The Homestead Garden week to week

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British Red

M.A.B (Mad About Bushcraft)
Dec 30, 2005
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Fruit

Fruit is really coming on apace now

The Apples are blossoming

Apple Blossom by British Red, on Flickr

As are the later cherries

Cherry Blossom by British Red, on Flickr

The early cherries have already set fruit

Young Cherry by British Red, on Flickr

The old rhubarb patch is well advanced - I need to process some

Old Rhubarb by British Red, on Flickr

The new patch is a bit behind but promises great things

New Rhubarb Bed by British Red, on Flickr

This is the tomato greenhouse...which are of course fruit

Tomato Greenhouse by British Red, on Flickr

and the first trusses are flowering

Tomato Truss by British Red, on Flickr

The real reason for showing the tomato greenhouse though is the two fig trees

These promise a great batch of fogs later in the year

Young Fig by British Red, on Flickr

We also have three beds, each of 100 square feet to strawberries

Strawberry beds by British Red, on Flickr

I'm hoping we get close to self sustaining in fruit soon. We do plan to add a fruit cage for raspberries and currants though

What are you guys up to?
 

bigbear

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May 1, 2008
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Well, nothing on that scale Sir !
But concerete base in for shed and starting to mark out the space for two deep beds when my scaffolding planks arrive.
Plus loads more stuff planted out like coriander, tomatoes, sweetcorn, parsnips.
Sou our little Allotment is chugging along......
 

bigbear

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May 1, 2008
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Yes, I was just thinking the other day that I could never see how my Dad could spend hours weeding the veg plot, and what do I find incredibly satisfying ?
its true, we turn into our parents .......
 

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