Gooseberry Hardy Garden Plants, Fruit Bush Ideal for Kitchen Gardens & Allotments, High Yielding with Tasty Edible Fruit (3 x Gooseberry Invicta Bare Root Plants) Thompson & Morgan

• Gooseberry ‘Invicta’ are hardy garden fruit plants, ideal for growing in gardens and allotments. Easy to grow and reliable, high yielding with tasty edible fruit in summer
• Produces a reliable crop of tasty green berries during summer. Ideal for eating fresh or for use in jams, puddings and desserts. High yielding and very reliable
• This easy to grow fruit bush thrives in most sunny conditions, producing a heavy crop of tasty fruit during summer. Low-maintenance, suitable for growing in gardens or allotments
• Bare root plants; Supplied as 1 or 3 x Gooseberry ‘Invicta’ bare root plants.

Gooseberry ‘Invicta’ is a well-known and popular variety, much-loved for its reliable garden performance, heavy cropping abilities (almost twice as much as other gooseberry varieties) and superb flavour. These delicious green berries have a smooth skin and are tasty to eat fresh as a snack and just as good in puddings, jams and desserts. This RHS AGM variety also has excellent mildew resistance. Our established 2 year old bareroot plants are supplied ready pruned, that once planted will quickly establish. Plant gooseberry bushes in an open sunny position on any well drained soil. Prior to planting, incorporate a generous amount of well rotted manure or garden compost into the soil. Remove any shoots or dormant buds from the base of the plant as these will produce unwanted suckers later on. Gooseberries should be planted at a distance of 1.5m (5') apart at their original depth which is indicated by a mark left on the stem by the nursery soil. Water well for the first year until plants are fully established. When growing gooseberries, the soil must not dry out during hot periods, particularly while the fruit is being formed. Remove any suckers from the base of the plant as they arise. Netting the bushes will help to protect the currants from birds. Harvest some gooseberries for cooking and freezing in May, leaving the remaining fruit to ripen fully in June for eating fresh from the bush. Prune gooseberry plants in winter. Remove dead, damaged and crossing stems, before thinning the remaining stems to create an upright open bush. Shorten the remaining stems by half. In spring apply a mulch of well rotted manure or garden compost to the soil. Position: Full Sun/Partial Shade Height: Up to 1.2m when fully established Spread: Up to 1.2m when fully established Supplied as 1 or 3 x Gooseberry ‘Invicta’ bare root plants. Delivered with growing and care instructions