Pixwell Red Gooseberry - V. 12 x 11 x 11 - Top Plants

Pink berry, medium size. The stems have few, sparse, small thorns, which make harvesting easier. Ripening: June - July.
Vase dimensions: 12 x 11 x 11 cm.

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A bushy shrubby plant, not very vigorous, between 50 and 150 cm tall, with thorny branches and limbs, production occurs mainly on two-year-old branches from mixed or flowering buds. The flowers, generally self-fertile, are single and also large in size.

PLANTATION: It can be grown throughout Italy but fears drought, prefers loose soil, on heavy soils add fertilized peat to the hole. Planting distance: 0.50 to 1 m. on the row and 200-250 cm between the rows.

CULTIVATION: Rustic crop, requires little care, emergency irrigation in the summer period and balanced mineral fertilization with a prevalence of nitrogen in spring and organic fertilization in late autumn. It can also be grown in pots, taking care of frequent irrigation and fertilization with slow-release fertilizers or with fertigation.

PRUNING: When planting, leave 2 or 3 buds per branch; in the following years, keep 6 to 8 branches and eliminate the branches that have produced. Prune at the end of winter.

TREATMENTS: In dry environments and for hobby crops, fungicide treatments are usually not necessary, however two treatments are recommended, the first in autumn and the second at the vegetative restart with copper salts and wettable sulphur to prevent the main adversities.