Almost all perennial crops are subject to pruning at the end of the season. Summer residents consider it their duty to prune raspberries, currants and fruit trees.
Gooseberries are not given much attention, and in vain. After all, the harvest of healthy berries largely depends on this procedure.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication BelNovosti, an agronomist and landscape designer, told how and when to prune gooseberries.
Hurry up before the end of August
Any perennial plant can benefit from rejuvenating pruning.
1. Therefore, before the end of August, you need to remove old shoots from the bush, which thicken the bush and do not produce berries.
2. It is also necessary to cut off shoots affected by pests and diseases and those that are lying on the ground.
3. You can carry out formative pruning, but it is important to remember that at the end of the procedure, at least 18-20 healthy shoots of different ages should remain on the bush.
What bushes to trim
In August, bushes that are 6-7 years old are pruned.
Young seedlings are pruned in the spring, after planting, and annually before the beginning of the growing season.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
