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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: londongardener on March 04, 2013, 22:08

Title: Feeding gooseberries and gooseberries in pots
Post by: londongardener on March 04, 2013, 22:08

I have some gooseberries in the ground some in pots.
Last year the harvest was not that good.
Any ideas?
They were planted 2007-2010.
I did have some problems last year with sawfly one plant was killed by Mum because it had
sawfly (I don't understand why).

Title: Re: Feeding gooseberries and gooseberries in pots
Post by: solway cropper on March 05, 2013, 20:29

Most fruit responds to a helping of high potash feed. I use a general purpose fertilizer early in spring then high potash once they set fruit.

How big are your pots? If they are not big enough the plants will be stressed.

Title: Re: Feeding gooseberries and gooseberries in pots
Post by: londongardener on March 05, 2013, 21:29

The two in pots were in small pots but they are in much bigger pots now.
(Sorry not a very exact size).
What fertilizer do you use and how much did it cost?