No Such Thing

Day 198: I am fond of saying to friends that there is no such thing as "too many raspberries," so to that end, my hard-working botany partner Joe and I cleared a new line of sod today, planted sturdier posts and built a chicken-wire cage around the raspberry plot. We salvaged some strays which had emerged in the driveway gravel and under the contorted filbert and relocated them to the new row. What I am now calling the "Raspberry Cage" should be bambi-proof, blocked on one end by the filbert and two large flower pots at the other, chicken-wire from the tops of 6' posts to the ground on the long sides. Likewise, we removed the old fence from the garden and strung new wire around the "Dreimiller Extension" which now includes gooseberries, currants, a frost-nipped mulberry and yes, more raspberries (bush type). Joe also finished taking out the old hawthorn, allowing the weak end of the grape vine to receive more sun. Gardening is a lot more fun when you're sharing the work. Thanks, Joe! I couldn't have done it without you.