[MickyB]

I have really enjoyed my first year on the plot and I am looking forwards to next years produce already 

I am hoping for a bumper crop of fruit next year and have added raspberries, loganberries, tayberries, blackberries, gooseberries, wineberries, black and white currant, rhubarb plus two patio apple trees, 2 patio plum trees, a patio pear tree, a patio peach tree and lots more strawberries (taken as runners from last years crop) to the plot.

I have placed the berries around the perimeter of the plot utilising the fence as a grow frame and created a dedicated plot for the strawberries, rhubarb and patio fruit trees.

I pinched an idea from a magazine and used a couple of old pit boots as strawberry planters. 

I took a few photo's to share......

[compostqueen]

You might have to be patient for some of the fruit as it does take a while for them to get into their stride. I threatened to hoik out my blackberry as I thought it was a dud but it came good this year and last but it's taken an age 

I planted up some old pit boots. Size 20   

Looking good there by the way 

[Bing]

what a waste of the shoes!

[MickyB]

what a waste of the shoes!

The boots were destined for the skip, the taller pair were being thrown out as defective and the smaller of the two are 20+ years old and no longer meet current safety regulations, I think I should be congratulated for making good use of something that was only going to end up taking up landfill space. 

You might have to be patient for some of the fruit as it does take a while for them to get into their stride. I threatened to hoik out my blackberry as I thought it was a dud but it came good this year and last but it's taken an age 

I planted up some old pit boots. Size 20   

Looking good there by the way 

Thanks for the nice comment and the tips, I will be patient, maybe I will get enough for a mixed fruit jam if nothing else. 

[compostqueen]

Oh don't worry about non-constructive remarks like that   

Enjoy the fruits of your labours. It's what it's all about and I hope you never lose the enthusiasm for the first fruits of the year 

[MickyB]

Thanks Compost Queen