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Gooseberry Giggles Collection

Hardy Shrub

What is Hardy Shrub?

Plump rounded fruits with a delicious flavour

Good resistance to powdery mildew

Ideal for the allotment and equally good in a container on the patio

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This superb collection of Gooseberries will provide you with a fabulous range of juicy fruits, all with their own unique flavour. The Gooseberry ‘Giggles’ range produces plump, rounded, smooth-skinned berries that complement each other to perfection. These robust and reliable bushes are powdery mildew resistant and make a fine addition to the allotment or kitchen garden. Height and spread: 120cm (48").

Gooseberry ‘Giggles’ Collection comprises:

  • Gooseberry 'Giggles Green'– Green fruits with a crisp and aromatic flavour.
  • Gooseberry 'Giggles Red' - Smooth skinned, red fruits that have a juicy, berry flavour.
  • Gooseberry 'Giggles Gold' - Golden fruits with a deliciously sweet flavour.

Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will vary depending on the season, meaning arrival images are an indication only.

Height Up to 120cm (47in)
Spread Up to 120cm (47in)

Hardy Shrub

kitchen garden

sun or semi shade

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3 x 9cm Potted Plants (1 of each variety) (KB7697)
6 x 9cm Potted Plants (2 of each variety) (KB7698)

Plant gooseberry bushes in an open sunny position on any well drained soil. Prior to planting, incorporate a generous amount of well rotted manure or garden compost into the soil. Remove any shoots or dormant buds from the base of the plant as these will produce unwanted suckers later on. Goosberries should be planted at a distance of 1.5m (5') apart at their original depth which is indicated by a mark left on the stem by the nursery soil.

Water well for the first year until plants are fully established. When growing gooseberries, the soil must not dry out during hot periods, particularly while the fruit is being formed. Remove any suckers from the base of the plant as they arise. Netting the bushes will help to protect the currants from birds. Harvest some gooseberries for cooking and freezing in May, leaving the remaining fruit to ripen fully in June for eating fresh from the bush.

Prune gooseberry plants in winter. Remove dead, damaged and crossing stems, before thinning the remaining stems to create an upright open bush. Shorten the remaining stems by half. In spring apply a mulch of well rotted manure or garden compost to the soil.

Seeds and garden supplies will normally be delivered within the time period stated against each product as detailed above. Plants, bulbs, corms, tubers, shrubs, trees, potatoes, etc. are delivered at the appropriate time for planting or potting on. Delivery times will be stated on the product page above, or in your order acknowledgement page and email.

Orders for packets of seed incur a delivery charge of £2.99.

Orders which include any other products will incur a delivery charge of £6.99.

Where an order includes both packets of seeds and other products, a maximum delivery charge of £7.99 will apply - regardless of the number of items ordered.

Large items may incur a higher delivery charge - this will be displayed in your shopping basket.

Please see our Delivery page for further details, and more information on different charges that may apply to certain destinations.

For more information on how we send your plants please visit our Helpful Guide on plant sizes.

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