Sorted the strawberry bed when we got back from the lunch party. Soil had gone very heavy, what happened to last year's manure and compost? Dug in a lot more and planted some new strawberries.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Cold and very windy today but planted 96 onion sets which were started in modules in the GH to prevent birds pulling them out. Also got another 2 rows of broad bean plants in just before the rain started. Then sheltered in the potting shed and pricked-out a couple of dozen dahlia seedings and 6 Japanese quince seedlings grown from a fruit I left on the mother plant all winter.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
Saturday was the first day I had been able to get away from assignments for a while and although cold and raining managed to lift and pot some heeled-in bare root native hedging to make room for the OM new (2nd hand) shed. Also got chitted second-earlies into potato bags and 3 'Autumn Bliss' raspberries into a container. I haven't grown raspberries before - any tips? Lots still to do but assignments come first!
Thanks Verdun, I didn't know about cutting them down to the ground. They are in a container in a sunny position so hopefully will bear some fruit later in the season!
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Oblixx , if possible put a picture on site when painted ?
Went back into garden a it more tidying up and planted a couple of potatoe sack ready for the village show using compost , no blemishs on them
Sorted the strawberry bed when we got back from the lunch party. Soil had gone very heavy, what happened to last year's manure and compost?
Dug in a lot more and planted some new strawberries.
Cold and very windy today but planted 96 onion sets which were started in modules in the GH to prevent birds pulling them out. Also got another 2 rows of broad bean plants in just before the rain started. Then sheltered in the potting shed and pricked-out a couple of dozen dahlia seedings and 6 Japanese quince seedlings grown from a fruit I left on the mother plant all winter.
Saturday was the first day I had been able to get away from assignments for a while and although cold and raining managed to lift and pot some heeled-in bare root native hedging to make room for the OM new (2nd hand) shed. Also got chitted second-earlies into potato bags and 3 'Autumn Bliss' raspberries into a container. I haven't grown raspberries before - any tips? Lots still to do but assignments come first!
Thanks Verdun, I didn't know about cutting them down to the ground. They are in a container in a sunny position so hopefully will bear some fruit later in the season!
My raspberries seem to like rose fertiliser. If they are in a container don't forget to water them regularly.
Thanks, everyone
Pippin4 you feed your raspberries and all fruit bushers with Blood , fish & bone fertiliser easy enough to find in the shops eg. Wilkinson
good luck
Early start lining and filling my 2nd hosta bed, planted one of three clumps of Blue Angel, not sure where to put others yet
Visit to GC got me penstemons, jacob's ladder and 4 bearded iris
very happy
All sons home tomorrow to get my pergola up