How to grow gooseberries in your country house?
I think most children, as well as adults, love gooseberries for their sweet-sour taste. But how to grow gooseberries in the country if you don't have one yet? I will talk about berry care and growing process
By the way, did you know that such a beautiful plant was born in Africa?
When is the best time to plant gooseberries in the country?
It is recommended to plant gooseberries in the country in spring or autumn. Experienced summer residents plant it in the fall. They say that this is how bushes form strong roots.
Where to plant gooseberry bushes?
It is necessary to plant it on a level place where sunlight enters. The site must be protected from the wind from the east and north. Do not forget that gooseberries are not adapted to high humidity, while they are normal for droughts. The shrub can be planted 2 meters from fertile trees and one and a half meters from the fence.
How to prepare a site for planting?
First, we clear the places from excess debris. After this, the site must be dug, remove the roots of the weeds. Then we level the ground with a rake and break the lumps.
What about the pit?
The hole must be dug a couple of weeks before planting the bush. Its width and depth should be up to fifty centimeters so that the earth has time to settle by the time of planting. We remove the top layer of the earth and set it aside, we do the same with the bottom layer of the soil.
Fertilizer for growing gooseberries in the country
After we have made the pit for the gooseberries, it is worth making fertilizer for planting. We mix 9-10 kilograms of humus (quenched), potassium (best of all sulphate), as well as fifty grams of superphosphate into the soil. Keep in mind that the soil must be fertile. The plant will have enough such land. Repeat this in a few years.
Note that the ground part of the bush must necessarily have several branches, namely strong ones. Before planting gooseberries, place the roots in any fertilizer that stimulates growth.
Gooseberry care in the country
Remember that gooseberries bloom in May, the fruits ripen throughout the summer.
Leaving in the spring.
In the spring, before the buds open, it is necessary to add potassium, nitrogen and phosphorus to the soil. These mineral fertilizers will have a good effect on the berry. When the buds are ripe, feed the plant with compost (use 12 kilograms per bush). You should also treat the plant with drugs for various pests, that is, against insects.
Summer care.
In the summer, you need to weed the gooseberries from time to time. After each such action in the form of loosening, water the ground with water.
Leaving in the fall.
Weed out any debris this time of year. After the leaves have fallen, they must be removed and burned. We burn foliage so as not to get infected because some pathogens of various diseases may remain on it.
When to harvest gooseberries in the country?
You need to harvest at the end of July - in August.
In addition, there are 2 stages of ripe gooseberries:
Technical maturity. This type is suitable for cooking compote or jam. But at the same time, the berry is sour
Consumer. This is the berry stage in which the gooseberry becomes sweet, with a crunchy skin under the teeth and a sour taste.
Gooseberry is the same type of berry (fruit) that can be easily grown in your garden at your dacha. With proper cultivation and care, gooseberries in the country will really delight you with juicy sweet berries in summer and tasty, partially sour, compotes in winter.
