brutal! It will thank you! 🥷🤘🌿 ps make sure you check out my blog for hundreds more free gardening guides www.gardenninja.co.uk
Very clear and helpful information. Thank you so much.
So far, this is the clearest goose-pruning video I’ve seen. I’d REALLY like a LOT more close ups so I can see what ….. say….a damaged branch, or what an OLD branch, versus an “older” but still keepable branch looks like.
The home we bought has 2 existing goose bushes (both red) and about 7 red currant bushes, as well as 2black currant bushes. ALL need serious attention, but I’m at a loss as to where to begin. (They’ve been without pruning for about 6 years). It’s apparent that both of these species require the basic same pruning, so that’s a good thing, but how much is too much? I’ll try for this fall October/ November ..before the snow arrives, to give them a go…
Any suggestions as to how, where to start?
Off “goose” topic, have you ever heard of Royal (or Royalty) Raspberries? Quite another experience those are…. But I’ll keep searching.
Awesome video, thanks….look forward to hearing back from you..thanks. e. 🇨🇦
Hi. Thanks so much for the kind words. It’s easier to spot the older less productive wood. It’s darker. More brittle and looks more gnarled. With 6 year old bushes simply remove 50% of all canes. Then next year you’ll be able to spot the fresh new ones and they’ll stand out amongst the older wood. The take it from there! Happy pruning!! Lee 🥷🌿🤘
@@Gardenninja Awesome, thanks SO much for your quick reply & advice!!! sounds good.... xoxo e. 🇨🇦
Excellent video. Clear concise instructions, ideal for a novice gardener like myself. Definitely a channel to subscribe to.
Thanks Ann. So glad you’re enjoying my gardening content. Make sure you checkout my blog where there’s hundreds of free gardening guides! www.gardenninja.co.uk/ 🥷🤘🌿
This was very well explained thank you!
You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it! Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿🤘
Thanks Lee, so very helpful, I feel next March I can prune with confidence, I hope 😂
You’re welcome Roy. I’m glad it’s helpful! Happy gardening. 🥷🌿👌 Lee
great explination Lee thank you for your advice
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for explaining
You’re welcome Heather! Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿🤘
Brilliant video - armed with this new knowledge I fell I can do the job now. I have taken on a half plot allotment. The gooseberry bush we inherited is massive. Gave us so much fruit. But I have no idea when it was pruned, or how old it is. Should I just cut it all the way back to ground?
Hi. Thanks for the kind words about my gardening RUclips guides. My advice would be to remove any crossing or damaged stems this year. Don’t cut it all the way back. It will mean no fruit and you’ll still need to selectively prune. Work with what you’ve got. Take those out this winter. Then the year after start to remove the oldest shoots and just work on it that way! You’ll get fab results. Happy gardening! Lee 🥷🤘🌿 You can find more advice here! www.gardenninja.co.uk/how-when-to-prune-gooseberries-beginners-guide-for-improved-fruiting/
@@Gardenninja Thank you Lee. Will get on that.
So helpful! Thank you
You’re welcome Rachel. Make sure you check out my award winning blog www.gardenninja.co.uk for hundreds more garden design tips and hacks! 🥷🌿👌
Really useful, thank you. I've had a good crop this year, but have now made a note in my diary to look at your video again at the beginning of March next year.
Hey Jay. Glad to hear your gooseberries have been cropping well. I absolutely love them. Good luck with the pruning! Lee 🥷🌿
@@Gardenninja Hello again Lee, just to let you know that I've just harvested my gooseberries (noticed the birds had started on them) and I've had the most massive crop! So thanks again for your great advice. I'll be pruning the Ninja way again next Spring. Cheers!
