Raspberries all the way from Wales!

mmmm they ready yet lol i love raspberries 2 very nice of your friend to of sent the plant :)))

Lucky aren't I Mark, got to plant them first before i can get any!!! Lol

lol you planted it yet lol mmmm can not wait :))

bags the 1st taste of the pie , jam :))))

yum , have frozen loads from last year ............... jam i think!! got the plants today masdge , thankyou ........... planted on the bank . they can romp as much as they like up there xx

Lovely :o)

Oooh, I love rasps too. I have planted three of 'Glen Coe' which is a purple var. The camellia outside looks wonderful too GG!

Raspberries are my favs :o)

MArk, think you should grow your own!!! Lol Crissie, glad you got your plants and that they are in already!!!!!! You dont hang about do you! Thanks TT, Karen & Hywel, have never grown these before so fingers crossed, they are called Autumn Bliss. Do they need loads of water? Hope not! Karen those Camellias are my neighbours and have been in for about 25 yrs. New people live there now and they are very neglected, I throw special feed over the wall to all three shrubs, they are huge.

Think you'd better keep an eye on that duck.....looks like he's up to something to me.... ;)

Could be about to lay an egg Lil!!

just be carefull , they sprut up allover the place !! youll be able to sell the plants lol ........................ xx

You will appreciate them when they fruit they freeze so well , like Cristina says they can take over your plot popping up all over the place :o)

Crissie & Amy, I will have a go, never grown them before, and i love them so, my fave fruit.

We have been more than happy with ours Grandmage , it's our fav. fruit as well Fab. with a pavlova :o)

Ooooohhh yes Amy, delicious.

Lovely to have some raspberries. We used to have some in rows in our last garden. I used to cut the old wood down to the ground every few years. In the winter I'd put some compost round them. I watered mine if there wasn't much rain, when they were forming the fruit. They should be very productive for you, but remember the birds like them too. We had so many that sharing them with the birds didn't really matter. Raspberries freeze well and the jam is lovely too.

Linda thanks for that tip, will cover mine up with an old net curtain or something if I need to, and if I have too many I will let them share, then freeze some too.

lovely gift from your friend Grandmage, hope it does well :o))

San, thanks, I have planted 8 canes in my garden and 6 in my daughters, should be a good crop.

We took some raspberry cuttings from relatives in Cardiff 2 years ago and took them back to Milford Haven on the train. Luckily they have taken and we have some nice new shoots this year again.

Notso, they love all the rain we have been having too.