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Gardenlog: Blueberries, Blackberries, Oh My!
sourceOK! Checking in now on all things garden-ey from the past few weeks…
Tomato Updates
The Cherokee Purple’s have really gotten tall! Some yellow flowers here and there but no sign of fruiting as of yet. Just gotta keep on waterin’ ‘em and see what they do. 🍅
Blueberries, Blackberries, Oh my!
After some serious snipping, I was able to remove all of the invasive honeysuckle that had managed to grow in-between the two blueberry bushes that it turns out I have on the side of my house. Between the two of them, there seemed to be 100’s of berries! They ripened at various times and it was a blast hand-picking them with the kids and eatin’ them on the spot. But it’s not just kids that like berries—birds and squirrels do too—and they came for them… So, I bought a little tulle to try and protect the berries (as shown below). Has it worked? Hard to say. I don’t think I did the best job wrapping the bushes to begin with so inevitably the little critters found their way in. Now I’ve just got one bush wrapped and I think it’s doin’ a decent job at this point. The other bush is just about picked clean.
Next to my blueberries, I’ve got this other berry plant. For a while I thought it was some kind of blackberry, but it could be a raspberry too perhaps? Take a look at the following two pictures and let me know what you think…
Either way, delicious berries are in my future. No complaints!
Other stuff
Here’s some other random things to report from the garden/yard…
My porch project is nearly done, and here’s the current status of my future garden bed location. It’s all clear of pavers! Some work will need to be done to dig it out from here and lay in some suitable soil. Haven’t decided what all I want to grow here, but I think some cucumbers for sure (amongst other things).
Also, as part of the larger future layout of my yard/gardening area, I’ve put in some infrastructure for a future potting bench that would sport a working sink. Cool!
I bought a pair of potted hydrangeas. Just waiting for some flowers now…
Finally, checking in on the wild blackerries I’ve got out back… the fruit is struggling a bit…
Until next time! 🧑🌾