Hello the clip was very helpful. I have a different variety of gooseberry it has orange berries and no thorns. I was just wondering if it needs to be cut back similar? 140mm Cape Gooseberry - Physalis peruviana. I have a very long growing season and the gooseberry fruited autumn through to winter. when they should have fruited in summer. I live in a sub tropical area and my gooseberries didn't really rest in winter. I was thinking once the fruit has finished ripening I'll trim it back. I've seen some people cut branches and hang inside to finish ripening fruit such as chillies and capsicums which are part of the same family so I was wondering if I could do that with the gooseberry branches?
Hi Physalis. Doesn’t need the same pruning method. It’s more a neaten and tidy style if growing in the topics. So in winter just take out any congested branches every few years. Here in the Uk you cut it back to the ground each year. To keep it small and ensure fruits each year. Given our dodgy weather. If yours has become lacklustre. Cut it right back to the ground after it’s fruited and mulch. Hope that helps. Lee
Really awesome video, lots of good information laid out very well. :)
Thanks so much Andrea! Happy gardening. 🥷🌿🙌
Hello. Great to have another video day. Have a wonderful day mate. David - Liverpool 😊👍
You too mate! Glad you’re enjoying them and have a great weekend. Lee 🥷😜
Excellent job with the video
Thanks so much! I’m glad you like my content. Checkout my channel and blog for hundreds more garden design hints tips and hacks!! Happy gardening. 🥷🌿🙌
Hi Lee, just discovered your video via a search engine. What is a normal yield for a mature bush? Last summer I harvested about 1.4 - 1.5kg from three bushes. They look healthy but haven't been pruned for three years (they are on a neglected allotment plot I took over).
Hi Crosland hill! That’s a pretty good harvest. What I would say is pruning now in winter will help open them up to stop mildew and other pests so it’s always worth while. They really are bullet proof so don’t worry too much. But yes a prune at least every 2-3 years is advisable. Do make sure you subscribe for hundreds more gardening tips and checkout my site for more advice on allotments and design. www.gardenninja.co.uk 🥷🌿🤘
Thank you Lee. very timely. Any advice on moving gooseberry bushes? i planted two (one red and one green) a little too close together in the ground a few years ago not really knowing anything about spacing them. Many thanks in advance for your advice :~}
Hi Rik. Move them before the spring. As quickly as possible given mine are already budding. Then you should be fine. You just want to avoid moving them when they’re in full leaf. It will effect fruiting. It’s surprising how all gardeners tend to plant things too close together. Think it’s the excitement of getting plants in the ground! 🥷🤘🌿 Good luck with the gooseberries!
@@GardenninjaHey Lee. Thank you for your timely reply. i'll put it on my tomorrows 'To-do List'. The pair of bushes lived in containers for about four years and were very 'petite'. i assumed they would remain a similar size as it may have been a trait of the varieties. They literally exploded in size once planted in the ground. Thank you once again :~}
What do you do in Winter? When do you stop watering them? I live in Sweeden, I have a balcony.
As soon as the leaves drop I just leave them alone. If containerised just water maybe once every 2 weeks sparingly. Happy gardening in Sweden! 🥷🌿🤘
@@Gardenninja Thanks, mate! BTW, love your hair style!
Great video but a bit late. Not pruned this year. Moderate gooseberry yield. In the UK do I now leave until next March or do some light pruning now or in Winter. @Garden Nija : Lee Burkhill
I’d do some maintenance pruning in Winter. Ie remove the crossing or something doesn’t stems given you’ve had a moderate amount of gooseberries. So you don’t cut off too much of the older fruiting growth. 🥷🌿 Lee
Helpful as always Lee - Ged
Thanks Ged. Hope the weathers picking up where you are in the garden. Lee 🥷🌿
Any tips on pruning gooseberries and currants that have a more upright growth pattern?
Definitely focus on pruning back to the outward facing bud to help create a more open shape. Happy pruning! Lee 🥷🤘🌿
Love your video - thank you. Was considering growing herbs in an old water trough but was worried about the metal and any contamination. Did you do any research about this?
