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Allotment berries

It has been a couple of weeks since I visited the allotment and we’ve had lots of warm weather and rain which was meant it was an overgrown mess. Fortunately I enlisted the help of my family although it’s debatable how helpful Daniel and Elizabeth actually were. Still we managed to tidy it up much faster than had I been on my own but that was mostly thanks to me and Ben.

The good news is I covered part of my blackcurrant bush a few weeks ago as every year the birds get all the berries and indeed the uncovered part of the bush has been stripped bare but the covered part was full of ripe, juicy berries.

Blackcurrant bush

I didn’t take a big enough container to hold them all.

Tub of blackcurrants

I’ve also got a western serviceberry which has delicious ripe berries just now too.

Western serviceberry bush

The blueberries are still several weeks away.

Blueberry bushes with lots of blueberries

And the pear tree is full of pears.

Pear tree with lots of pears.
Elizabeth with her eyes closed playing in the dirt.
A close-up of Rachel and Daniel weeding.
An overview of the allotment with yellow shed in the background and Rachel and Daniel digging into a garden bed.

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2 responses to “Allotment berries”

  1. Denise Avatar
    Denise

    That looks an excellent job, especially to harvest so much fruit without wildlife eating it.

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    1. Rachel M Avatar
      Rachel M

      I lose a lot of fruit to the birds. I have to cover the ones I want to harvest or the birds strip it bare.

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