Supporting Raspberry Bushes

I tied up my raspberries today. They were starting to fall over a little (and so was that poor borage flower...) but as they grow I'll add more string to tie them up higher.  Raspberries can get crazy if you just let them grow so I'm trying to start out right! I made a high tech solution of a hefty string tied to my banister, with enough slack for it to sag a bit. The next string I'll tie to the same spot with no sag.

Currant, Raspberry, and Mint Cocktail

I had a bunch of raspberries from my mums garden and some fresh currants from the market in my fridge when I came home from a rough day at work.  I wanted a refreshing cocktail and made a very successful one!  I muddled the fruit with some fresh mint from my garden, added some Tanqueray gin (the only gin I can stomach…) and some sparkling water. Yum! Farm fresh cocktail!

Shared Raspberry Plants

I was at my parents place today and they have a significant raspberry patch in their backyard.  The way raspberries grow, the top of the plant will reach down to the ground and, where it touched, will root itself to spread. My parents usually just throw out these "babies" since they have no more room but I took them this year to start my own patch :)

Take a spade and dig down around the rooted plant in all directions.
Pull up seedling with as much root mass as you can.
Move to it's new location.
Water well in the first few days so that the roots really establish themselves.
New raspberry patch!