tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post5061536499442342878..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Soft fruit - almost a wipeoutMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-65727141753777572762018-07-22T09:32:00.113+01:002018-07-22T09:32:00.113+01:00Three of our four blueberries have fruited normall...Three of our four blueberries have fruited normally but the fourth which usually has smaller fruits has been loaded with fruits so tiny that they are not worth picking. I wonder whether being in pots makes a difference. Our bushes ware about four feet high now and being in the ground probably have a bigger root system to sustain them.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-64778539704177314402018-07-22T08:47:44.435+01:002018-07-22T08:47:44.435+01:00This does seem like small return for all your effo...This does seem like small return for all your efforts. Hard lines. I am intrigued about the blueberries which you have lavished attention on. Just a thought: What is the pH of your tapwater or do you only use rainwater? (If it is alkaline, and your kettle furs up, the blueberries wouldn't like the tapwater). But looking at the pictures the plants themselves look healthy enough with plenty green leaves. Here in Scotland the blueberries flowered away and are producing a steady supply of fruit - under a net.Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-75333739718542529032018-07-21T17:09:38.243+01:002018-07-21T17:09:38.243+01:00This is good to hear! I don't know what went w...This is good to hear! I don't know what went wrong with my Blueberries this year. There were very few flowers, so of course very little fruit. I only hope they come back to form next year!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-42074219899569164382018-07-21T17:08:07.180+01:002018-07-21T17:08:07.180+01:00The blackberries I picked are the thornless, culti...The blackberries I picked are the thornless, cultivated type, Lucy. They do tend to ripen earlier than wild ones.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-17688586973488667982018-07-21T16:29:48.554+01:002018-07-21T16:29:48.554+01:00Hard luck with your blueberries Mark. After readi...Hard luck with your blueberries Mark. After reading your helpful comments a couple of years ago we have put a large netted cage over our three plants and since then have had very good crops - even this year. It seems as though just keeping the blackbirds off have improved the pickings enormously. The netting that came with our cage has gone brittle this year and some birds found their way in, so next year it looks as though a complete net refurbish is required. Think we have had 2/3 lbs of fruit this year. P.S. We have kept them well watered and also fed them with tomato feed occasionally!foreveryounghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-1059716409486949522018-07-21T14:37:07.882+01:002018-07-21T14:37:07.882+01:00This is really sad. It's also encouraging to b...This is really sad. It's also encouraging to be reassured that everything doesn't go to plan even for the most experienced gardeners. I'm having to do so much watering I am torn between keeping things alive and feeling guilty for using so much water when the reservoirs are running dry.<br />No blackberries ripening here yet.Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.com