Pruning Gooseberries and Currants

Produce the majority of their fruit on 2 and 3-year-old shoots, and shoots 4 years and older produce very little fruit.

After the first growing season, remove all but 6 to 8 vigorous, healthy shoots.

The following year, leave 4 or 5 one-year-old shoots and 3 or 4 two-year-old canes.

After the third growing season, keep 3 or 4 shoots each of one-, two-, and three-year-old growth.

Prune in late winter or early spring