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Gooseberry 'Giggles Gold'

Ribes uva-crispa

Hardy Shrub

FROM £13.99

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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1 x 9cm Potted Plant

£13.99

2 x 9cm Potted Plants

~~£15.49~~ £14.99 Save £0.50

3 x 9cm Potted Plants

£20.99

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Gooseberry ‘Giggles Gold’ produces large, voluptuous, golden fruits with smooth skins and a deliciously sweet flavour. This robust variety makes a fine addition to the kitchen garden or allotment, producing generous crops in summer. This robust variety is extremely hardy and trouble free, showing good resistance to powdery mildew. Height and spread: 120cm (48").

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.

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

Hardiness & Longevity Hardy Shrub

Ideal For kitchen garden

Position In sun or semi shade

Flowering Months Harvest Months

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2 x 9cm Potted Plants (KB7695)
1 x 9cm Potted Plant (KB7002)
3 x 9cm Potted Plants (KB7696)

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.