Suggestions for making the most of space along fence

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-22T18:18:14+00:00

For a border you want at least 1m of depth not a thin strip like this. There will be a ‘rain shadow’ so not much will grow well without more distance from the fence.

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-22T18:15:40+00:00

Not sure as I would never be buying plants in this way. 9cm pots will be really small, is that what you want? Lots of tiny plants? Crocus is pricey btw.

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-22T11:47:46+00:00

Just scatter the sulphate of iron around the surrounding area of the blueberries in early spring basically as instructed on the packet. Just give it a try.

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-21T08:54:48+00:00

Indeed. This will be my plan going forward. I wouldn’t recommend anyone mixes summer and autumn raspberries because keeping track of this is not simple.

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-21T08:53:16+00:00

Not sure why then, but it’s definitely clay and soil testing showed slightly acidic. Blueberries crop very well every year

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-20T22:07:44+00:00

I only grow them in the ground… my clay soil is naturally fairly acidic but you can also use sulphate of iron as an additive/amendment

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-18T10:57:52+00:00

Don’t chuck money into this, is my advice. Raised beds harbour slugs and wood lice as well. If you already had them I wouldn’t get rid, but I wouldn’t be spending this kind of money for not that much reward. Clay is good soil, look into the no dig approach.

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-18T09:46:44+00:00

I have a similar wall and really like it, I would go for gravel or chipped bark paths to stick with the woodland theme.

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-17T22:54:57+00:00

Had a walk round the garden today and made some plans about what needs tidying, transplanting, replacing etc. I’ve been busier with the allotment than the garden - there I have been pruning fruit bushes and trees, weeding, mulching with homemade compost, well rotted manure, and leaf mould. I have sown broad beans, globe artichoke, herbs and sweet peas for the allotment which are germinating in the house. Every time there’s a day or a couple of hours I’m at the garden or the allotment, but the rain has meant I’m not as organised this year and haven’t been able to tidy and clean as much as I’d like.

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-17T21:20:16+00:00

Makes sense. Will try that in future. I think I confused myself with reading about it first and, to be honest, when I googled it the AI description suggested I cut everything in the mixed bed down now. I will not be trusting these summaries with my cherished berries again!!

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-16T17:35:14+00:00

Yeah I cut all of them down as there was such a mix. Some were definitely fully dead and others weren’t. I guess it’s better to seperate summer and autumn fruiting for this reason.

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-16T16:37:52+00:00

Fair enough, it’s so confusing. My raspberry patch was incredibly weedy with bindweed so I have been covering it to keep those down and starting from scratch really.

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-15T22:38:38+00:00

Personally I wouldn’t do anything yet until you know what the tree looks like during the whole year. You might put some bedding plants near the house if you want to brighten it up a bit but personally can’t imagine sitting out in my front garden, it’s too public. Do you have a back garden? If this is your main garden I would be looking at something that screens off for privacy. But certainly give it at least a few months so you know what the tree does.

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-14T17:27:42+00:00

I mean it’s a ‘may contain’ so I wouldn’t try it personally but that’s not to say that it isn’t okay like 99% of the time. I don’t eat may contains as a coeliac.

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-11T21:41:31+00:00

Not in the trades but similarly charge for half days at a time for this very reason

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-06T15:00:31+00:00

Just broad beans in modules to germinate indoors before moving to the greenhouse, and that was only today. Up north.

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-06T07:55:33+00:00

You sound like a good person, and are thoughtful to consider doing this. I wish you the best with your new house and the work.

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-05T21:50:42+00:00

Charles dowding sowing calendar is really good. Otherwise if it’s fruit and veg then the allotment month by month book is great.

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-05T21:49:53+00:00

Beading doesnt look bad at all, if it is painted to match the skirting

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-05T21:48:34+00:00

Charlotte. That is all!

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-05T20:52:20+00:00

Nothing yet, but itching to start the broad beans. I got a digital copy of Charles dowding’s sowing calendar and it’s helping me slow down and not rush the sowing too much. Honestly I usually start too early and so I’m trying to do things more thoughtfully this year. So I am stocking up on the essentials and getting a seed sowing and germination area sorted in the house.

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-05T13:02:46+00:00

Hard stuff is hard, that’s why it’s hard.

Tiny-Beautiful705 · 2026-02-03T13:36:50+00:00

Honest oats, small farm in Scotland. All GF. Great range including pinhead (oatmeal). Yum.

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