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Am I too late for raspberry and gooseberry..??

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  • Chimera
    Chimera Posts: 492 Forumite
    A._Badger wrote: »
    Don't be fooled by raspberries that look like they've been grown in pots. They are often just bare rooted stock bundled together in a bit of peat.

    Gooseberries (and other bush fruit) will be fine going in now providing you are buying pot grown plants. Buy from a good source and choose your variety carefully. If you can't get pot grown bushes wait till the Autumn and buy bare root plants from a specialist.


    If I remember rightly the raspberries in nursery were potted, and looked far healthy that any others I've seen - I did comment that they looked nothing like what we had bought from wilkos.. I'll ask tomorrow anyhoos, he's a nice chap and won't sell me it if it won't work for me :)
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    A._Badger wrote: »
    ...and choose your variety carefully.

    Hinnomaki Red's meant to be good. I've got one, but it was so decimated by sawfly last year that I didn't get much fruit. :(
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • Chimera
    Chimera Posts: 492 Forumite
    well.. I got these today.. very happy with them :)

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  • Money_maker
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    Looking good and flowers on the gooseberry too.
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  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    What sort of gooseberry is it?
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • Chimera
    Chimera Posts: 492 Forumite
    mrbadexample wrote: »
    What sort of gooseberry is it?


    Invicta :)
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