Jeanne gooseberry cuttings after six weeks

jeanne gooseberries after six weeks rooting. gooseberry has enough shoot extension by late june to collect softwood, the timing is important because a week or two sooner and the cuttings would be too small, and a couple weeks later and they would be rooting mid august and the days are getting shorter quickly - and in our short growing season in southern MB this can be difference between a plant that resumes growth and one that starts to harden off early and basically stays small and maybe doesn't establish enough of a root system to survive the winter. a careful balance of timing makes it work. the easy way to root gooseberry cuttings that you can do if you have an established bush is layering, which can be as easy as pressing a branch to the ground and holding it there for the summer with a weight or burying it slightly, there's a few methods described in old gardening books, and gooseberries will naturally do this given the right conditions any time a stem touches the ground.