Next time set up a plot till in compost , put down cardboard and wood chips. Go thru winter. Then plant the cuttings. Still take two years but gives soil chance to get healthy. You can set up trellissing while soil is working on getting healthy.
Hi I noticed why your plants were suffering. Look at the clay that is exposed. I know it's rich in clay because of the way it cracked. I get you were using weed barrier. Forego weed barrier in the future put down cardboard and cover thicly , 6 in of wood chips. Also prior to planting enrich the soil with local green and brown compost.
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This is amazing to me, it never occurred to me that currants and gooseberries could be trellised! Thank you for sharing this knowledge so generously.
Thank you, Tri - glad you found this video useful!
So awesome! I saw Chris’ report first and found this video after. I have two gooseberries in my garden and trellis them
I bought two currants for my community garden plot. This will be very useful for my purposes
Thank you for an informative video, Ill try that in my small garden in Ireland.
Next time set up a plot till in compost , put down cardboard and wood chips. Go thru winter. Then plant the cuttings. Still take two years but gives soil chance to get healthy. You can set up trellissing while soil is working on getting healthy.
Thank you. Well done !!
This was very informative. I may try this with my gooseberries. BTW, I prefer green gooseberries
Hi I noticed why your plants were suffering. Look at the clay that is exposed. I know it's rich in clay because of the way it cracked. I get you were using weed barrier. Forego weed barrier in the future put down cardboard and cover thicly , 6 in of wood chips. Also prior to planting enrich the soil with local green and brown compost.
Hello, can you tell me how to make new shoots emerge from the central branch when using the Dutch pruning technique???? Thx!!!
Hey, jds! If you like, go ahead and submit this question to Ask an Agroforester - we'll see if we can get you some answers! www.savannainstitute.org/ask-an-agroforester/
Can you tell me where you purchased the metal clip that attaches the bamboo cane to the wire?
Peach Ridge Orchard Supply
Man you gotta work on soil prep