paddy bond asked 13 years ago
I have gooseberry and blackcurrant bushes which have grown out. Can I cut them both back to the stump now and will this kill them?
1 Answers
Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago
The blackcurrants could be cut back to the ground in December and then pruned each winter as normal.
The gooseberry should have a short stem from which five or six main branches radiate. It can be cut back to these, or choose these, cutting away all other shoots. Revert to normal pruning then.
Normal pruning at: https://gardenie.wpengine.com/gerrycategory/gooseberries/?id=5450
