Anyone got any tips on getting a good crop from Gooseberries?
New plants in this season and I am looking for a good crop next year..
Cheers Barnze

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Number one tip is to net them as soon as they form as the pigeons will strip
them before they get to anything like edible for humans. They use a lot of
potash so you can sort that out with your feeding. I try to give them some
manure each year too. Mine are jam packed with fruit at the moment

Barnze wrote:
: Anyone got any tips on getting a good crop from Gooseberries?
: New plants in this season and I am looking for a good crop next year..
: Cheers Barnze

Robert

On Mon, 9 Jun 2003 21:17:28 +0000 (UTC), The Devil's Advocate wrote:

Number one tip is to net them as soon as they form as the pigeons will strip
them before they get to anything like edible for humans.

Interesting ...

So far this year I've netted brassicas (seedlings) and french beans (after
sowing). I'll be netting our fruit cage very soon - redcurrants and
raspberries won't survive the birdies otherwise. By chance our gooseberries
are in the same area and will be netted - *but* I didn't think they needed
to be netted. They're already quite a size and show no signs of pigeon
problems.

OTOH - I always successfully grew french beans without netting until a
couple of years ago - and then *nothing* - the birds got them soon after
germination !!

Guess those birdies change their habbits from year to year :-))
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Thanks for the tips. I will be netting as soon as fruit shows. How do I go
about the potash? When & how much?
Cheers Barnze

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On Mon, 9 Jun 2003 21:17:28 +0000 (UTC), The Devil's Advocate wrote:

Number one tip is to net them as soon as they form as the pigeons will
strip
them before they get to anything like edible for humans.

Interesting ...

So far this year I've netted brassicas (seedlings) and french beans (after
sowing). I'll be netting our fruit cage very soon - redcurrants and
raspberries won't survive the birdies otherwise. By chance our
gooseberries
are in the same area and will be netted - *but* I didn't think they needed
to be netted. They're already quite a size and show no signs of pigeon
problems.

OTOH - I always successfully grew french beans without netting until a
couple of years ago - and then *nothing* - the birds got them soon after
germination !!

Guess those birdies change their habbits from year to year :-))
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Troy the Black Lab.

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The Devil's Advocate wrote:
Number one tip is to net them as soon as they form as the pigeons will strip
them before they get to anything like edible for humans. They use a lot of
potash so you can sort that out with your feeding. I try to give them some
manure each year too. Mine are jam packed with fruit at the moment

Our pigeons obviously haven't learnt about gooseberries, they eat the
cherries but not the gooseberries.

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Chris Green )

In article , Troy
writes

So far this year I've netted brassicas (seedlings) and french beans (after
sowing). I'll be netting our fruit cage very soon - redcurrants and
raspberries won't survive the birdies otherwise. By chance our gooseberries
are in the same area and will be netted - *but* I didn't think they needed
to be netted. They're already quite a size and show no signs of pigeon
problems.

Mine neither.

OTOH - I always successfully grew french beans without netting until a
couple of years ago - and then *nothing* - the birds got them soon after
germination !!
Guess those birdies change their habbits from year to year :-))


They *learn* ;-)
Mine took about 5 years to learn loganberries and tayberries are good to
each. Fortunately, I now have so many that there is enough for all of
us.

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On ours it's really fascinating to watch if you haven't netted them. They
just seem to crash land into the bush with all those thorns and remain
unhurt. The bushes ended up a bit broken down and the pigeons got their fill
of the fruit. Nowadays they don't get a look in. As for the potash, well I
used to use sulphate of potash, s few handfulls but nowadays I just use a
general chicken pellet manure and it seems to do the trick just as well

Barnze wrote:
: Anyone got any tips on getting a good crop from Gooseberries?
: New plants in this season and I am looking for a good crop next year..
: Cheers Barnze

Robert

"The Devil's Advocate" wrote in message ...

As for the potash, well I used to use sulphate of potash, s few handfulls but nowadays I just use a
general chicken pellet manure and it seems to do the trick just as well


That'll help growth but I doubt if there's any Potassium worth mentioning in it. Sulphate of Potash at 1-2oz/sq yd will
be better for that.

Rod

I grew gooseberries when we lived in Cornwall. I also made quite a lot of beer. I used to pour the lees from the brewing barrel on the bushes and the gooseberries grew like golf balls!! They made a beautiful white wine too.
Andrew

On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 20:57:53 GMT, andrew
wrote:

I grew gooseberries when we lived in Cornwall. I also made quite a lot
of beer. I used to pour the lees from the brewing barrel on the bushes
and the gooseberries grew like golf balls!! \

You should have exhibited them at the Egton Brige Gooseberry Contest
http://www.england-in-particular.info/august.html
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Thanks all. Looks like potash & Chicken pellets for me.I will get back to
you & let you know of the results.
Cheers Barnze

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"martin" wrote in message
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On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 20:57:53 GMT, andrew
wrote:

I grew gooseberries when we lived in Cornwall. I also made quite a lot
of beer. I used to pour the lees from the brewing barrel on the bushes
and the gooseberries grew like golf balls!! \

You should have exhibited them at the Egton Brige Gooseberry Contest
http://www.england-in-particular.info/august.html
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martin


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