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Gooseberry

BluebelltimeBluebelltime Posts: 196
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I have aphids on my gooseberry bush every year and I spray it to no avail. It ruins the crop and tips of the branches. What can I do ?

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  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    There's only two things you can do, either improve the cultivation conditions aka the location of the plants or encourage aphid predators. It's a fruit I don't appreciate so haven't had any actual growing experience but clearly the conditions are encouraging the pest issues and no amount of spraying will improve those. 
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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I get exactly the same on my blackcurrant bushes - masses of aphids in the fresh new top growth and growth all curled up just like your gooseberry.
    Then I see the ladybirds arrive and then the larvae appear then the aphids are gone.
    It happens every year, I never spray them with anything and I harvested just over 4Kg from 3 (young) bushes last year.

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  • BluebelltimeBluebelltime Posts: 196
    Thanks. I'l see if I can improve the cultivation conditions. Perhaps prune it so theres better aeration 
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