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Waiting patiently for its new home, 28 Sept 2026
Gooseberry (earmarked for a friend)
Ribes uva-crispa
It's earmarked for a friend, so it's only staying with us until it moves to its new home.
A bit tatty after its time on the reduced shelf, with curled and yellowing leaves, which is normal for a gooseberry heading into autumn. It'll drop its leaves soon, and it's easy to plant out any time over winter while it's dormant.
- Common name
- Gooseberry (earmarked for a friend)
- Section
- Pots & containers (also in Fruit, veg & herbs)
- Spot
- Garden (temporarily)
- Soil
- Original compost
- Options
Potential
A fruiting bush for an edible garden or generous container, or a plant to share as already intended.
- From
- Rescued from a local independent garden centre's clearance corner, 2026
- Age
- About 2 years
- Next repot
- Moving to its new home
- Edible
- ✅ Yes: Gooseberries (for its new owner).
- Hardy
- ✅ Fully
- Garden-centre price
- about £10
Did you know?
Britain has held gooseberry shows for centuries. The Egton Bridge Old Gooseberry Society in Yorkshire has run a show for the heaviest berry since 1800.
Care & updates
- Next root check
- Oct 2026
- What to expect
- Flowering and cropping depend on maturity, variety, pollination and growing conditions. First useful harvests may take several seasons. Flowers Apr–May.
- Feeding
- Every 28 days, Mar–Jul, with High-potash fruit feed
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Mega Drive moment
Fantastic Dizzy (Mega Drive)
Dizzy spends the whole game hunting down fruit.
Look it up →