Hi Justine. I would thoroughly sand and clean it first. Using top quality soil and compost will help and most plants will filter out anything that’s not meant to be there. You could always line it too with a pond liner and out drainage in if unsure. Happy planting! Lee 🥷🤘🌿
@@Gardenninja Thank you.
Thanks for your great tips. I planted gooseberry bushes last autumn. Should I still prune them now or wait until next year?
I’d wait until next spring. Then they’ve had a full growing season and you can spot this years growth vs last year. Enjoy your gooseberries!!! 🥷🌿 Lee
@@Gardenninja Thanks Ninja Lee. I'll think of you when we tuck into mackerel and gooseberries!
Well explained
Thanks Ethan! 🥷🌿🤘 Happy gardening. Lee
I'm interested in the best size pot for a gooseberry? I've one in a 45cm pot, wondering if I should upsize it or does it not mind being compact?
Hey, it depends on the species. The bigger the pot the better. That’s because they are hungry plants and will need plenty of feed and moisture during the summer. Happy gardening! Lee 🥷🤘🌿
@@Gardenninja thank you!
I have gooseberries without thorns. Moreover, I bought currants, but there you go. So, following advice for cutting currants, I left them to grow freely because all were young branches. They grew a bit more than I want them to.
Can I cut them a little more than 1/3 and still have fruits next year?
Hi Olivera. Great question. Yes you can but it will reduce yield. Currants fruit in last years growth so any older wood you take out means less fruits but it does mean you can better shape the bush. Just make sure it’s in a good balanced shape and then enjoy the fruits of your labour! 🥷🌿🤘
@@Gardenninja thank you
Hi I have been growing my gooseberries for a couple of years now ,last year fruit was very few and far between ,so I fed and cared for them better and my bushes were brilliant .I was attacked by saw fly lava,wow in one day they dropped my bushes ,I successfully treated the bushes with natural powdered daisy,but I didn't get any fruit at all.How can I remedy it?
Hi Lesley. Gooseberry saw fly can be a royal pain! Now you’ve managed to rid them you should see fruit next year. Give your bushes a good mulch this autumn. They should be right! Lee 🥷🌿🤘
Best video
Thank you 😊
You’re welcome glad it’s helpful. Make sure you checkout my blog www.gardenninja.co.uk for hundreds more free guides! 🥷🌿🤘 happy gardening!
When growing gooseberry in the pot What lower temperature on the winter it's a safe for them?Do you hide grocery on the pot In the cold winter?Do you recommend for winter mulch for gooseberry?
Hi Agne, Gooseberries are deciduous plants so are fine left outside in all weather, unless you live in an arctic state! A good compost mulch will help feed them but I leave mine out all year! Happy gardening. Lee
@@Gardenninja thank you update
Im in North American and winter is -10c but can be warmer or colder
What is minimum negative temperature in celsius gooseberry can be safe to keep outside?
Hi lee, Hope you are well? Roll on summer!! Your home made jam looks awesome, bet it tastes great on toast, yum 😁 Thank for another great video and thank you for sharing your knowledge. Terry .
Great to hear from you Terry. It’s delicious and there still some left. Summer on toast! Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿
@@Gardenninja Ooooh, Naughty Ninger, tempting me with left over scrumptious gooseberries😂 I wonder if Barry is licking his lips whilst your slaving over the hot stove making beautiful jam🤔
I'm feeling hungry now lol 🍩
Aren't you holding the shears the wrong way around? maybe nitpicking but I do that differently.
thanks for the vid
Hi Jesse. Not sure what you mean? With secateurs there’s only one ergonomic way to hold them! Glad you enjoyed the vid though! 🥷🌿🤘✂️
@@Gardenninja The thick blade should be at the side of the cut, the thick blade facing away from the cut. This way least damage is done to the branches and twigs. Maybe it's a bit of nitpicking for the small cuts you make here, but when I realized this is the way to use the secateurs, it was quite an "ah!" moment for me.
