Just when I thought I couldn't stomach another day of apples Giles came up trumps with another few hours of apple harvesting first thing Monday morning. It wasn't so bad though as these apples were destined to be sold to the lady who makes juice and jelly, meaning that as they all go into a big press it didn't really matter if they were a bit bruised, so the Giles Gilbey method of picking was used. He simply climbed into each tree and gave it several vigorous shakes sending us diving for cover as the fruit rained down! We picked up 62 crates full before morning tea break and all that from just three trees! Then it was back to the spring border which truth to tell we are all heartily sick of but which we have at last finished hurrah! After lunch we started to prune the raspberry canes, the three rows of summer fruiting have the old wood cut out and this seasons growth left in to bear next years fruit, the tying in is going to be a long job, probably Saturdays task. the autumn fruiting raspberries are a lot simpler to deal with, you just cut down the whole lot. So that was another day at NC over, I think I'm starting to build up my stamina now as I don't feel quite so tired, I might even make the 10 O'clock news tonight!
"We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest"
Orison Swett Marden
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