Perennial Cape Gooseberry - Overwintering techniques ?

[TheMidnightGrower]

I have been given the perennial type of cape gooseberry - a single stem about 18 inches high at the moment.

Its outdoors at the moment, but not certain
- at what point in the autumn I will need to bring it into the greenhouse
- how to best prepare it in advance for overwintering

Ta for any ideas.

[Snadger]

Before the first frost I would think. Grown s a perennial they make huge plants. Mine was grown in a plastic dustbin in the corner of the greenhouse and fruited well! It grew to over 2 metres high and plant was about one metre diameter.

[MarkPelican]

I put mine in the unheated greenhouse before the first frost but I'm usually picking fruit well into December. I find you have to wait for the fruit to fall off before they're really ripe.

[veggiechicken]

Depends on where you live.
I left a pot outside last year as an experiment. The top growth died off but it sprouted again from the base. This year, I have deliberately planted Cape gooseberries and Tomatilloes outside and am leaving them to overwinter - see what happens.

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...lis_92888.html

[GBax]

I brought mine into the (unheated) greenhouse and was still picking fruit into November, the first cold night killed it off though.

[DannyK]

I've had self-sown ones in my 8X6 for 15+ years. GH kept at about 40F over winter. Left to their own devices they'd take the whole GH over. Already fruiting.

They're not frost hardy. Ones I had outside died.

Got some "Goliath", which are supposed to have large berries in 10" pots. No flowers yet. Will move to larger pots.

[Jungle Jane]

I grew mine from seed last year & cut it down before the first frost around November & left about 2 or 3 foot of stems,wrapped the whole plant with some folded fleece so it was about 8 layers thickness. I left the pot on my patio next to the house & surrounded the bucket with other pots to help insulate it & its growing really well,I'm surprised it survived out there with the frost we had,I did water it once around February that was the only time,I haven't repotted it & I might not have fed it but its growing well