Showing posts with label Blackcurrant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blackcurrant. Show all posts

Thursday, 11 February 2016

Dug over Fruit Cage, Pruned Redcurrant Bushes, dug over edges of fruit beds and put manure round fruit bushes, raspberries/loganberries and rhubarb. Finally finished Allotment 1

Today I went down to onto Allotment 1 for about 5 hours. I dug over in the Fruit cage to clear all the weeds, including a lot of bindweed roots out. I also pruned the Redcurrant bushes so that they are more compact and therefore it should be easier to pick the fruit in the Summer.

I also straightened the edge of the fruit beds to make it look tidier as well as put manure around the fruit bushes, rhubarb and around my raspberries and loganberries.

I have finally finished digging over Allotment 1 and have now done most of the tidying up.

Front edge of the Fruit Cage
Redcurrant bush
Manure around fruit bushes
Looking from Fruit cage down to the Rhubarb patch
and Raspberry/Loganberry patches
Raspberry and Loganberry patches
Rhubarb patch after manuring
Looking down towards the Greenhouse from the Fruit Cage
Looking down the Allotment from the raised beds

Tuesday, 9 February 2016

Continued pruning Blackcurrant bushes and started to clear the Fruit Cage

Today I went down to Allotment 1 for about 1 hour and continued to prune the Blackcurrant bushes. I also started to clear the Fruit Cage but ran out of time today so will continue with this tomorrow.

Before pruning and starting to
clear the Fruit Cage
After some pruning and starting
 to clear the fruit cage

Saturday, 30 January 2016

Pruned more fruit bushes and done more digging of vegetable plot on Allotment 1

Today I went down onto Allotment 1 for 2 hours, despite it being quite soggy underfoot from the recent rain we have had. I continued pruning some more of the Blackcurrant and Redcurrant bushes however this needs completing at some point along with the Gooseberries, Loganberries and Raspberries. I also continued digging over more of the vegetable plot down the raised beds end.

Blackcurrant's and Redcurrant's after pruning
Photo showing how much has been dug soo far

Friday, 29 January 2016

Done more digging of Allotment 1 and pruned some fruit bushes

Today I went to Allotment 1 for 3 hours despite wet and drizzly weather that we had today. I continued to dig more of the vegetable plot the side the raised beds are. I also started to prune the Blackcurrant and Redcurrant bushes however due to the weather had to stop.

Photo showing how much has been dug over soo far
(dug a couple of feet today)
The Blackcurrant's and Redcurrant's in the fruit cage