| I have planted 5 minaret fruit trees although the picture mostly shows the support stakes. 2 apples (Charles Ross and Scruptious)2 pears (Doyenne du Comice and Beth) and a plum (Opal) also a dessert gooseberry called rokula. The bed already contained a blackcurrant and a redcurrant and some mara de bois strawberries. The instructions said to plant when the soil was not too wet, which I did, but it has rained almost continuously ever since. I shall just have to hope that they survive this |  |
| Last year we replaced the rotten old windows which topped the cold frame with polycarbonate sheet. This proved to be too brittle, so Paul has remade the frames with a box construction roofing material which we hope will be more durable |  |
| Wires to train the raspberries have been installed and 20 canes 5 each of Glen Moy, Glen Ample, Malling Adminral and Autumn Bliss have been planted. a side view of the new shed is visible. It should blend into the background once the trees come into leaf |  |
| Front view of the new plastic shed which was assembled with the invaluable assistance of Paul. I decided on plastic partly because it would not require the installation of a concrete or slab base, and partly beacause looking round at the other sheds, I realised that they were succumbing to every wood disease I had ever heard of and some that I hadn't. |  |
| Inside the shed I have put in hangars for tools etc. at the moment it looks quite tidy but it seems unwise to speculate how long that will last. |  |
Allotment Index Planting Diagram Garden Index or goto April 2004
Last Updated 2nd June 2004