Cape Gooseberry destroyed !!!

[veggiechicken]

I don't cut mine back as they fruit through the winter in the GH. Just cut out the dead bits and, when they finish, cut back to a healthy side shoot.
I'm trying some outdoors this year as well. Not sure how they'll do.

[Baldy]

^^^ even in so-called 'sunshiny south wales' they will be a lot smaller outside and I doubt you'll get much fruit - I grew a couple outside this year and they didn't really give me any fruit to speak of -
I think maybe a happy medium of a sunny south facing wall or similar might be the ideal.

[veggiechicken]

I'm leaving them outside to overwinter and grow into a big physalis forest through which the sunbeams will be filtered, and the cape gooseberry fruits will glow like lanterns inside their papery husks, reflecting the sunshine.

[Baldy]

sounds magical - pictures next year if you will...

[Scarlet]

I'm leaving them outside to overwinter and grow into a big physalis forest through which the sunbeams will be filtered, and the cape gooseberry fruits will glow like lanterns inside their papery husks, reflecting the sunshine.

Pass that bottle VC....you've had enough

[4Shoes]

Ok, will move into greenhouse or inside.

How cold does your area get?

i.e. do you get "white frost" or "ground frost" or perhaps "deep frost"

might have to move inside to "cool front porch"

thanks for info

[Baldy]

North Devon is generally mild - so tends to be light Frost. If I were thee' in your location I'd try cutting back the plant quite hard, and overwinter in aforementioned porch...

[veggiechicken]

Quite mild here too - only had 2 slight frosts last winter. As long as the roots are alive, the plant is a real toughie - growing back from major lopping. It also self seeds readily, so if you have any spare fruit, keep them back to sow in spring.

[4Shoes]

Surprise. At the Farm House and started to tidy up. Storm Ophelia had blown all the fruit off the bushes. Found lanterns in the border next to the bushes. Most were still green, bit couple of dried out with orange fruit.

Will clear out greenhouse and move the plants in and cut them back a bit.