Ribes uva-crispa 'Invicta'

Gooseberry 'Invicta'

Gooseberry 'Invicta' is a vigorous fruiting bush with a spreading habit one of the earliest varieties to fruit. Young shoots can be damaged on exposed sites. Birds can be a problem particularly pigeons so net the bushes or they can be stripped of fruit in a morning. They need quite a lot of attention when pruning in early summer and winter. feed with sulphate of potash in early spring.

Contributed by @LLW

plant Features

Full sun
Occasional watering
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
Moist and free draining

plant information

Common name

Gooseberry 'Invicta'

Latin name

Ribes uva-crispa 'Invicta'

type

Fruiting Plant

family

Grossulariaceae

ph

5.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

Soil

Moist and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When to harvest

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Gooseberry Invicta is 1.00meters x 1.00meters

1.00 M 1.00 M

Ribes uva-crispa 'Invicta'

Planting outdoors

From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn

Plant bare rooted plants asap after you receive in Autumn. Dig a hole twice the size of the spreaded roots, and mix well rotted compost with the soil, and plant the bush at the same depth, or a little lower. Firm in well, and mulch with compost.

Propagation by cuttings

From Mid Autumn TO Late Winter

Take hardwood cuttings of up to 3cm from this years growth, making a clean from above a shoot and remove any soft growth. Nearly fill a container with fine grit at the bottom, to enable free draining, and a suitable compost. Place the cutting, having dipped he end in a rooting compound first, with a third of the cutting showing.

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