tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post6652255197952795203..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: They earn their keep.Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-35692624356320560672016-02-07T23:17:14.830+00:002016-02-07T23:17:14.830+00:00I sometimes think that birds see netted fruit sad ...I sometimes think that birds see netted fruit sad s challenge, LouSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-11385490302041825302016-02-07T22:51:02.318+00:002016-02-07T22:51:02.318+00:00Lovely fruit sue. I'm the same and wouldn'...Lovely fruit sue. I'm the same and wouldn't buy such a huge amount as we harvest from the plot but it's amazing to have. i don't protect the fruit from birds but hardly ever see them taking any, maybe there's just so much fruit it doesn't make a difference. I did I once see a young blackbird picking off raspberries, which was rather cute.Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-46085429946740744072016-02-07T18:31:51.860+00:002016-02-07T18:31:51.860+00:00If you do plant a wineberry, Janet be careful wher...If you do plant a wineberry, Janet be careful where you position it as it is a prickly beastSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-51047925440400075092016-02-07T15:08:12.386+00:002016-02-07T15:08:12.386+00:00I planted "Black Satin" which is suppose...I planted "Black Satin" which is supposed to be thornless, but the short cane that I received & planted does have some thorns, so I'm not altogether sure. I think I read somewhere that the lateral canes are thornless...let's hope so!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-32841505805886774182016-02-07T11:03:53.414+00:002016-02-07T11:03:53.414+00:00I am always impressed by the wide variety of soft ...I am always impressed by the wide variety of soft fruit that you grow Sue. I love our raspberries, and think I will try growing a Japanese Wineberry again too, but I gave my gooseberry bush away as it was growing too close to the path and I just don't have another space for it.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-7414572241459366522016-02-07T10:49:26.717+00:002016-02-07T10:49:26.717+00:00 We are hoping that our strawberries do well this ... We are hoping that our strawberries do well this year, Brian. When you pick a fresh, ripe strawberry with the warmth of the sun on it and taste it you then think they are well worth growing. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-34027478828434327592016-02-07T10:46:04.758+00:002016-02-07T10:46:04.758+00:00 One of the just of berries parents is the blackcu... One of the just of berries parents is the blackcurrant, Tanya the other is the gooseberry. Just like with the children they have some characteristics of each parents. Martyn thinks it tastes more like a gooseberry and I think it tastes more like a blackcurrantSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-48913943716710782732016-02-07T10:39:28.541+00:002016-02-07T10:39:28.541+00:00 I echo that sentiment, Belinda. I echo that sentiment, Belinda. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-53891370829902127042016-02-07T10:38:42.705+00:002016-02-07T10:38:42.705+00:00 Fingers crossed for your raspberries and blackber... Fingers crossed for your raspberries and blackberries, Margaret. Do you grow the thornless blackberry or are you tough and grow the one with the thuggish thorns? Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-31333860448006966842016-02-07T10:31:16.312+00:002016-02-07T10:31:16.312+00:00 You have quite a wide very collection there yours... You have quite a wide very collection there yourself, Julie. We do have a whitecurrant bush but so far the currants of never really looked worth picking. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-46284806306034279452016-02-07T10:27:18.409+00:002016-02-07T10:27:18.409+00:00I will probably regret saying this, Mark but we do... I will probably regret saying this, Mark but we don't seem to have any raspberry beetles. No doubt they will make their way towards us at some point. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-30046419644039345312016-02-07T10:24:46.139+00:002016-02-07T10:24:46.139+00:00 I have plans for restricting our tayberry to jus... I have plans for restricting our tayberry to just a few canes this year, CJ. Maybe then the picking will be less painful. I think our Japanese wineberry now has the makings of becoming a bit of a thug. The berries are really strange. We tend to sprinkler ours on top of a fruit salad .Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-78067179093499090062016-02-07T10:17:20.822+00:002016-02-07T10:17:20.822+00:00 They are not hard, Jo. I guess they are something... They are not hard, Jo. I guess they are something like a grape are a plum skin. We do love our fruit and are hoping that the strawberries produce well next year. