PEAS IN POTS and POLKA
Despite the weather being responsible for a poor performance of the sugarsnap peas in pots, I have realised that this is the perfect way for me to grow them in the limited space I have in my garden. I've tried growing them in a border but they just took over and were really a pain. This year, I tried to grow them in a tub and, yes, I admit that I had to sow three lots before I had any kind of success, but this is definitely the way to go. If the weather hadn't been so unkind, I know that I would have had a lovely crop. As it is, the yield is rather pathetic, but all the same the plants are still producing pods and extremely healthy too.
Unfortunately, I don't think I am going to have much of a success story about my autumn fruiting raspberries, Polka. Can't complain, not really, as I had quite a few raspberries off the canes this summer but the main crop should be autumn. It has just been too cold and way too windy. Last year there were raspberries on the canes, ripening in autumn, and the wind came and blew them over the fence into my neighbour's garden. At least, I assume that is where they went! Here below you can see that they are just too far behind to develop into ripened fruit, I think. What a shame.
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| Sugarsnap peas 'Sugar Flash' |
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| Healthy pods from Sugar Flash |
Unfortunately, I don't think I am going to have much of a success story about my autumn fruiting raspberries, Polka. Can't complain, not really, as I had quite a few raspberries off the canes this summer but the main crop should be autumn. It has just been too cold and way too windy. Last year there were raspberries on the canes, ripening in autumn, and the wind came and blew them over the fence into my neighbour's garden. At least, I assume that is where they went! Here below you can see that they are just too far behind to develop into ripened fruit, I think. What a shame.
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