Another try at the Polka

I have a bed of Summer-fruiting raspberries and a bed of Autumn-fruiting ones. At least, I did. A couple of years ago all of the Autumn-fruiting ones died. I suspect my father-in-law may have tried to kill some bindweed using glyphosate and got a bit over-exuberant with it. Last Winter therefore I ordered some replacement plants (a variety called Polka). They arrived before I was ready to plant them out, so I just heeled them into a empty bed. In mid-February, a month or so later, once I’d cleared the old roots out of the bed I moved them to their final positions. Not a single one grew.

So, this Winter I ordered more, from a different supplier. They went directly into the bed they were intended for, having cleared out a load more bindweed roots. Hopefully they’ll do somewhat better this time around.

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