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-44191754734078108242016-02-07T10:11:14.951+00:002016-02-07T10:11:14.951+00:00We have never grown a mulberry, Juliet. The mulbe... We have never grown a mulberry, Juliet. The mulberries that I have seen always seem to be quite big trees. We do have a very productive grapevine in the greenhouse. We've planted some of the plot but so far the grapes have never matured fully. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-24549239446084788932016-02-07T10:00:52.345+00:002016-02-07T10:00:52.345+00:00 We love fruit to, Sue. You will probably like the... We love fruit to, Sue. You will probably like the next of my allotment posts. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-63997661231013228452016-02-07T09:59:47.077+00:002016-02-07T09:59:47.077+00:00Martin weighs most of it, Marion so I don't ha... Martin weighs most of it, Marion so I don't hath to remember. :-)Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-67432295023080262032016-02-07T09:58:20.552+00:002016-02-07T09:58:20.552+00:00 We did plant some goji berries once p, Darren but... We did plant some goji berries once p, Darren but they had been given to us by someone who grew them from the seeds of bought berries and we decided in the end to take them up. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-8000362883206874662016-02-07T09:55:52.163+00:002016-02-07T09:55:52.163+00:00 I suppose that would be quite appropriate, Sarah ... I suppose that would be quite appropriate, Sarah a case of to me, to the birds, to me,to the birds. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-63203620538879948792016-02-06T22:31:15.437+00:002016-02-06T22:31:15.437+00:00You have had a good yield of berries, I think last...You have had a good yield of berries, I think last year was a good year for them, we did well down on the allotment except for strawberries, they are quite old plants, I cannot make up my mind if they are worth growing.Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-12697299831153689322016-02-06T18:26:33.872+00:002016-02-06T18:26:33.872+00:00Great post Sue, I still have some pruning to take ...Great post Sue, I still have some pruning to take care of but got quite a bit done last year. The jostaberries look like big, not quite ripe blackcurrants!!Tanya.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08436595615435609755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-86657916142669077142016-02-06T10:24:58.229+00:002016-02-06T10:24:58.229+00:00Amazing! All that lovely fruit! Come on Spring!!Amazing! All that lovely fruit! Come on Spring!!Belinda Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019296108085163049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-73762999028898847342016-02-06T03:23:32.072+00:002016-02-06T03:23:32.072+00:00Wow - berry heaven. Many of those fruits I had ne...Wow - berry heaven. Many of those fruits I had never even heard of (such as thayberry & Japanese wineberry). We only planted our raspberry and blackberry bushes out last year, but I'm hopeful that we'll get a good harvest this season - that is if they pull through this winter with all of this up and down weather.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-20443085231312161402016-02-05T19:30:06.690+00:002016-02-05T19:30:06.690+00:00What a lovely selection of berries and currants yo...What a lovely selection of berries and currants you grow. We grow, strawberries, raspberries (summer & autumn), gooseberries (red & green), black currants, red currants and blueberries. We don't grow blackberries as there are some wild ones right outside our back gate. Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/15712709232628195386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-90372430711907009762016-02-05T18:22:32.592+00:002016-02-05T18:22:32.592+00:00When we first moved into our present property ther...When we first moved into our present property there was a Loganberry along one side of the garden. It produced some huge fruits, but it suffered terribly from Raspberry Beetle. Does that pest affect your fruit, and if so what do you do to combat it?Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-8165128694418157862016-02-05T16:10:36.443+00:002016-02-05T16:10:36.443+00:00What a wonderful reminder of the bounties of summe...What a wonderful reminder of the bounties of summer. You're right, fruit really is very easy to grow a lot of the time isn't it. Although I've struggled a bit with raspberries and strawberries these past couple of years. But I'm overwhelmed with blackcurrants and gooseberries every single year, and for almost no input. I love my tayberry, but you're right, it can be a bit of a thug. And the harvest time is very short, they all ripen at once. I freeze a lot of mine, it's good to have a freezer full of fruit come autumn time. Japanese wineberries are funny sticky little chaps aren't they. I got my vine free at the allotment site's "Free Stuff" place. It did well last year and they're very pretty. They look good on top of a cake. CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.com