The peculiarity of this plant is that it gives a large number of new shoots, and every season. One not of pleasant tasks is to collect fruits through a large number of spikes, and who likes to prick their hands and other parts of the body? Therefore, in the fall, spoiled or unnecessary thickets are cut off, this subsequently simplifies the task of harvesting.
Also, do not forget that those shrubs of gooseberries that do not have spikes also need pruning. Since gooseberries love heat and light, a large accumulation of spikes and unnecessary branches can lead to a deterioration in the harvest, because because of them the sun’s rays will be poorly passed to the fetus. Thus, it is confirmed that strong thickets cannot be allowed. And besides, excess branches take the necessary substances from the soil from fruiting branches.
Thus, the necessary substances disperse evenly into all branches and even those that will be cut down in the future. This takes the possibility of berries to grow large and juicy.
In order to improve productivity, you need to gain the skills of trimming gooseberries and learn how to form its crown. This is done quickly enough, and efficiency will help protect your plants from diseases. However, a lot of efforts should be made to this process and with all responsibility to it. Do not neglect the existing tips and rules for the care of the plant.
What you should know about trimming gooseberries for its correct formation
The very first pruning is done before planting the plant. No need to be afraid, do this, because the further development of shrubs depends on this. To do this, reduce the number of shoots and leave mainly no more than four kidneys. Do not think that the fruits will be less from this, rather, on the contrary, there will be more fruits, and they will be more and better, since the plant does not need to spend energy on the supply of unnecessary branches with useful substances.
The main task in this case is the study of growth. That is, with the help of observation, you can make the necessary conclusions that will help to determine not only the condition of the plant, but also tell you what to do next to improve its condition, or maintain at the same level. For example, when an increase in the summer period is small, this means that the branch is weak and it must be reduced even more, to make it shorter.
You should also get rid of too thin branches. After all, there are no fruits on them, they only take additional functions of the plant, and besides, they still break themselves over time, so why not immediately get rid of them. Branches that do not have pillows need to be cut to the first severe branching, and branches that do not bear fruit should be removed as deep as possible, to the ground level.
For a better branching of the bush, you need to cut the shoots into one fourth of all its length. The cut must be made 10 mm above the strongest kidney, do not rush, you need accuracy and diligence, because the further growth of the bush and its fertility depends on it.
Favorable period of plant trimming
Cutting gooseberries should be done during the bloom of the kidneys, otherwise, having made it at another time, you can harm the shrub. But you need not to miss this moment, since after winter the plant is awakened very early and there is a chance to just be late and not to do everything on time. But since it happened, then you should not make a panic, everything can be corrected, but for this you will need to spend more effort and time, that’s why it is better to do everything in time and not harm the gooseberries. Usually, unnecessary old branches are cut in autumn, and in the spring they already work only with branches on which there is a fruit.
It is worth getting rid of bad branches after gathering a crop, or gather leaves, this must be done before frosts hit. But, you should know that it is impossible to cut the branches in early autumn, since there will appear a steamers that do not have time to form before the cold and disappear.
For autumn trimming, plants need
assess the condition of the branches, and which of them have been old;
The oldest branches immediately, without hesitation, should be cut off;
For bushes that are almost completely consisting of old branches, of course, they are categorically completely removed to be removed. No more than three branches per year are removed as much as possible.
With the onset of late autumn, you should proceed to cutting unnecessary or spoiled branches. To process the sections of the cuts, it should be used garden var, it is convenient to use and is adapted specifically for such work, it takes out well to the place where the branches begin.
Having done the entire basic pruning of the bush in the fall, a smaller part of the work will remain in the spring, you will only need to get rid of the branches that suffered from the cold and cut those that weakened.
It must be remembered that gooseberries itself will not bring good fertility, this plant should be carefully careful and all the necessary procedures should be done in a timely manner.