Crop Watch for May

The Children’s garden is growing and maturing. The trees in the garden are much larger than when the garden was planted over 15 years ago. This means more shade and a shift to the types of crops that will grow in a shady environment. In spite of the shade the fruit crops look promising.

The dwarf raspberries have lots of blossoms and bees.

The kiwi has lots of little fruitlets.

The gooseberries are starting to ripen.

The blueberries are cropping well. The mason bees have done an excellent job pollinating the crop.

The plum tree has set fruit. Last season very little fruit was produced.

The red currants have a bumper crop on the stalks.