[woodburner]

My kitchen is in a state of upheaval, the new floor might come any time from next monday to never, so I was going to take advantage of the clear floor but no workman and do some painting, plus I need to find a temporary home for my Mum's hall cupboard before Monday, and now my raspberries, strawberries and currants arrive! It wouldn't be so bad except that the ground is frozen solid!  :roll:

What should I do with them? My thought is to 'heel them in' in large pots of compost, (assuming that isn't frozen solid too  :? ) and keep them in the conservatory, (unheated) as the buds have already broken on the currants. :?

[Salkeela]

Sounds just what I would do!  They'll be fine.

Wrap root ball if you're worried about freezing temps.  Don't water unless parched.  The air in the soil also insulates.

[Trillium]

I'd do the same, they're incredibly tough but just need a bit of root protection for now.

[Teen76]

I heeled some in the ground last year until I was ready to plant, probably weeks later, knowing me, and they were fine and fruited loads.  So a bucket of compost sounds great.

[Aunt Sally]

I have my raspberry canes heeled into a tub of compost sitting in my shed at the moment  

[sclarke624]

aunt sally
Does it matter that a shed wouldn't have much light then, as thinking of putting mine in the Wendy house errrrr Summer house I mean, near the glass doors.

[Clampit]

I have some that I put in a pot temporarily two years ago, I keep meaning to dedicate a corner of my plot to fruit, the only problem is every year I run out of room. You could give me a farmers field and i'd still run out of room I reckon. :roll:

[woodburner]

aunt sally
Does it matter that a shed wouldn't have much light then, as thinking of putting mine in the Wendy house errrrr Summer house I mean, near the glass doors.

Light is most important for things that are actively growing especially just germinated seeds. It can also be a trigger for seeds to germinate, and possibly for some dormant plants to wake up.

My blackcurrants have already started growing again, which is why I'm worried about putting them out in the cold. I also won't put them in the shed because if they do continue growing, the new shoots will be very spindly from lack of light.

I might put the rasbs in the shed as they seem to be still dormant, but I am a wondering if they were stored with the blackcurrats, then they may also be waking up, just it doesn't show yet. :? IYSWIM

The important thing, having done some more reading, is that they be cold, and not dry out. Nowhere (except here ) have I found out what to do with my sprouting blackcurrants though.