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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: pandora on March 11, 2010, 22:27

Title: Am I too late to move soft fruit?
Post by: pandora on March 11, 2010, 22:27

I foolishly planted various soft fruits too close together 2 years ago (pregnant, too tired to dig any more, so just plonked them in.) Now I have more space prepared, and am wondering if it is too late in the spring to move them this year? I have a blueberry bush which is only one year old and about 12" tall, a red currant and a black currant, both 2 yrs old and about 2ft tall, and a row of autumn gold raspberries that would all benefit from some more breathing space. (This is only half of everything, but obviously I don't need to move everything!) Everything fruited really well last year, in fact I still have lots left in the freezer. Should I move stuff now (I can do it tomorrow,) or should I leave it till next winter now? If they CAN be moved now, any re-planting top tips?

Title: Re: Am I too late to move soft fruit?
Post by: Poolfield2 on March 11, 2010, 22:30

Ideally you would have moved them in January but this year the ground was frozen or covered in snow. Try and dig out a big root ball with each bush and then keep them well watered for the next month or so while they settle.

Title: Re: Am I too late to move soft fruit?
Post by: pandora on March 11, 2010, 22:33

Yes, we seemed to go straight from frozen solid ground to Spring well and truly sprung this year!