Gooseberry Garden

 Idea (in the July to-do list)

Marked out

Posts in and half-rounds attached to bring it all up to level; compost & compostibles chucked in there

Horse poo

Pea straw

Just need to barrow in about 1.5 cubic metres of topsoil (from this pile)...

...and then I can plant out the 6 gooseberry bushes I split from the tangle my bro gave me (varities unknown), and the two blueberries I bought Mr B for his birthday.  There will be room for one more - probably also a blueberry (a rabbit-eye; as the two we have are varieties of Northern Highbush).

I've left the corner posts sticking up to support building a fruit cage.

Comments

  1. Yamini MacLean29 July 2026 at 18:51

    Hari OM
    I am already salivating at the thought of those future fruits!!! YAM xx

    ReplyDelete
  2. Aril29 July 2026 at 23:08

    My Dad always calls them goosegogs. Love them in a crumble

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Tigger's Mum30 July 2026 at 14:14

      I love them ripe and straight off the bush.

      Delete
  3. jabblog29 July 2026 at 23:26

    My godfathers, you do work hard, F. You will be richly rewarded, I'm quite sure.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Tigger's Mum30 July 2026 at 14:16

      Not hard work - just persistence. My bro reckons everyone has a superpower - mine is digging postholes.

      Delete
  4. Linda's Relaxing Lair31 July 2026 at 05:27

    Persistence and patience. Fantastic.

    ReplyDelete
  5. MadSnapper n Beau3 August 2026 at 08:03

    I love all berries, including blueberries, but have not tasted gooseberries.. hope the house is going up fast and furious now...

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment