Fruity future

Our limited supply of soft fruit was certainly popular over the summer and autumn, with strawberries and raspberries very much sort after. Now the asparagus has a new home we have a lovely sheltered area that we can use for our soft fruit in the future, particularly raspberries and gooseberries. We have ordered some exciting new varieties - including a golden raspberry - how exciting is that!!

So with plants on order Melv was keen to get going in developing the area  so that it was fit for purpose and was soon making a start with the building of new beds.

 

The pressure was soon on, the first batch of plants arrive...

 

 

With the first bed complete Melv gets the gooseberries in the ground straight away.

 

Knowing the raspberries were due at any time we pressed on with the rest of the beds, building and filling as we went, looking to maximize this lovely sheltered space.

All constructed we laid the paths in between, putting Terram down to reduce the weeds coming up and cut down on future maintenance.

With the Terram down we moved the stone in, so there will be limited need for the strimming of edges and keeping on top of the weeds next summer.

Before too long the area soon started to take shape and you could certainly start to visualise those fresh green plants bearing green, golden, red and crimson berries.

 

 

 

Extending the stone round to the back of the tunnel made a very tidy job and will mean that we can use this end as our main access in the future. This easterly end is much closer to the new potting shed and easy access to all the outside raised beds and of course closer to our very entertaining hens!