Can you espalier Gooseberries? What about currents - Red and Black
Yes you can to all three. Currants do flower and fruit on new growth too so you’re less vicious with the pruning. Focusing on keeping an open goblet shape. I only take off 1/5 for currants because of this. Hope that helps! Lee 🥷🌿
Can it be trained as a single trunk tree?
Hi. They can be grafted as a single ‘standard’ shape onto another plants main stem but not really pruned as a single trunk from young as their growth shape is open like a palm so quite difficult to force upright. 🥷🤘
The only experience I have with gooseberries is from when I was dating my now husband. His mother (from Yorkshire) would joke about sending his sister or brother out with us as a gooseberry :)
Could one apply this method to blueberries?
Hi Candace. Yes! The term ‘you’re the gooseberry’ haha. Yes you can apply this to blueberries. In fact I just pruned mine this week as they had become a bit tangled and unproductive. So follow the same methodology and you should be fine! Happy pruning. Lee 🥷🌿
Thank you for this
You’re welcome Jeff. Happy gardening! Lee 🥷🌿
@@Gardenninja gooseberries aren’t often grown in the stars but you’ve inspired me to grow some
States
They’re delicious and super tough shrubs. Well worth a space even in a container! Happy growing in the states!! 🥷🌿
I pruned my Gooseberry bush and for some reason it has suddenly started producing Bananas? Is this anything to do with my pruning technique?
And don't forget you can use some of the pruned parts to make more Gooseberry Bushes.If you do pot them up so the lead bud is outward facing for a good start.
Yes Phil! Great tip and any one wanting to watch how to do this can find out more here. ruclips.net/video/jnmSuRrTsIo/видео.htmlsi=HdtQYo9KTECPkXKz 🥷🌿🤘
3 yrs old, cut 1/3 last yrs, cut out dead/disased/crossing, cut back old growth by 1/3 - 1/2, cut back to outward facing bud. Missing were closeup views of dead or disased or undersized/under nourished canes or tiny off shoots.
Thanks for the feedback I’ll factor it into my next set of gardening guides 🥷🌿🤘
New sub,great video
Thanks David. Great to have you in the community. Make sure you check out my blog too for hundreds more garden design videos and guides. www.gardenninja.co.uk 🥷🤘🌿
My gooseberry looks nothing like these. It doesn't have thorns and it is all growing from a central stem.
Hmm maybe it’s not a gooseberry then! 🥷🤘🌿
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Thanks so much! 🥷🌿🤘
If you follow this man's advice you will be cutting off the next year's fruiting branches as he does!
Yes, no cross overs or damaged but not next years fruiting...PLEASE!
For my provenance, I've been growing gooseberries for 50 years and sell them to genuine Farm Shops Hundre£s of pounds every year! You have been warned!
Thanks for your feedback Stephen. The issue with gooseberries that fruit as you rightly point out on last years growth is that you have to tidy them up as some point. I’d rather have a healthy neat gooseberry which I find keep better healthy. Gooseberries still can shoot from old wood as well though not as prolifically. For beginner gardeners old and new growth is hard to distinguish. Meaning they get confused, possibly put off and then they give up. Waiting for everything to have fruited in this two year cycle can become tricky and eventually you have to nip off growth that may fruit if left. I’m glad you’re keeping gooseberries in our farm shops. They are a delicious and somewhat rare occurrence in other shops. Keep up the great work. Lee 🥷🌿
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@@Gardenninjahonestly it just came to my mind. I knew it was the hellbilly
But, on the real I don't feel like sitting here in this shitty work environment and play jester for everyone else today. They should know better than to bug me about shining shoes. I threw my shine box in the trash.
I'm planning to grow a gooseberry plant for the first time. What variety would you recommend between a Hinnomaki Red and an Invicta.
Both are wonderful Elmer. But I’d start with Invicta. Bigger fruit and less likely to get mildew in my experience! 🤘🥷🌿 Make sure you checkout my blog www.gardenninja.co.uk for hundreds more free gardening guides! Lee
Thank you for this video, really easy to follow.