Why prune gooseberries

The branches of gooseberries are often intricately intertwined to form a plant cluster. Gooseberries will continue to grow tall during growth. The weaker the growth ability of the branches of gooseberries at the higher level, the less fruits will be produced. We plant gooseberries mainly to harvest fruits. Therefore, in order to harvest fruits, we must trim them in time according to the growth trend of gooseberries, Pruned gooseberry branches will grow stronger

How to prune gooseberries

In spring, the new branches of gooseberry will germinate in the basic branches at the bottom of gooseberry plant. The growth capacity of these new branches is relatively strong, while the growth capacity of the original old branches will be relatively weak. Therefore, we should trim these old branches in time to make the newly sprouted branches obtain more nutrition and growth space. Therefore, we need to trim the old branches on the upper layer of gooseberries. Generally, we only need to keep four or five short sections to make new buds sprout

Time for pruning gooseberry branches

The pruning time of gooseberries can generally be divided into two time periods. One time period is pruning during the dormancy period of gooseberries. The dormancy period of gooseberries is generally in the early spring when the gooseberries have not germinated. Pruning gooseberries at this time can make new branches and buds grow strong. Another time period is in summer. Pruning gooseberries in summer is the time when gooseberries grow vigorously. This period is mainly to prune the upper branches of gooseberries