"Mary Fisher" wrote:

I've been given a hardwood cutting and don't know what to do with it. I've
stuck it in the edge of an unglazed clay pot in potting compost but have no
idea if that was right or if it will strike.

Not that I need a gooseberry bush but it would have been churlish to refuse
....

In my experience it's impossible to stop gooseberry cuttings from
striking, whatever you stick them in and whether they are woody or soft.

While we're on the subject, the last time gooseberries were being
discussed you said your bush(es) didn't grow downwards like everbody
else's but were quite vertical. Did I get that right? So I'm wondering
if you know what variety you have?

Brian Mitchell