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04 Apr 15, Auriga (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi Rosemary. Golden Berry (Cape Gooseberry) can ben pruned hard. I have just recently pruned all the older branches off the plants. The young green shoots at the base have grown and flowered. I prune any branches that grow out (horizontal) as once they get bigger they get heavy with fruit and leaves they are the first to break. I do not spray Golden Berries as I have only ever found one pest that attacks them (Tobacco Slug Beetle) and I control these by picking off the beetles and any leaves with slugs. With the weather staring to cool off I haven't seen any pests over the last few weeks and wouldn't expect any before spring. Enjoy your Goden Berries!

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11 Apr 15, Rosemary (Australia - temperate climate)

Much appreciated look forward to reaping the rewards

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02 Apr 15, Rosemary (Australia - temperate climate)

I have a nice looking gooseberry, planted a couple of months back. Should I prune the very low branches they lay on the ground. Do I spray plants to stop bugs now or wait until bugs appear

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26 Mar 15, seanne (Australia - arid climate)

My Cape gooseberrys were doing the same. As I'm trying to make a small yard edible Forrest I planted them under a pear with more potting mix and cow manure. Now they are lush green & growing fast. Mine however get a small water every day through summer in the morning and now our seasons changing every 2nd day.

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07 Mar 15, Pat (Australia - temperate climate)

All my cape gooseberrys grew really well and then the top leaves all started to fall off and now most of them are just sticks with new growth coming from the base. They have had the same care all along. Do you know why this may be? They are planted in all different areas of the garden.

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27 Dec 14, John (Australia - temperate climate)

HELP The leaves on my Cape Gooseberry bush are turning yellow. Any suggestions why and any cure?

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29 Oct 14, Margaret (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate)

can I grow these in southern Manitoba in my garden as a peranial or can I grow it in a container as an annual

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29 Oct 14, Greg (USA - Zone 6a climate)

Hi, would I be able to grow cape gooseberries in Zone 6A? Thanks

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21 Jun 15, Dawn Phillips (USA - Zone 5a climate)

I'm in Ohio and my gooseberry bush loves this weather. Cold winters and warm summers. They are good grown in sun and partial shade.

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07 Oct 14, christine (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

Hi there! Have been given one cape gooseberry fruit to enable me to grow from seed. My question is...ought I to wait till the yellow fruit dries totally before putting into soil or can I simply put the whole fruit into a plant pot and hope for the best??? I am keen to get it underway???

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