berries

I have strawberries growing in pots and in garden beds.  I have them spread around for different reasons.  Mainly it is because I hate to have all the strawberries in one place and have them all eaten up by birds and slugs.  Having them in pots placed above ground, for example, assure some red berries for me to pick for breakfast.  When it rains constantly the berries in the garden bed tend to go mouldy.  I try to place the stalk of berries on to some mulching but the humidity can affect them badly.

The raspberry is a heritage variety and only starting to fruit now.  I have been eating a few at a time.  I will never get enough to make a jam but the few picked in the morning before I water the garden make good eating.