{"id":752,"date":"2020-06-06T13:23:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T13:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemtactics.net\/@XRoad\/?p=752"},"modified":"2020-06-11T14:51:16","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T14:51:16","slug":"fruit-yard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemtactics.net\/@XRoad\/2020\/06\/06\/fruit-yard\/","title":{"rendered":"Fruit yard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two big improvements so far in the fruit yard: a new raised bed and a thick cover of wood chips for weed control. We got two huge dumps of wood chips free from a local tree service looking to get rid of them. Then Sam made many trips to deliver them over the fence into the fruit yard with the tractor, and raked them all out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sad strawberry bed. This was newly planted \u201cAlbion\u201d in 2018. A leaf blight killed most of them. I\u2019m not sure what to do with this bed. Just leaving it as is to see what happens. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Two raised beds, back one with frost bitten fingerlings, front one (new this year) with early varieties of potato. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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From left: rhubarb, blackberry, gooseberry. We moved the rhubarb from the corner trellis area into this bed built in 2017. Planted the blackberry \u201cNelson\u201d in 2018. Inherited the gooseberry. These back beds are competing with wild blueberries and raspberries, among other things. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We inherited these next three long rows. They are so narrow – lots of wasted planting space \ud83d\ude41 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This area needs attention but it\u2019s making slow progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Raspberry row replanted in rehabilitated bed in 2018. The Boyne in front are doing well, the August Red in back (can\u2019t see them in above photo) are stunted but surviving.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Middle row. First three beds will be dye plants. Not sure what the early arrival is – garland serrated chrysanthemum? Next bed is under black plastic to try to kill pernicious grasses; will rehabilitate it next year. Last bed is a weedy mess of grass and unproductive raspberries, will go under black plastic next year. One bed at a time because it’s a lot of labor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Grape vine leafing out. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lots of blackberry buds <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We don\u2019t spend a lot of time in the fruit yard, but we do enjoy it. Maybe the wood chips under foot will make it less weedy, more pleasant. I\u2019m really looking forward to a lush crop of berries someday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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