No flowers on gooseberry bush
 

I planted a "leveller" last autumn. After a slow start this spring, it's
fully leafed up. However, according to "The Fruit Expert" it should have
blossomed in April. I saw no blossom.

? Normal in it's first year ?
? The blossom is easily missed?
? Other?

Thanks!

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

No flowers on gooseberry bush
 

Steve Harris wrote in message ...
I planted a "leveller" last autumn. After a slow start this spring, it's
fully leafed up. However, according to "The Fruit Expert" it should have
blossomed in April. I saw no blossom.

? Normal in it's first year ?
? The blossom is easily missed?
? Other?


The flower on older wood- it's probably too young.

--
Anton

No flowers on gooseberry bush
 

anton wrote:

Steve Harris wrote in message ...
I planted a "leveller" last autumn. After a slow start this spring, it's
fully leafed up. However, according to "The Fruit Expert" it should have
blossomed in April. I saw no blossom.

? Normal in it's first year ?
? The blossom is easily missed?
? Other?


The flower on older wood- it's probably too young.

Also, the flowers are easily missed. I only know mine are in flower when I
see the bees buzzing about. A closer inspection then confirms it. By now
you should be able to see the fruit forming (my whitesmith and leveller
bushes have fruit about marble-size right now).
Diane (in South Bucks)

No flowers on gooseberry bush
 

In article ,
(flake) wrote:

bushes have fruit about marble-size right now

I'm missing those too :-(

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com