Replacing soft fruit bushes

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  • 6th October 2014 at 7:51 am #22148

    ashleigh
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    The site that I took over a year ago has a lot of ~10 year old blackcurrant and gooseberry bushes that are virusy and didn’t really produce this year.  I’d like to replace them. Am planning on burning the stems. Do I need to dig out the stumps (shudder)? And should I wait a year before planting new ones to avoid them catching whatever disease? They will be planted 5 and 20 metres away from the old ones.  Will be buying 20 bushes so I don’t want to mess it up!

     

    6th October 2014 at 6:45 pm #25682

    charles
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    You are right to wonder and ask because as you say, its a big investment for a long time, one hopes. Sorry I am no expert on soft fruit viruses. 5 to 20 metres away sounds feasible –  does anyone else have experience of this please?

    7th October 2014 at 10:38 am #25683

    bluebell
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    you could reduce the cost/risk by striking some of the plants from cuttings. Most soft fruit works really well and should fruit in the following year.

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