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Wednesday 14 August 2013

Strawberry Pallet Garden

I made a pallet garden for my strawberries, I wasn't going to plant strawberries in this garden because they take up so much room for little reward......until I saw this idea on the web.
It took 2 and a half pallets to make it, after deconstructing 2 pallets and then remaking up the other.
I should have filled it when it was lying down in hind sight, but as per decided to bolt on and managed to make it harder than it needed to be.
Needless to say I will not be making another anytime soon.
Mission accomplished!
The end result hopefully will be nice juicy strawberries that haven't taken up half the garden. Hopefully my Labrador will not eat too many either... As they are at the perfect height for her to scoff.

Monday 5 August 2013

I've Been In The Garden.

My time lately has been in the garden, and looking after Tim, he has had a rough time of it of late. So sorry for lack of posts.
I have been flat out clearing and making space for the fruit trees, in my new garden. I had for make the most of the planting season, so that meant pruning and digging out 30 roses, which I donated to my parents church. Removing alot of over grown conifers and scruffy plants.
I have just completed planting all the fruit trees and bushes. Of course there has been the un ending trips to garden centres and growers, and the head hurt of choosing what to grow.

I have settled on

Double grafted Apple
Flatto Nectarine
Flatto Peach
Apricot
Greengage
Cherry
Blueberries
Black Currants
Red Currants
Raspberries
Blackberry
Loganberries
Boysenberry
Asparagus

I have planted a full compliment of herbs, and the vege garden is starting to feed us. I have put in plenty of greens of all varieties.
So I will be supper busy in the coming summer seasons when all these start producing.
Roll on summer!