Travelling On

Suffolk_lass

I did. Cooked spinach and broccoli too (bit cheaper at this time of year!) I love raspberries. We do have summer fruiting and autumn fruiting. The former tend to be smaller, sweeter, and better for jam. The latter are great for freezing and topping cakes with! (though I rarely eat cake...). I love frozen berries with greek yogurt - my go-to when we want a dessert

Karmacat

- pay the French accountant
yes, nice and easy, and I suddenly realised that if everything goes ka-blooey next week, I might have difficulty in doing so. And they *are* owed it, after all!

- set up the CD player
That's one of those jobs that took forever. I didn't have any spare open packets of AA batteries, but I knew I'd just bought a big new packet of rechargeables. Could I find them? Erm, no. I looked everywhere. In desperation, I eventually opened up the two Amazon parcels I'd left sitting by the front door before I went catsitting. They were in one of the parcels :o:o

- dishwasher, an extra go!
Yes, done and dusted.

- planting kale and chard? As TS Eliot said, do I dare disturb the universe?
Set up a space where I can put the seed tray.

earthgirl

Karmacat wrote: »

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- dishwasher, an extra go!
Yes, done and dusted.

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:eek: I read this and thought you'd dusted the dishwasher
I was going to say slow down Karma!:T

apple_muncher

I have the autumn rasps, that you just cut down every year and they re-appear as if by magic the next year. Or, as I found out, if you don't cut them down, you get both summer fruit and autumn fruit! But that assumes you don't want to grow anything else!



I've dug up many of the roots to try to grow other stuff this year, knowing that if it all goes wrong, the rasps will spread again soon. In fact, I could send you some tubers now, if you want. I'm sure they'll put in valiant effort even if in pots for now. Let me know...

teapot2

Result on eventually finding the batteries Sounds like you are getting through jobs gradually. How long till kitchen renov starts?

Suffolk_lass

apple_muncher wrote: »

I have the autumn rasps, that you just cut down every year and they re-appear as if by magic the next year. Or, as I found out, if you don't cut them down, you get both summer fruit and autumn fruit! But that assumes you don't want to grow anything else!



I've dug up many of the roots to try to grow other stuff this year, knowing that if it all goes wrong, the rasps will spread again soon. In fact, I could send you some tubers now, if you want. I'm sure they'll put in valiant effort even if in pots for now. Let me know...

Yes, I am with you on their ability to spread! We have a 1m deep bed and they have been putting in escape bids for several years - regularly in the raised beds that are 0.5m away, the other side of my gravel on membrane path with paving slabs as stepping stones (unlike hypericum they don't seem to grow under these) and up the outside edges of the beds themselves, where the membrane ends. DH either cuts everything down to the ground or leaves everything so I have stopped trying to explain the difference to him - I would rather he just clear it - the raspberries cope - they are just less in terms of crops. I tend to pull them up rather than dig them out - but if you miss a year that is rather like dealing with a tree!

Karmacat

earthgirl wrote: »

:eek: I read this and thought you'd dusted the dishwasher
I was going to say slow down Karma!:T

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: brilliant!

apple_muncher wrote: »

I have the autumn rasps, that you just cut down every year and they re-appear as if by magic the next year. Or, as I found out, if you don't cut them down, you get both summer fruit and autumn fruit! But that assumes you don't want to grow anything else!

I've dug up many of the roots to try to grow other stuff this year, knowing that if it all goes wrong, the rasps will spread again soon. In fact, I could send you some tubers now, if you want. I'm sure they'll put in valiant effort even if in pots for now. Let me know...

Ooh, apple, that would be magical, thank you! Are you sure? You sound sure, but let me know, and I'll pm you. I have the perfect spot - at the bottom of the garden, well away from the renovations, deep soil thats now in good sun after I cut things back, that would be great. I can send you the postage money via paypal.

teapot2 wrote: »

Result on eventually finding the batteries Sounds like you are getting through jobs gradually. How long till kitchen renov starts?

Thanks teapot! I was sure I'd unpacked them, but apparently not :rotfl: Renovation starts on 23rd April, delivery is on 11th April (I'm committed elsewhere between those dates).

I think I'm going to contact the British Heart Foundation and ask them to come round so I can donate furniture: a sofa, a vertical CD rack, a CD/radio/tape player and a food processor. Some aren't necessary, some need to be replaced. The sofa, in particular, will help with getting more space for storage of all the stuff.

Karmacat

Suffolk_lass wrote: »

Yes, I am with you on their ability to spread! We have a 1m deep bed and they have been putting in escape bids for several years - regularly in the raised beds that are 0.5m away, the other side of my gravel on membrane path with paving slabs as stepping stones (unlike hypericum they don't seem to grow under these) and up the outside edges of the beds themselves, where the membrane ends. DH either cuts everything down to the ground or leaves everything so I have stopped trying to explain the difference to him - I would rather he just clear it - the raspberries cope - they are just less in terms of crops. I tend to pull them up rather than dig them out - but if you miss a year that is rather like dealing with a tree!

Wow! The knowledge and experience that people are willing to share on here are just wonderful! Thank you SL.

themadvix

Karmacat wrote: »

- pay the French accountant
yes, nice and easy, and I suddenly realised that if everything goes ka-blooey next week, I might have difficulty in doing so. And they *are* owed it, after all![/B]

No, nothing is going ka-blooey, thank you! I need my European clients to pay me!

We have raspberry canes that I planted last year - no sign of them taking over yet, not that it would bother me - can't have too many rasps! That said, I know the ones at my Dad's don't share well with the strawbs!

Exciting to have dates all set for your work to be done! :j

apple_muncher

Yes, I'm sure!