Make sure the soil pH is slightly acidic, between six and 6.5, for the best growth. Gooseberry plants need approximately one meter of space around them to grow well. If you are planting more than one ...

Never let plants go short of water when their fruits are swelling and ripening. Heavy watering after a drought can cause fruits to split and rot. If you aren't growing your gooseberries in a fruit ...

Read more: Plants You Shouldn't Grow Right Next To Your House A relative of the gooseberry, red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) grows all along the Pacific coast from California to British ...

He said growing gooseberries where he lives was a "bit testing". "We have to keep the bushes healthy, keep pests off them, get the fertiliser requirements right. "It's just paying attention to ...