Hello from sheffield

[Noosner]

Hello Cheeseman, I'm just up t'road from you in West Yorkshire. I can't comment on strawbs as something always goes wrong with mine (this year they were eaten by a badger) but currant bushes are the bees knees - very little work and very rewarding. Plus they take up space on the allotment which cuts down the overall gargantuan task of growing things And don't forget gooseberries!

[Cheeseman83]

I'm not a fan of gooseberries if I'm honest. But blackberries,raspberries and currents are wanted aswell as the strawberries. I saw that my local aldi are selling thornless blackberry pots at £4.99 along with gooseberries and red currents. Would they be worth it? Would it be ok to plant them straight away or wait? Same goes for raspberries if I get a few canes now are they going to survive and fruit next year?

On another not I've got a chillie plant (basket of fire) on the kitchen window sill, it seems to be doing pretty well as I've got 7 small chillies forming along with plenty of flowers. Should I feed it anything now the chillies are forming or just leave it to do its thing?

[Noosner]

It's fine to plant anything container grown at any time of year, as far as I know. But if you wait till Feb/March, Aldi sell them bare root and they are a lot cheaper. I got 3 thornless blackberries for £2.49 earlier this year.

Not sure about chillis - hopefully someone else can answer that question!

[noviceveggrower]

Hello there. Sorry a bit late in saying hello. So hello there and welcome