GOOSEBERRY - CAPTIVATOR

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Botanical Name: Ribes uva-crispa

Description

Thornless mildew resistant Gooseberry, red sweet fruit when fully ripe. Requires cold winters and a moist partial shaded area rich in organic matter. Small deciduous bush producing many green gooseberry fruit in Summer.

Price	Avail.	Propagation	Size	Buy Options
$17.90	5	Cutting (Bare Root)	Medium	*Bare Root Catalogue-Entire Order Sent in late June to August this year
$14.90	0	Cutting	Medium	In Production
$14.90	0	Cutting	Large	Seeking Propagation Material

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Gooseberry - Captivator - Ribes uva-crispa

Planting Guide

Plant Information or Specifications

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Jam Pickle And Preserve (#JamPickleAndPreserve)

Preferred Climate

Cool Temperate
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Cutting
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Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions)

1-2m

Plants required to Pollinate

1 (Self Pollinating)
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Can it Handle Frosts?

Yes (Often below -2)

Amount of leaves in Winter?

No Leaves (Deciduous)

Suitability in Pots

Yes

Water Requirements

Moderate Watering

Is it a Dwarf Fruit Tree?

Can be pruned to 2m

Time to Fruit/Flower/Harvest

2-3 Years

Sun or Shade

Full (Sun:80%-100%)

Preferred Soil Type

Good Drainage

Soil pH

Neutral (6.6-7.3pH)

Fruiting/Harvest Months

February, March

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Gooseberry - Captivator (Cutting)

Anonymous's Edible Fruits
Update: 2722 days 0hrs

Comments: -

Spring 2011: snapped it up when I saw it in the nursery. I love berries so couldn't resist. I beleive that this variety doesn't need frostto bear good fruit... we will just have to wait and see!

This variety (ribes uva-crispa) is thornless which also attracted me-between the various raspberries I usually come away from gardening with holes in something - either myself or my clothes!

Summer 2011: It has taken a while to settle in to the garden. I think more due to the wet and cold than anything else. It is starting to get some new growth now that the weather is warming up. Have notices those nasty leaf curling caterpillars in the new growth. GRRR!

Planted: 2011

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

The leaf curling caterpillars get into the new growth.

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Anonymous's Edible Fruits
Update: 165 days 2hrs

Comments: - Took a long time to fruit. Reasonably good taste. However, hot weather can make the fruit drop before it develops full sweetness.

Planted: 2012