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Jim Jackson

2007-06-14, 9:25 am

Yesterday I picked my first raspberries, a few All Gold and Autumn
Bliss(*) - the earliest I can remember. There was even one Tayberry ripe
too.

Jim

* - I leave a few (mainly-)unfruited canes when I prune down my autumn
fruiting raspberries in January. They alsways seem to come earlier than my
summer varieties, but not previously this early.

Mary Fisher

2007-06-14, 9:25 am


"Jim Jackson" <jj@franjam.org.uk> wrote in message
news:f4r17g$itq$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
> Yesterday I picked my first raspberries, a few All Gold and Autumn
> Bliss(*) - the earliest I can remember. There was even one Tayberry ripe
> too.
>
> Jim
>
> * - I leave a few (mainly-)unfruited canes when I prune down my autumn
> fruiting raspberries in January. They alsways seem to come earlier than my
> summer varieties, but not previously this early.


Where are you? Only a few of ours have finished flowering!

Mary
>



BAC

2007-06-14, 9:25 am


"Jim Jackson" <jj@franjam.org.uk> wrote in message
news:f4r17g$itq$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
> Yesterday I picked my first raspberries, a few All Gold and Autumn
> Bliss(*) - the earliest I can remember. There was even one Tayberry ripe
> too.
>


By coincidence, my daughter also picked her first raspberries of the year
yesterday.


Alan Johnson

2007-06-14, 9:25 am

Jim Jackson wrote:
> Yesterday I picked my first raspberries, a few All Gold and Autumn
> Bliss(*) - the earliest I can remember. There was even one Tayberry ripe
> too.
>
> Jim
>
> * - I leave a few (mainly-)unfruited canes when I prune down my autumn
> fruiting raspberries in January. They alsways seem to come earlier than my
> summer varieties, but not previously this early.
>


Here in north Germany we picked our first at the weekend.

Regards

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Pam Moore

2007-06-14, 9:25 am

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:19:44 +0000 (UTC), jj@franjam.org.uk (Jim
Jackson) wrote:

>Yesterday I picked my first raspberries, a few All Gold and Autumn
>Bliss(*) - the earliest I can remember. There was even one Tayberry ripe
>too.


I have already picked and eaten, or frozen, the cherries off my small
cherry tree grown from a stone in the 60s. Other cherries in my area
are only just changing colour. Picked the first one on June 1st. I've
no record of earlier years but shall keep note from now on.
The first few raspberries are just changing colour.

Pam in Bristol
Robert \(Plymouth\)

2007-06-14, 9:25 am


"Jim Jackson" <jj@franjam.org.uk> wrote in message
news:f4r17g$itq$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
: Yesterday I picked my first raspberries, a few All Gold and Autumn
: Bliss(*) - the earliest I can remember. There was even one Tayberry ripe
: too.
:
: Jim
:
: * - I leave a few (mainly-)unfruited canes when I prune down my autumn
: fruiting raspberries in January. They alsways seem to come earlier than my
: summer varieties, but not previously this early.
:

Picked our first, early last week . The loganberries are also rpening well
before they should


Cat(h)

2007-06-14, 9:25 am

On Jun 14, 10:19 am, j...@franjam.org.uk (Jim Jackson) wrote:
> Yesterday I picked my first raspberries, a few All Gold and Autumn
> Bliss(*) - the earliest I can remember. There was even one Tayberry ripe
> too.
>
> Jim
>
> * - I leave a few (mainly-)unfruited canes when I prune down my autumn
> fruiting raspberries in January. They alsways seem to come earlier than my
> summer varieties, but not previously this early.


My summer fruiting raspberries are about to turn colour, and there is
a bumper crop there, if the birds give us a chance.
I have given up on netting, because too many birds got caught into the
net. I am thinking of trying the Tom Jones Greatest Hits Method which
works so well for brassicas and pigeons, to see if that discourages
the birds.

Cat(h)

David Rance

2007-06-14, 1:25 pm

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 Cat(h) wrote:

>
>My summer fruiting raspberries are about to turn colour, and there is
>a bumper crop there, if the birds give us a chance.
>I have given up on netting, because too many birds got caught into the
>net. I am thinking of trying the Tom Jones Greatest Hits Method which
>works so well for brassicas and pigeons, to see if that discourages
>the birds.


Sorry to pee on everyone's firework but I started picking a fortnight
ago and I'm well into the raspberry harvest.

Makes a welcome change from rhubarb!

David

--
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Fido Address: 2:252/110 writing from Caversham, Reading, UK

K

2007-06-14, 1:25 pm

Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> writes
>Yesterday I picked my first raspberries, a few All Gold and Autumn
>Bliss(*) - the earliest I can remember. There was even one Tayberry ripe
>too.
>
>Jim
>
>* - I leave a few (mainly-)unfruited canes when I prune down my autumn
>fruiting raspberries in January. They alsways seem to come earlier than my
>summer varieties, but not previously this early.
>

Picked tayberries in June in about 1992 when they were newly planted,
but they since have got the hang of the climate and have never been so
early before.

I'm just picking the first alpine strawberries, french beans and
courgettes
--
Kay
Brian Watson

2007-06-15, 9:25 am


"Jim Jackson" <jj@franjam.org.uk> wrote in message
news:f4r17g$itq$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
> Yesterday I picked my first raspberries, a few All Gold and Autumn
> Bliss(*) - the earliest I can remember. There was even one Tayberry ripe
> too.


Got two(!) yesterday off my canes in Cambridgeshire near Ely.

All the remainder look like they have at least another week to go before
they'll be ready.

--
Brian


Jim Jackson

2007-06-15, 5:25 pm

Mary Fisher <mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:

> "Jim Jackson" <jj@franjam.org.uk> wrote in message
> news:f4r17g$itq$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
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> Where are you? Only a few of ours have finished flowering!


East Ardsley, near Wakefield.
Mary Fisher

2007-06-16, 5:25 pm


"Jim Jackson" <jj@franjam.org.uk> wrote in message
news:f4um0p$qi$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
> Mary Fisher <mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:


....
>
>
> East Ardsley, near Wakefield.


Ah yes, of course.

So why are you more favoured?

Hrumph!

Mary


Steve Harris

2007-06-24, 9:25 am

In article <f4r17g$itq$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>, jj@franjam.org.uk
(Jim Jackson) wrote:

> I leave a few (mainly-)unfruited canes when I prune down my autumn
> fruiting raspberries in January. They alsways seem to come earlier
> than my summer varieties, but not previously this early.


I did NOT do that to my Autumn Bliss (IE, I cut them all down) but one
staggly shoot has just fruited! The rest look no more advanced than
usual for the time of year.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/
Jim Jackson

2007-06-26, 5:25 pm

Steve Harris <root@netservs.com> wrote:
> In article <f4r17g$itq$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>, jj@franjam.org.uk
> (Jim Jackson) wrote:


[color=darkred]
> I did NOT do that to my Autumn Bliss (IE, I cut them all down) but one
> staggly shoot has just fruited! The rest look no more advanced than
> usual for the time of year.


wow that's wierd. All my "normal" autumn fruiting canes (i.e. cut down in
Jan) are still growing and maturing. I take it the "staggly" shoot is a
short one?

Jim
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