robyks wrote:

I have a goosebery bush I would like to propagate. I am familiar with
layering.
Under the bush I discovered 3 healthy seedlings. Would these grow
"true" to the parent?

Not sure, but are you certain they're from seed rather than vegatative
growth underground? (Not sure if that's called suckering even when the
bush is growing on its own rootstock.)

I've got a wonderfully sweet gooseberry bush that's spread itself that
way over the years. It's not rampant like brambles, but it seems happy
to spread slowly that way. I moved one of the new bushes this spring,
and it seems happy enough so far.

I know gooseberries are supposed to be one of the earliest, but I was
amazed to see a few fruits as big as 1cm long at the end of April!
Surprisingly they haven't grown much since then despite the rain in May,
but that bush usually produces a decent enough crop.

Peter