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RE: Fruity signs of life - 2022 - Proserpina - 21-03-2022
My gooseberries (in containers currently) have leaves that are opening now, as do the existing garden plants that I believe to be raspberries and a blackcurrant.
RE: Fruity signs of life - 2022 - Norfolk Grey - 22-03-2022
My jostaberries have flowers close to opening this morning
RE: Fruity signs of life - 2022 - Veggie - 22-03-2022
(21-03-2022, 05:55 PM)Proserpina Wrote: My gooseberries (in containers currently) have leaves that are opening now, as do the existing garden plants that I believe to be raspberries and a blackcurrant.If you rub a blaclcurrant leaf it smells of blackcurrants. Red & white currants don't!
RE: Fruity signs of life - 2022 - JJB - 22-03-2022
(22-03-2022, 12:49 PM)Veggie Wrote:(21-03-2022, 05:55 PM)Proserpina Wrote: My gooseberries (in containers currently) have leaves that are opening now, as do the existing garden plants that I believe to be raspberries and a blackcurrant.If you rub a blaclcurrant leaf it smells of blackcurrants. Red & white currants don't!
Never knew that! Thanks V.
RE: Fruity signs of life - 2022 - Proserpina - 22-03-2022
(22-03-2022, 12:49 PM)Veggie Wrote:Yep, that's why I'm thinking it's a blackcurrant! I pruned it a while back and it smelled great(21-03-2022, 05:55 PM)Proserpina Wrote: My gooseberries (in containers currently) have leaves that are opening now, as do the existing garden plants that I believe to be raspberries and a blackcurrant.If you rub a blaclcurrant leaf it smells of blackcurrants. Red & white currants don't!
RE: Fruity signs of life - 2022 - Veggie - 22-03-2022
Its not "pruning", its taking cuttings.
Unless it really old wood, most of the prunings/cuttings will grow into new bushes. I noticed a peach "cutting" that I poked in the hedge a couple of years ago has a flower.
RE: Fruity signs of life - 2022 - Veggie - 26-03-2023
Quote: I have flowers on 2 (out of 3) peach trees, Stella cherry tree, Quince buds but not fully open. Most of the pears have buds but no sign of petals yet.[attachment=6002]
Nothing much happening on the apples or plums.
Buds on some raspberries and blueberries (19/3/22)
Much the same this year. This is one of the peach trees. Stella cherry tree ( in the background) is covered in blossom but it might as well be an ornamental cherry as the birds always beat me to the fruit.
RE: Fruity signs of life - 2022 & 2023 - JJB - 26-03-2023
Always amazes me how mild your climate is, no blossom on my Stella at all yet.
RE: Fruity signs of life - 2022 & 2023 - Vinny - 26-03-2023
My plum is laden with flowers as also is my pear.
It was the same last year but I still didn't get any plums and only one distorted pear! 
RE: Fruity signs of life - 2022 & 2023 - Veggie - 26-03-2023
I've cut down 3 large plum trees as they were suckering at the base and the few plums they had were diseased. Still have a few small trees that haven't flowered/fruited yet so they've been reprieved for now.