He althy gooseberry or currant bushes should be made up of no more than 9 strong main shoots: 3 1-year, 3 2-year-old and 3 3-year-old shoots. The crown of the bush must have a loose arrangement of shoots, so those that are too long or grow inward should be cut. We only scarify well-developed side shoots. As a result, the bushes bear fruit better. Immediately after planting, young gooseberries are shortened just above the ground, so that the plants can easily adopt and produce strong, he althy growths.
Rejuvenation of old shrubs
Such a pruning of fruit bushes is good at the end of winter.However, it is worth emphasizing that in order to prevent excessive growth of shoots, this procedure should be performed in a 2-3-year cycle. First, remove the lowest old main shoots. Then we cut out the weak one-year shoots, and in the following year we X-ray the two- and three-year-old fruiting main shoots.
Shrubs
Their advantage is that they can be grown in a small area. They must be staked throughout their development to stabilize the crown. There are three groups of shrubs: low, medium and high, with heights of 40-60 cm, 80-100 cm and 120 cm, respectively.
Young shoots do not grow from the base close to the ground, but in the place of grafting. The crown is made up of 3-4 main shoots, evenly distributed. Shoots with many older fruiting branches are shortened to the form of young side shoots. If the short fruiting shoots are too dense, they can be selectively trimmed to a length of 1 cm.From them, new fruiting shoots will develop, which will bear fruit in the next year. In old bushes, some main shoots can be completely cut so that new ones can grow in their place.
