The big tunnel June 28th.
Alfie picking ...
... and eating ...
raspberries in the big tunnel.
The raspberries moved into the tunnel of their own accord several years ago (they came on underground runners from an outside planting). I love the polytunnel raspberries, they are a couple of weeks earlier than the outdoor ones and all the more appreciated for being our first real fruit glut. They don't suffer from the effects of rain should there be a wet spell and the polytunnel becomes a big fruit cage in the summer when we cover the doors with a bumblebee friendly net to keep birds out and allow pollinating insects in. They grow under the peach and apricot trees where it is too shady for other polytunnel crops such as tomatoes sweet potatoes, peppers etc...
The raspberries moved into the tunnel of their own accord several years ago (they came on underground runners from an outside planting). I love the polytunnel raspberries, they are a couple of weeks earlier than the outdoor ones and all the more appreciated for being our first real fruit glut. They don't suffer from the effects of rain should there be a wet spell and the polytunnel becomes a big fruit cage in the summer when we cover the doors with a bumblebee friendly net to keep birds out and allow pollinating insects in. They grow under the peach and apricot trees where it is too shady for other polytunnel crops such as tomatoes sweet potatoes, peppers etc...
