Growing Cape Gooseberry, also Golden Berry, Inca Berry

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13 Mar 17 Anton Morrison (Australia - temperate climate)
I have grown cape gooseberry from seeds and have just recently started repotting them. With some of the plants there are obviously more than one plant in them. Should I cut back all but the smallest or will they just carry on regardless? Thanks in advance. A.
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14 Mar 17 Ken (Australia - temperate climate)
Normally you would select the strongest plant and cut off or remove the others. This would give the remaining plant the best chance of developing. Cape gooseberies are frost tender and are normally treated as an annual but will cary over in areas with mild winters. You could pot them on and keep them in a protected area until the spring before planting out if you need to.
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