That's good @Liriodendron. Is all the building work done now? No new plaster dust and other muck being created?
@josusa47 I never liked gooseberries growing up but OH loves them so I bought him a purple one a few years ago so it would at least look more interesting. Their flavour was a revelation and they make wonderful jam. Hope yours are fruitful, whichever they are.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Still waiting for a few jobs to be finished, @Obelixx. The old oil boiler was removed yesterday, a delicate task involving taking it to bits to avoid damaging the tiles, which had been installed relatively recently, since the 1970s when the boiler was put in. The gutters and downpipes aren't finished, and we're expecting a tiler to finish the corridor floor and kitchen wall. Not a lot more plaster dust, hopefully...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
My recently planted runner beans were looking sorry for themselves, then I remembered that I'd bought a seeper/soaker hose a few years ago. Wrapped that around and between the canes and the beans are looking happier already after a long, long soak.
Just the simple pleasure today of collecting goodies from the garden plot for a salad lunch. Such a simple thing, such a good feeling. Radish, lettuce, new potatoes, french beans and a sprinkling of home grown fresh basil. Looking forward to picking some strawberries later.
@Obelixx, re gooseberry growing. I'm following AT's advice to grow each bush as a double cordon in a 'U' shape. Easier to pick and more fruit in a small area, mine's in front of a 6x6' fence. It does seem to be working!
I had planned to do that @Lizzie27 but OH is chief gooseberry muncher and general fruit picker and wants me to leave them bush shaped. It's his skin! haven't had many this year tho and I do think the cordon method may be more productive so I'll have a think about doing it for next year or at least thinning them considerably. When he's not looking.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
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@josusa47 I never liked gooseberries growing up but OH loves them so I bought him a purple one a few years ago so it would at least look more interesting. Their flavour was a revelation and they make wonderful jam. Hope yours are fruitful, whichever they are.