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Caring for the raspberries

December 31, 2009
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Our raspberry plants have been in need of attention for a few weeks, so we headed out with the secateurs to prune them, and with three brand new canes to replace some of the weaker plants that hadn’t taken last summer.

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The last tomatoes and raspberries

October 26, 2009
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Autumn is certainly here, going on the colour of the trees, so it’s time to start picking the last of our crops before it gets properly cold. Not that there’s an awful lot left.
We do still have some tomatoes (below), but only really enough for a couple of topped bruchetta as a starter tonight and, [...]

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Raspberries

July 8, 2009

Raspberries and ice creamYum yum. The first raspberries are ready for eating. Perfect timing, really, as the strawberries have now all been picked and eaten.

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How much space do raspberry plants need?

April 17, 2009

Raspberry growthRaspberries take up considerable space when they get growing, as last year’s canes are starting to prove now that they’ve begun growing new foliage for this season.

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Planting raspberry canes

March 31, 2009

Raspberry canesThe raspberry canes have finally arrived. And not a moment too soon, either. They were scheduled to turn up somewhere in the ludicrously wide window of ‘November to March’, and with March quickly running out I was having doubts that’s ever be delivered.

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Pruning the fruit bushes

November 30, 2008

Blackcurrant bushAutumn is well and truly over, and it’s time to start tidying up the fruit beds. Most specifically, the currant bushes.

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