Soft fruit at aldi this Thursday

[spamvindaloo]

Eleven different varieties - £1.79 each

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuy...oduct-page-67/

[Nicos]

Brill price!
Pity they aren't doing the offer over here as far as I can see.

[1Bee]

Thank you! Raspberries, blackcurrants and redcurrants are in the plan for next year, so that's perfect. I'm sure I can get the redcurrant somewhere else.

[muddled]

I fancy the tayberries but it says 'from cuttings' so not canes.
I'm not quite sure what this means really, cuttings come from bushes, surely?
I've never heard of a tayberry bush!

[Jay-ell]

Hmmm tempting.

Tayberry and goji berry. - now where would I put them.

[Speed Gardener]

I fancy the tayberries but it says 'from cuttings' so not canes.
I'm not quite sure what this means really, cuttings come from bushes, surely?
I've never heard of a tayberry bush!

Most soft fruit is propagated from cuttings, they generally strike very easily and it's the best way to ensure continuity of variety as you're not relying on insects, pollination, seeds etc. The tayberry plants will be from 1 or 2 year old cuttings.
Blackberry and its hybrids can also be propagated by layering, where the tip of the plant is covered with soil and starts to root; this is how brambles take over the unused space on your plot when you're not looking!..

[pandasyard]

Thornless blackberry, Summer Raspberry and Blueberry for me!!!

[fishpond]

Just popped down to have a look at what you get for your money.
Not a lot.
Single raspberry etc, all of it unnamed.
They look healthy though.

[1Bee]

Yoink.

3 x autumn raspberry
3 x summer raspberry
2 x blackcurrant

All looking healthy, happy and with roots starting to show through the bottom of the pot.

It'll be a while till we can get these into their final places, the plot's having a redesign over autumn/winter. I take it I should pot these on from their 9cm pots into something more roomy? Any other care suggestions?

Thank you! Happy 1Bee here....