A Detailed Guide to Gooseberry Cultivation Techniques and Propagation Methods

The gooseberry is also called cili, but in the north it is usually called cili because its fruit is almost round or oval. When ripe, the skin is yellow-green, bright and translucent, very much like a gooseberry, hence it is called Lantern. So how are gooseberries grown? This is a small guide introducing gooseberry cultivation techniques and breeding methods.

Gooseberry Cultivation Techniques

Cultivation Techniques

1. The choice of garden: it likes neutral to slightly acidic soil, and grows well in deep soil, humus-rich and loose fertile soil. It is better to choose a flat, sunny place. A gentle slope with a gradient of no more than 10 degrees is recommended. It is not easy to build a garden in a place that is cold, poorly drained or has severe pests and diseases.

2. Autumn vine planting is better than spring planting, not only sprouting earlier, but also having a high survival rate and vigorous growth. Before planting, dig a 30 cm x 30 cm planting hole, with a plant spacing of 1 m x 1.5 m or 1 m x 2 m. At planting, plant 1 plant per hole, with a spacing of 10 to 15 cm between seedlings in the hole. After planting, it needs to be cut again, that is, pruned by leaving 4 to 5 buds from the ground.

3. The soil and fertilizer management of a gooseberry orchard often requires loosening and weeding during the growing season. The base fertilizer is mainly farmyard manure, suitable for application from early September to early October, and from spring to mid-April. The application method can be used to dig trenches on both sides of the plant clusters or between two clusters. The depth of the trenches is 30 cm each. After fertilizing, cover with soil, then water. Chengling Orchard applies about 30 mg of organic fertilizer per hectare; 40 tons. Topdressing is generally carried out twice a year. The first time at the germination stage is the application of urea and ammonium nitrate. The age of the cultivated plants is 75 - mdash; 100 grams. The first time after flowering, with the growth of new shoots and the rapid expansion of fruit, apply a nitrogen-phosphorus compound fertilizer, with a fertilization amount of 100~125 grams per plant. The topdressing method can be applied by trenching on both sides of the plant clusters between clusters or between rows. The depth of the trench is 8-10 cm, and the width is 10-15 cm. After the fertilizer is spread, the soil is covered, then watered. In addition, according to the growth of the plants, root dressing can be carried out at any time throughout the growing season. Orchards with irrigation conditions should preferably maintain soil water-holding capacity at 75% to 80%. If there is water in the orchard, it needs to be drained in time.

Plastic Pruning

The aboveground part of the gooseberry is composed of clusters of the most varied ages. In spring, basal shoots (also called main branches) emerge from the root buds at the base; in the first year, the leaf buds form first-order branches; in the third year, the first-order branches can send out second-order branches. If you want the branches to become sturdy, you must re-cut the upper basal branches, usually leaving 4 to 5 buds short. In this way, over the past few years, the upper part of the ground forms a cluster of one-year-old branches to perennial branches, with as many as 7 or more branches. The higher the grade, the weaker the growth potential of the branch and the lower the yield, and it should be adjusted in time.

Generally speaking, gooseberry pruning is divided into dormant pruning and summer pruning. Dormant pruning refers to pruning before spring germination, with 16 mm of pruning per vine. 20 basal branches, which need to be retained for 4 years. In the first year of seedling planting, cut 4 to 5 buds in spring, and in the same year select 4 to 5 strong basal branches. In the first year, the third year and the fourth year, 4 &mdash were also left; 5 strong basal branches grew. This constitutes a group of 1, 2, 3, 4-year-old basal branches. After this, each year remove 4 to 5 slow-growing, poorly colored 4-year-old basal branches from the base, while leaving 4 minutes. 5 new basal branches were added, and drooping branches, overly dense or diseased singing branches were quickly removed. . Summer pruning refers to pruning during the growing season, usually after flowering, mainly in addition to the main ones, or cutting off dense, pest-infested, dead and aged branches.

How to Propagate Gooseberries

Gooseberry branches have a strong ability to produce adventitious roots. They are usually used for cutting and layering to propagate.