Raspberries, etc

[watervole]

Spent an hour or so this morning down the allotment clearing weeds from where we'll be planing the maincrop potatoes.  Had lunch, then worked on the raspberries in the back garden, tying them to their supports and removing suckers from the path

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[vjezkova]

Ah, I really like your view of gardening!
I also spent the whole afternoon in the garden, weeding and nursing my roses. I call gardening a pleasure! Not only because of a physical exercise - I really have got plenty of it in our farm - but mainly because I can relax mentally, just humming some tune...
Good luck with your strawberries!

[sophiedb]

We got busy in the garden today too - I now have a Berlingo full of bin bags for the tip! There being only so much that we can compost.

Katelyn is slowly getting used to the garden too. I need to allocate some of her clothes as "ok to get muddy" *lol* because she hates being dressed in a snowsuit type thing. I can see why: they're bulky and far too hot! She absolutely loves sticking muddy stones in her mouth though.. normal, I'm sure, but still a bit eeeew :)

[watervole]

Spare garden waste?

Gimme!

We have a spare compost bin in the front garden so neighbours can give us unwanted weeds, kitchen waste, etc. (Can't take much in the way of branches, but anything else is good)

[sophiedb]

Oops.. tip has it.. :(

It was mostly bamboo roots and "decorative chipped bark" though, not nice stuff like leaves. That's in our composter XD I'll remember for next time, though!

[watervole]

Leaves are low in nutrients, but very good for soil structure.

Chipped bark is good as a mulch around shrubs to keep down weeds - but is poor for compost.

Roots vary depending on how thick they are.

[kerravonsen]

Yeah, my Mum's like that.

Me, I've never gotten past the "chore" stage.