Attempting to grow Gooseberries in zone 7b

Update:

all but 2 came back. my 2 that died were Jeanne and Hinnomaki Red. I purchased and planted replacements as well as a Hinnomaki yellow that I just got this year. I thought the poorman was dead too but it just took forever to leaf out so I got a second poorman and planted it next to the current one.

Captivator - it was maybe an inch tall when I got it in a 2 inch pot last year so it is still smaller than all the others but it has roughly quadrupled in size.

Black velvet - excellent growth, looks really happy

Glendale - this was the biggest and most mature of the gooseberries when I first planted. Lots of great growth although some of the stems have patches where they didn’t leaf out but the tips of the stems still have several inches of new growth.

Pixwell - excellent growth, looks really happy

Tixia - growth is slow, half died overwinter

Amish Red - excellent growth, looks really happy

Poorman - slow to leaf out, slow growth

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