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Title: fruit bushes etc??
Post by: adam04 on July 30, 2005, 00:05:40

anyone got any fruit bushes that they have spare or have just divided etc?? Things that dont grow too wide or over 6' please as my fruit cage wont be able to hold them.

not much to offer, but if you think of anything i will see what i can do.

just building a fruit cage and am trying to build up a stock of plants, for when it comes to planting in a couple of weeks.

Stick a message underneath and i will PM you.

Title: Re: fruit bushes etc??
Post by: jennym on July 31, 2005, 21:16:16

I can offer blackcurrant cuttings when I prune mine in the autumn if its any help. Maybe some strawberry runners too.

Title: Re: fruit bushes etc??
Post by: Mrs Ava on August 01, 2005, 00:11:08

Jostaberry cuttings?  I am planning to dig up one and bin it, it is to big and I don't need it, so could do you loads of cuttings if you want???

Title: Re: fruit bushes etc??
Post by: adam04 on August 01, 2005, 21:17:15

ah, they sound fun, never heard of them!! sorry, unexperienceness! will speak to you later emma.

Jenny, i have been promised blackcurrant bushes, if they arrive i shall see. if not iu will contact you. so thanks. no neeed for strawberries though, am stocking up right this minute on them :D but thanks anyway.

Title: Re: fruit bushes etc??
Post by: jennym on August 01, 2005, 21:33:17

What about raspberries? Gooseberries?

Title: Re: fruit bushes etc??
Post by: adam04 on August 01, 2005, 21:54:54

you have rasberrys?

Title: Re: fruit bushes etc??
Post by: jennym on August 02, 2005, 21:41:26

Yes, they tend to spread after a while. It would be best to wait until the dormant period, say November/December before trying to move them, but if you are interested send me a pm and I'll dig some up then and send to you. They will fruit the following year OK because they are autumn fruiting types, and the new growth comes in spring and they fruit on that growth.

Title: Re: fruit bushes etc??
Post by: spacehopper on August 23, 2005, 13:01:11

Gooseberry runners any good?

Title: Re: fruit bushes etc??
Post by: madmum on August 23, 2005, 16:30:47

If there's anything going spare that could be planted around children soft fruit wise I would be very grateful. Let me know what you'd want as a swap and will see what I have.
MadMum

Title: Re: fruit bushes etc??
Post by: bananagirl on September 01, 2005, 09:41:34

Hey EJ, what's a jostaberry?? And are they easy? ;)

Title: Re: fruit bushes etc??
Post by: cardinalflower on September 01, 2005, 22:14:20

Hi EJ,
would love some jostaberry cuttings/ runners if you still have any going?
Hope you haven't dug it up and thrown it away, am I too late?

 :o

Title: Re: fruit bushes etc??
Post by: Mrs Ava on September 01, 2005, 23:11:05

Alas you are tooo late! The mumma plant has gone. I do have a pot full of cuttings, but mostly they are spoken for. If there are left overs when I come to sort them, I shall post and let you know.

Title: Re: fruit bushes etc??
Post by: Icyberjunkie on September 02, 2005, 14:25:23

I also have Autumn raspberries Adam for my bed needs some major thinning this autumn.  Would be happy to post you some mature roots when I do so if you pass on your address.

Worth noting though that because they are autumn fruiting (in reality first crop around June) you donlt lose so many to the birds.  Mine are outside and I share with the birds but still get more than enough.

Iain