Gooseberry (Grossularia uva-crispa) HINNONMAKI RED

Gooseberry Hinnonmaki Rot in bush form. It produces rather large red fruits. It has long, drooping shoots, but the shrub itself is characterised by poor growth. However, it is reliable in fertility and resistant to disease. The seedlings for sale are large, well rooted and healthy.

The fruit ripens at the end of July and has a good, sweet, slightly vinous, aromatic flavour. The size of the berries is medium, sometimes they get bigger. The flesh is gelatinous with small seeds, tasty. The skin is dark red with streaks.

Requirements

Gooseberry bushes thrive in virtually any garden soil. However, fertility and sunny position have a considerable influence on the quality of the fruit and the size of the crop. Fruit bushes should be pruned in early spring each year. In the dry season, the bushes should be watered. This variety is highly resistant to disease and completely hardy.

Gooseberries are easy to grow. The gooseberry bush is very hardy and can withstand both very low and very high temperatures. These plants should be planted in an area with full sun or moderate shade. Choose a site with well-drained soil that is slightly acidic (pH level between 5.0 and 6.5). Amend the soil with compost before planting to provide nutrients for the plant's root system. Gooseberries do not like heavy, clay soil. Irrigation is essential during the summer months when growth is most active. Gooseberry bushes are planted every 1,2-1,5 m, with a distance of approximately 1,5 m between each row. As regards pruning, pruning is carried out in the first 3 years after planting to shape the bush. In the following years, we restrict ourselves to thinning or rejuvenation - cutting out all 5-year-old and older shoots in early spring or summer after harvesting. A well-formed, fruiting shrub has 10-12 skeletal shoots.