Soft Fruit

The area we used to grow pumpkins last year has been turned into our new soft fruit growing space. We have planted two rows of strawberries – I’m not entirely sure of the variety, but their parent plants have done well in my garden. Ann brought along some that she grew from runners, and I’m told they are lovely! They are starting to put on new leaves and appear to have bedded in well. We’ve planted a mixture of rhubarb plants – Timperley Early, Red Raspberry and Valentine, some gooseberry bushes – Hinnonmaki Yellow, Invicta and Jonkheer van Tets and a blackcurrant – Ben Sarek. The following week, Ann added a few more gooseberry bushes and two redcurrant plants. The space will be a popular place to hang out in a year or two’s time, once things are fruiting.