On May 24, 2:17*pm, mogga wrote:
On Tue, 24 May 2011 13:35:57 +0100, Martin Brown

wrote:
On 24/05/2011 13:15, mogga wrote:
It's going to take me until autumn to prepare the ground - but I was
wondering when it's done if it's better to have the bed as earth to
mulch over or to allow grass to grow and then mow it...

I assume grass will take water that the plant wants - which is my main
thought on it at the moment. Are there any other reasons - or is that
one more than enough?

Mine are on mulched soil and seem to thrive as the mulch holds in the
moisture. Getting grass cut under them would be something of a hassle.

I reckon I could flymo round the ones in my garden if they were on
grass - but maybe only just!



I suspect I don't need more than 3 bushes either as there's a limit to
how much jam I can make! (Unless anyone has a recipe for vimto...)

Worth growing Jostaberries as well provided you can net them. Gooseberry
x Blackcurrant. Think blackcurrants on steroids and you are not far out.
Much less topping and tailing needed for a pies worth.

oo - sounds like a plan!



(And for those interested this is a photo of our site at the moment -

Looks like it will take a fair bit of work then.

Yes def a lot of work. We started on ours before the grass had started
but the last few on are having to stim!



I hope there are no obsessively Organic(TM) growers so you can use
glyphosate on it to get a clean or nearly clean start.

Regards,
Martin Brown

--http://www.voucherfreebies.co.uk

I should have said I have had Jostaberries for almost 10 years and am
yet to have any fruit, they set and ripen fruit but the birds pick it
at around 5am, mine have grown up to around 8ft.