tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post6474450916420845132..comments2024-02-28T01:14:13.415-08:00Comments on Our Smallholding Adventure: Hedgerows, puppies and yukky thingsTracy - Our Smallholding Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693567749134384866noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-42844882070393293792016-11-22T00:37:31.964-08:002016-11-22T00:37:31.964-08:00Cutting the brambles back and strimming the grass ...Cutting the brambles back and strimming the grass will help as grass is awful competition for anything it grows beside, it steals a lot of the resources from the soil.<br />Strange as it sounds if you want more fruit from the brambles it would be a good idea to have a wee there occasionally, the free nitrates massively help plants produce more fruit and for longerTricky Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755505701123051720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-68788782949624227412016-11-21T01:36:31.042-08:002016-11-21T01:36:31.042-08:00I am guessing the brambles haven't been touche...I am guessing the brambles haven't been touched, if ever. So as you suggest, I bet there is a lot to do.<br />Thanks for the thoughts, sounds like the best option. I might try and grow some from cuttings. <br />That's what I said re the slug lolTracy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05866363148112288322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-47386140877300604022016-11-21T01:34:55.633-08:002016-11-21T01:34:55.633-08:00I love your ramblings as always :) Lattice topped ...I love your ramblings as always :) Lattice topped pie is just the ticket at this time of the year, yum. xxTracy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05866363148112288322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-91362023040852954992016-11-19T14:43:24.358-08:002016-11-19T14:43:24.358-08:00I would definitely cut back the old growth from th...I would definitely cut back the old growth from the brambles and leave this year's new stuff. You will probably have to cut quite a few years old stuff back, but it should be nice and brittle. The problem will be that others will probably pick "your" brambles too!<br /> Might be a good idea to see what comes up next spring from the other stuff to see what you have there.<br />A bit of slug never hurt anyone did it?!<br />GillFrugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-56704056811792331432016-11-18T06:30:56.506-08:002016-11-18T06:30:56.506-08:00Hey chic. Your puppies are gorgoues; I still call ...Hey chic. Your puppies are gorgoues; I still call Jake puppy dog sometimes and he will be three next May! Shame about the brambles this year, but I have to say the ones here seemed to come into fruit later than where we used to live. It occured to me the other day that I have a raspberry bush which I bought from the pound shop in the Spring .I put it in a big pot after a while and it seems to be comong on really well so at least we will have that growing for next year and once I get the apple tree pruned we may be a longer harvest from that next year. There I go rambling again! Well, I've just put a lattice topped pie in the Rayburn for tea, just the veg to do. Have a great weekend and look forward to hearing about your latest project.xx Louise Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074355125344865358noreply@blogger.com