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Here is how the fruit trees/bushes/brambles are coming along in my garden.

Plum tree laden with plums
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Blueberry bush covered with netting to keep off the birds.

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Apple tree (this was only put in at Christmas time so a surprise there are any apples at all this year).

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And the blackberry brambles that have come up behind the old coal bunker.

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Betsy said:
Here is how the fruit trees/bushes/brambles are coming along in my garden.

Plum tree laden with plums
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Blueberry bush covered with netting to keep off the birds.

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Apple tree (this was only put in at Christmas time so a surprise there are any apples at all this year).

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And the blackberry brambles that have come up behind the old coal bunker.

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Looking very fruity Jacky, I would get rid of those brambles though, they’ll take over the garden
 
Bill & Ted said:
Looking very fruity Jacky, I would get rid of those brambles though, they’ll take over the garden
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They're just behind the coal bunker and I have cut down the bits that were way out of control. They were all over the neighbour's garage (the white wall behind them). I kept those bits as there are loads of blackberries on them, it saves me going over the Heath to pick them and I also know if they are in my garden they are dog/fox/cat wee free! Where they are is impossible to dig up. There are brambles in other parts of the garden that we regularly cut and dig up.
 
Betsy said:
They're just behind the coal bunker and I have cut down the bits that were way out of control. They were all over the neighbour's garage (the white wall behind them). I kept those bits as there are loads of blackberries on them, it saves me going over the Heath to pick them and I also know if they are in my garden they are dog/fox/cat wee free! Where they are is impossible to dig up. There are brambles in other parts of the garden that we regularly cut and dig up.
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Brambles are a difficult plant to get rid of, you can dig them up if they haven’t wrapped their roots around other plants or paving. Otherwise a strong weed killer is the way to go (I try not to use weed killer)
 
What a lovely crop @Betsy we lost all ours to blackfly this year they completely sucked all the moisture out of the fuit and the leaves.
 
I've really not done well out of the garden this year. I have 4 pepper plants but no peppers (a couple of little flowers!). Tomato plants that are rapidly running out of time to bear red fruit - never mind, we'll have a lot of chutney. The corgettes keep rotting off at about an inch long. I have loads of marrows though and a pumpkin that's starting to ripen, it's the size of about 2 footballs - will soon be lots of lovely soup I hope. The runner beans have been very slow too, keeping my fingers crossed for an indian summer so we can be veg picking until the end of September.
 
Just finished harvesting our grapes, and this isn't even all of them! They grow over our trellis in whatever way they please so some just end up staying there as they can be tricky to get to. We are going to make grape juice with them like we did last year. It tastes especially good when you mix the grape juice with sparkling water, also known as Traubenschorle here in Germany 😋☺️

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piggieminder said:
I've really not done well out of the garden this year. I have 4 pepper plants but no peppers (a couple of little flowers!). Tomato plants that are rapidly running out of time to bear red fruit - never mind, we'll have a lot of chutney. The corgettes keep rotting off at about an inch long. I have loads of marrows though and a pumpkin that's starting to ripen, it's the size of about 2 footballs - will soon be lots of lovely soup I hope. The runner beans have been very slow too, keeping my fingers crossed for an indian summer so we can be veg picking until the end of September.
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It’s been a very strange year down here too for growing things. We lost all our onions and shallots? They just didn’t grow, but next to them are amazing leeks? Corn very small this year too. Plenty of french beans. Lots of tomatoes and no cucumbers 🙄 a real mixed bag!
 
h.h.lovecraft said:
Just finished harvesting our grapes, and this isn't even all of them! They grow over our trellis in whatever way they please so some just end up staying there as they can be tricky to get to. We are going to make grape juice with them like we did last year. It tastes especially good when you mix the grape juice with sparkling water, also known as Traubenschorle here in Germany 😋☺️

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Wow! Can you make wine with them? :beer:😁
 
I had about 20 baby cucumbers on a plant in the greenhouse all growing lovely. When we had the very hot weather the scorched in the sun and shrivelled up. Such a shame, I wasn't here at the time, OH was watering but he didn't think to put shade up.
 
A question for those of you who are better gardeners than I am ........
If I take some of the sweet pea pods and dry them in the greenhouse will I stand a chance of growing some next year?
Should I hang them or just put the pods into a brown envelope?
Also similar thought with my runner beans , how would I keep some of the beans to grow next year?
 
Spaghetti & Noodles said:
A question for those of you who are better gardeners than I am ........
If I take some of the sweet pea pods and dry them in the greenhouse will I stand a chance of growing some next year?
Should I hang them or just put the pods into a brown envelope?
Also similar thought with my runner beans , how would I keep some of the beans to grow next year?
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Leave the seeds (sweet peas and beans) to ripen on the plant (the pods will go brown and crispy, the seeds will get bigger and harden slightly) and then pick them off and store them in an envelope
 
I've not had much success with saving beans to regrow they need to be kept in a dry place and this house suffers a bit from damp. My Dad always saved them and lots of other seeds too, they had an airing cupboard where he stored them.
 
piggieminder said:
I've not had much success with saving beans to regrow they need to be kept in a dry place and this house suffers a bit from damp. My Dad always saved them and lots of other seeds too, they had an airing cupboard where he stored them.
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Thank you, I'll perhaps try and pop some in there.
 
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