On Mon, 3 Oct 2011 04:51:24 -0700 (PDT), Dave Hill
wrote:

On Oct 3, 12:42*pm, Janet wrote:
In article ,
says...



Is now the time to be doing it?

If the leaves are off and your weather is cool/damp, yes.
But if you're enjoying a heatwave, wait.



And where do I get some armour plating from?

* Old jacket that can be abused, to protect your arms; leather gardening
gloves from builders supplies.

I assume prune before hand?

* Makes sense.

* Janet

Why all the fuss?
Wrap it well in polythene, or slip an old compost bag over it, they
are not that dangerous.
Just make sure you check under it, you never know what you will find
under a gooseberry bush.


I got stabbed to death picking the things
I will check carefully. :-)
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