Gooseberries
Gooseberries: when to plant bushes, cordons and standards, where they grow best and when to pick.
When to sow and plant
Pruning
Gooseberries through the year
Every job for growing gooseberries on one chart. Click a row to open the full guide.
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Common questions
When should I prune gooseberries?
In late winter to early spring, while the plant is dormant and before growth starts, the RHS says. An RHS feature calls February ideal. Shorten side-shoots again from mid-June to July. More
Is it better to plant gooseberries in autumn or spring?
The RHS calls late autumn ideal, because it gives plants plenty of time to settle in before the new growing season starts in spring. Garden Organic plants from October to February. More
In this section we use these sources: Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), Garden Organic. Each page lists its own sources at the bottom.