How to plant gooseberries in the fall

Table of contents

• Planting terms
• How to choose and prepare a sapling
• Choosing a site
• Gooseberry planting technology in spring and autumn
• How to transplant an adult bush In the spring, planting should be done as early as possible, better in the first half of April,
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  .It is important that the plant has not yet departed from the winter state of rest. If the buds begin to bloom, then the chances that the seedling will take root will decrease. But the shrub planted in time will have a worse survival rate in the spring than during the autumn planting. In what month to plant gooseberries, you ask? Gardeners with experience recommend planting gooseberries late August - September month - early October, depending on the region - Moscow region, the Urals, the middle belt of Russia.

  Planting gooseberry

  The best time for fall planting is the last week of September and the first weeks of October .However, you need to focus on the weather. The main thing is that the first frosts come no earlier than two weeks later and the young roots will not freeze. And the day is better to choose a non-solar and without wind, so that the roots in the open air do not dry out.

  With the right choice of planting time in the fall, the plant takes root in almost 100% of cases. Among the other advantages of the autumn planting are the following:

  • Before the onset of cold weather, there is still time for the roots of the seedling to get stronger and grow .
  • A robust plant in the spring of will begin to grow at a fast pace. .
  • Before the start of the winter , the soil around the shrub will settle well and the will be compacted.
  • A plant that has taken root in the fall, will begin the growing season in the spring with the full power of , which will ensure a greater growth of young shoots by next autumn.

  Planting gooseberries in the fall, although giving great guarantees, it is very important not to be late with its deadlines.

  The given terms are averaged. You need to start from the climate of your region. For the southern regions, the dates may move to October-November, and the beginning of September will be suitable for the northern ones.

  If you have decided on the correct date, is a significant moment for a successful planting: preparation of a seedling of the plant .

  How to choose and prepare a sapling

  When buying a sapling, be sure to pay attention to the following indicators:

  1. The age of a sapling is .It should not exceed two years; an adult plant will take longer to settle down and adapt to new conditions longer.
  2. A sufficiently large number of roots. Among them must be three or more skeletal, the length of which exceeds 15 cm. And much more fibrous roots.
  3. Shoots above-ground parts of the plant in length should reach 30-40 cm .

  Annual gooseberry saplings

  After purchasing the seedling, it is prepared for planting. For this you need:

  1. Remove leaves from a seedling.
  2. Cut the pruning of dry roots.
  3. Lower the seedling into a preformed clay talker. To prepare the solution, mix the clay and black soil 1 kg each, 2 packs of the Kornevin product, and pour 3 liters of water.

  Location Selection

  It is equally important to choose the right place for a future landing. Where to plant this fruit shrub? Do not plant gooseberries between the trees, it will create a deficiency of sunlight .The proximity to the currant is also detrimental to the plant, because they are subject to the same diseases and pests. Well, if before planting a gooseberry on this land were grown legumes, beets or potatoes.

  The soil should be loose, the shrub will not grow well in too heavy and too moist ground. If the garden site is high groundwater, the gooseberry is better to plant on the highest place, or create an artificial elevation of it from the ground.

  It matters and the correct placement of the bushes when planting several plants at once. Gooseberry grows pretty well. The eight-year-old bush reaches 2.5 meters in diameter .

  Over time, the gooseberry grows heavily, so you need to maintain the distance between the bushes

  There are several schemes for planting gooseberry :

  1. Sparse landing .In this case, the bushes are planted in rows at a distance of 1.5 meters from each other, and between the rows leave a space of 2 meters wide. After 4-5 years, the plants will grow so that they will be a single continuous strip.
  2. Planting between rows of young fruit trees .In such conditions, the gooseberry will grow well until the crowns above it close up. After that, the bushes should be transplanted to a more lighted place.
  3. Combined scheme .Plants are planted in rows at a distance of 75 cm from each other, keeping a distance of 1 m between rows. When, a few years later, the bushes begin to close, they need to be thinned out through one by transplanting some of the plants to a new place. After another couple of years, the thinning should be repeated. Such a scheme contributes to a greater yield of berries and saves space on the site.

  For accelerated production of abundant crops, gardeners sometimes plant two seedlings at once into one large hole, leaving a distance between them 20 cm .In the first years, the harvest will indeed be quite good, however, the bushes will soon begin to thicken and grow much older. At the same time, their roots will be so intertwined that it will be almost impossible to plant plants.

  When you prepare the seedlings and choose a good place for the gooseberries, you can proceed to planting the plant directly.

  Technology of planting gooseberries in spring and autumn

  Planting plants includes the following steps:

  1. should not be dug over the ground in the selected area than with spade. This breaks all the clumps and eliminates weeds.
  2. Dig a hole , its size should slightly exceed the seedling's root system, on average is 50x50x50 cm .This should be done a little in advance - a couple of weeks before the landing. The upper fertile ground needs to be folded on one side, and the rest on the other.
  3. Add fertilizer to the pit. At 2/3 of it must be filled with fertile soil mixed with compost( 1.5 buckets), superphosphate( 300 g), peat( 1.5 buckets), ash( 3 cups), ground limestone( 1 cup).Top should be poured more fertile land and pour all this 0.5 liters of water.
  4. Before planting , the hole must be left to stand in this form for a couple of weeks so that the soil is sufficiently settled.
  5. During direct planting, , set the seedling in the hole, slightly tilting it .In this case, the root neck should be located in the very center of the fossa, and the roots should be straightened to the sides. To avoid voids, the space between the roots should be covered with earth. The gooseberry is usually deepened 5 cm lower than at the past location of the seedling( this is easy to track down the trail on the bark).Thus, conditions will be created for the growth of additional roots and shoots from the plant's buried buds.
  6. The ground around the seedling needs to be trampled and watered .
  7. Add mulch from peat or leaves in a 10 cm layer to the well.

  After planting in the fall of , young plants do not require special care; you can leave them alone until spring. Mulch and fallen snow will help the sapling to winter. If you are afraid that there will be little snow in winter, you can additionally warm the gooseberry with covering materials.

  After landing in the spring of , for survival and growth, pruning the plant. At the same time, cut the above-ground part by 10 cm, and leave 2-3 buds on each shoot. When autumn planting such pruning is not recommended. If you do decide to do it, be sure to cover all the cuts with garden pitch.

  How to transplant an adult bush

  correctly When choosing a planting scheme with further thinning of the rows, it is important to know the rules of gooseberry transplantation. Plants should also be transplanted in the fall so that the plants take root more easily in the new place. To safely remove a shrub from the ground, dig it on each side at a distance of 30 cm from the base of .Thick roots can be chopped off, it does not harm the plant. Then, using a shovel, the bush is removed from the soil, together with the earthy lump is placed on polyethylene and moved to a new planting site. The technology itself planting adult plants has no differences from planting seedlings.

  Such a non-perennial plant, like the gooseberry, does not require constant care for it. It is enough to give time to it once, having landed according to all the rules, and for many years the plant will provide you with a tasty and healthy harvest.