Raspberries

Towards the end of January, we dug two more beds, weeded them, mixed in a few handfuls of organic manure and then had another look at our two newly-bought 6-pack raspberry canes called Autumn Bliss. We weren't entirely sure what to do next, having forgotten what we'd read about planting raspberries. Did the containers consist of one plant each or were we meant to separate the canes?

We found the watering can on the Help Yourself section of the site.

Potato beds

This is plot D consisting of four beds for our seed potatoes. We're in the process of covering them in manure and raking it in.

Free fruit

That's the blackcurrant on the left and the redcurrant on the right. The second photo shows the main gooseberry next to the compost bins that came with the plot.

A bath has appeared

Our greenhouse has gutters but no water butt. So it made sense to ask B (who has lots of bits and pieces on his plots) if he was aware of any going free. By 8 January a tin bath was sitting there next to our greenhouse. It's apparently very resistant to frost. Well, not quite what we had in mind but we are getting used to the idea. All we need to do now is to find a downpipe diverter and a cover to stop evaporation.