Hello looking good already , as Pannyface said if you spray the paths you are left with mud ! We get bark chipping delivered free to our site so I use those for paths
When got our allotment o/h didn't want to use weed killer but we have occasionally , you could spray one section at a time if it starts getting to much , also could edge beds
Yes - Roundup is glyphosate and is the least nasty of weedkillers from the garden's point of view but may have some dodgy effects elsewhere. It should be applied when the plants are growing strongly - spring or early summer - and is then transported down to the roots and around the whole plant, so it kills the lot, in about two weeks. And the stuff that misses the plant is inacivated on hitting the soil, so you don't have to worry about its effects on subsequent crops. But do look into the possible ill effects before you make up your mind.
Fruit bushes. The ones you have look fairly old and a bit neglected. It is possible to rejuvenate them by judicious pruning (and now is a good time, before they start growing). But in the long run, IMO, you'd do better to start with new ones. Two possible approaches:
1. Dig up the old ones and burn them and buy some new ones. They'll be a few quid each - and get them from a proper nursery, not a garden centre that sells fluffy toys and smelly soap. Plant them in a different place.
2. Cut off a few strong-looking shoots about a foot long and poke them into the ground in a row somewhere out of the way. About half of them will root and grow into healthy young bushes in a year; meanwhile you'll get some fruit from the old ones. Next winter, carefully dig up and plant the new bushes where you want them, and the year after, when the new ones are in production, rip out the old ones. Don't do this with raspberries but it works a treat with black- and redcurrants and gooseberries.
Or get someone to show you how to prune them properly.
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Hello looking good already , as Pannyface said if you spray the paths you are left with mud ! We get bark chipping delivered free to our site so I use those for paths
When got our allotment o/h didn't want to use weed killer but we have occasionally , you could spray one section at a time if it starts getting to much , also could edge beds
With wood or other material
Keep us posted
Very nice.
Spraying risks weedkiller drifting in the air, a watering can is safer in my view, but LABEL IT clearly!
Yes - Roundup is glyphosate and is the least nasty of weedkillers from the garden's point of view but may have some dodgy effects elsewhere. It should be applied when the plants are growing strongly - spring or early summer - and is then transported down to the roots and around the whole plant, so it kills the lot, in about two weeks. And the stuff that misses the plant is inacivated on hitting the soil, so you don't have to worry about its effects on subsequent crops. But do look into the possible ill effects before you make up your mind.
Fruit bushes. The ones you have look fairly old and a bit neglected. It is possible to rejuvenate them by judicious pruning (and now is a good time, before they start growing). But in the long run, IMO, you'd do better to start with new ones. Two possible approaches:
1. Dig up the old ones and burn them and buy some new ones. They'll be a few quid each - and get them from a proper nursery, not a garden centre that sells fluffy toys and smelly soap. Plant them in a different place.
2. Cut off a few strong-looking shoots about a foot long and poke them into the ground in a row somewhere out of the way. About half of them will root and grow into healthy young bushes in a year; meanwhile you'll get some fruit from the old ones. Next winter, carefully dig up and plant the new bushes where you want them, and the year after, when the new ones are in production, rip out the old ones. Don't do this with raspberries but it works a treat with black- and redcurrants and gooseberries.
Or get someone to show you how to prune them properly.
Charlotte, just looking through past postings and wondered how you are doing ?