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Gooseberry Bare Root Plants

HenryPHenryP Posts: 52
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Hi All!

I was hoping someone could help me answer the following:

I bought some bare roots gooseberry plants today, however unfortunately haven't had time to get them in the ground. I did soak them and then wrap them in newspaper - Should this be okay?

On a side note, one of the stems of one of the gooseberries fell off when packing them into the car... in an optimistic mood I've tried to take it as a 'cutting'  :D . I made an incision/cut into the 'live' part of the shoot, dipped it in hormone rooting powder and hoping this takes off - Does anyone reckon I'll have any luck with this? 

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Can't help you with the cutting, but nothing ventured and all that @HenryP    :)

    The plants should be fine like that for a little while as long as they don't get frozen. If you don't have the spot ready for them,  you can always pot them up or just heel them into a spare bit of ground if you have it.  :)

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • HenryPHenryP Posts: 52
    Thank you so much @Fairygirl !!!
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Good luck with them - hope they're tasty  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    I have found that gooseberries take very well from cuttings. I don't use rooting powder, but just potted up some prunings and had about 85% success rate, so it's definitely worth a try. 
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    I've had luck with just planting the winter prunings straight into the ground, so I think there's a good chance. :)
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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