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I have planted a gooseberry and redcurrant this weekend. Mid July is really not the month to be planting new fruit bushes but I have a theory. My soil can suffer from being over wet and cold standing, despite my attempts to improve drainage it can in parts be troublesome. During late winter which is the normal time to plant fruit any new bushes can rot out and either be stunted or fail. So my theory is two fold, I have raised the border to increase drainage and planted now so the root ball has time to establish before late autum and winter when it becomes dormant. Thats the plan anyway, mother nature will no doubt dash my plans.
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Winter was traditionally the time to plant fruit as it was only ever available bare rooted at that time. With the advent of garden centres an awful lot of fruit is now available in pots which realistically can be planted out at any time of the year making the old advice null and void other than for bare root plants.
I planted 3 more of my pot grown blueberry cuttings (3 years old) out last week, just remember to keep them well watered during the summer and autumn.
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