Gooseberrys

Last year we didnt harvest a single gooseberry as the birds scoffed the lot whilst they were semi ripe. This year however we have a cunning plan. The fruits are already swelling and there seems to be a bountiful amount of them, so in an attempt to keep them on the bush till we pick them, a net has gone over the first row. This will be joined by a net over the second one in short order.

The nets can be removed after harvesting and used on brassicas and the like to keep the pigeons off over winter.