Jungle

[Dorothy rouse]

Earlier in the year, I was worried that my currants weren't looking so hood, so took your advice and gave them a little feed, now they have grown so much, along with the raspberries, I need a machete to get into fruit cage!

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[Bigmallly]

Look out for the Pigmys Dotty.............

[veggiechicken]

I empathise Dotty. My fruit patch is a jungle too. Makes picking interesting

[Bren In Pots]

At least you won't be sort of fruit Dotty

[Dorothy rouse]

Raspberries are doing well covered in fruit, can't find the currants for all the new green growth, think that was a mistake, think I have loganberries also if I can find them.

[BUFFS]

Look out for the Pigmys Dotty.............

or some hard working umpalumpas from willy wonka....

[FB.]

Yes, 'underplanting' fruit trees with raspberries or currants tends to result in the fruit tree being outgrown because raspberries and currants are ferociously vigorous once established.
Fruit 'trees' tend to be remarkably slow-growing in comparison with many of the 'bush' fruits.

[Dorothy rouse]

Yes, 'underplanting' fruit trees with raspberries or currants tends to result in the fruit tree being outgrown because raspberries and currants are ferociously vigorous once established.
Fruit 'trees' tend to be remarkably slow-growing in comparison with many of the 'bush' fruits.

No fruit trees, current bushes at one end and just 2 rows raspberries, raspberries covered in fruit, bushes too much new growth, maybe cos I gave them some feed when they didn't need it?

[Dorothy rouse]

What might look like a tree, is the frame of the fruit cage, there was a path down the middle!

[Bigmallly]

Looks like you may have to do some serious thinning out when they've cropped Dotty.

[Alison]

How closely planted are all the fruit bushes?

[Dorothy rouse]

Fruit bushes are about 3 ft apart, blackcurrant and 2 redcurrant. Too close? Last year was their first year, and they had loads of fruit, not so this year.