Bamboo For The Raspberries

 

Todays mission was to take the 2.4m (8f) Bamboo that arrived yesterday afternoon down to the allotment and look into getting some installed to hold back the spreading Raspberries and to keep the paths between them open this year. 

The grass in the Hotbin has gone down really fast, need to add some comfrey and brassicas from last year on a next visit. I sprinkled crushed and ground egg shells for the worm on top of the grass.

Trimmed more of the plum tree that is looking a little lopsided at the moment. I love using the mini chainsaw. 

The remaining self seeded trees to be chopped down near the plot 1A patio and first bed.

The Comfrey has gone bonkers and needs cutting back, and the sheds need a coat of red cedar paint.

Comfrey bed attracting bees, I need to start harvesting some comfrey for the comfrey pipe and the Hotbin.

Path with Plot 2 trimmed up and broken Dalek put in the skip. 

This compost was made with acidic apples and cut grass so the compost should be OK for the raspberry beds. I have a replacement Dalek to go in its place once I have dug out the compost and removed the bindweed.

Plot 1 & 1A Panorama from the path between plots 2 & 3

Plot 1 from Plot 2/3 Path, my son in law and sin in law didn't do a great job of re stacking the timber as they left out the spacers, so that's another job for another day.

Plot 1A from the Plot 2 - 3 Path. The two small beds need weeding at a future visit.

Looking down the main path, I trimmed along the boundary beds, from the main path to the Plot 1 entrance and along the path with plot 2 and from the corner to the water tank and tap.

Bamboo Canes added to Boundary Bed and mares tail and bindweed removed. All Gold Raspberries are multiplying nicely in the boundary beds. There is a stack of plum tree branches that need processing on a future visit half way up the path.

Entrance to plot 1 from Main Path, Black bag of weeds from the boundary bed went into the skip that is still in the car park.

Looking down the main path to the back of the site. I trimmed from the corner of my plot to the water tank and tap.

Bamboo holding back the Raspberries. Just placed not yet fixed to the uprights.