General term for fruit which are not hard
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Are volunteer gooseberry bushes worth saving?
I bought an Oregon Champion gooseberry bush last year. I was weeding near it just now and found several volunteer gooseberry plants in a clump a few feet from the parent bush, like they grew from a ...
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Care of red currant bushes
I've got two red currant bushes in my backyard, probably several years old, slightly neglected. Anyone have experience maintaining these? I'm about to string them up a bit as they have so much fruit ...
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Can you grow raspberries in a pot/growbag?
Unfortunately we don't have a proper garden, but we do have an area that we can use for pots and/or grow bags. We've been offered some raspberry canes by a friend - but will they grow ok in pots or ...
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Gooseberries not thriving
I bought some gooseberries and planted them in some self-watering containers. They did well for a few weeks but now one has lost all of its leaves and the other is losing some leaves, while other ...
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How often should soft fruit plants be replaced?
We inherited blackcurrants, gooseberries, raspberries and strawberries when we moved into our current property ten years ago.
The blackcurrants and gooseberries still seem to be giving a healthy ...
