tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post6030154159455599383..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Revitalising soft fruitMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-28485731127959907472018-03-11T08:13:18.762+00:002018-03-11T08:13:18.762+00:00Thanks, Mal. Some of my canes are just beginning t...Thanks, Mal. Some of my canes are just beginning to produce tiny green buds, so I think they'll be OK.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-87191108094770882412018-03-10T20:16:29.482+00:002018-03-10T20:16:29.482+00:00You are on track with your raspberries. It's ...You are on track with your raspberries. It's fruiting side shoots you need next. Next year's new canes will appear in the summer. Funnily enough I took over management of a school raspberry patch which nobody knew what sort of raspberries they were. There were plenty of late raspberries so I took the RHS advice for unknown varieties and chopped the lot right back to ground level. At worst, if there were any summer fruiting canes, I have just lost one year's fruit on those canes. Clearly you need a different plan with the provenance of yours. Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-33336841773174108242018-03-09T19:13:03.673+00:002018-03-09T19:13:03.673+00:00Ah Sue, you are a mine of useful information! When...Ah Sue, you are a mine of useful information! When do you think I should be looking out for new shoots on the Raspberries? And yes, the Toad did waddle away, rather than jumping.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-27060461026651341072018-03-09T18:51:47.861+00:002018-03-09T18:51:47.861+00:00Our soil is too claggy for digging. I wouldn’t exp...Our soil is too claggy for digging. I wouldn’t expect summer raspberries to produce new shoots yet. Your little pal really looks warty enough to be a toad. If he crawled away rather than jumping that’s another difference between the two amphibians that says toad.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-68208087468767302402018-03-09T13:21:28.020+00:002018-03-09T13:21:28.020+00:00Our gardening efforts depend so heavily on the wea...Our gardening efforts depend so heavily on the weather, don't they? Our weather forecast shows that we must expect a very wet month for March.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-82759924627818442572018-03-09T13:07:51.544+00:002018-03-09T13:07:51.544+00:00How wonderful, Mark! I do envy you on your work in...How wonderful, Mark! I do envy you on your work in the garden. The soil in mine is not yet workable, too wet. There are still some patches of snow here and there. But, soon I will prepare my vegetable garden for the next season. My plan is to start on Monday. Hopefully, no rain on the weekend.Vesna Marichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12265502263728106716noreply@blogger.com