SURPRISE SURPRISE
Last year I introduced the raspberry 'Polka' to my garden. I had never grown raspberries before and, having read up on them, expected this year to just have one small crop on the two tall canes that had grown. The fruit was healthy and fat and juicy and I must have got about two small bowlfuls out of them. When the canes looked as if they were finished producing fruit, I cut them down to the ground as 7 new, bright and healthy canes had sprung up to take their place - some really thick and strong and already over 6ft tall! I was amazed to see yesterday that there are flowers on the new canes. I had thought that the new canes would only produce fruit next year on this year's growth.
Apparently, (without my knowing it), 'Polka' is an award winner. I found the following website that says so. Fancy that! And additional bonus of 'Polka' is that it doesn't have thorns; the stems are smooth and clean.
http://www.rhsplants.co.uk/plants/_/fruit/bush/berries-etc/raspberry/fruit/fruit-and-berries/cane-fruit/raspberry-polka-pbr/classid.2000011104/
Another surprise I had today is that my tomato, Gardener's Delight, has little embryo tomatoes growing on it, hidden among the foliage. And I had thought that nothing at all was going to happen despite the flowers. It's not exactly bursting with fruit but there's hope yet.
Meanwhile, the red and yellow Tumbling Tom tomatoes are churning out healthy fruit and I have been able to pick quite a few yellow courgettes and even a few carrots which I grew in a pot.
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http://www.rhsplants.co.uk/plants/_/fruit/bush/berries-etc/raspberry/fruit/fruit-and-berries/cane-fruit/raspberry-polka-pbr/classid.2000011104/
Another surprise I had today is that my tomato, Gardener's Delight, has little embryo tomatoes growing on it, hidden among the foliage. And I had thought that nothing at all was going to happen despite the flowers. It's not exactly bursting with fruit but there's hope yet.
Meanwhile, the red and yellow Tumbling Tom tomatoes are churning out healthy fruit and I have been able to pick quite a few yellow courgettes and even a few carrots which I grew in a pot.
