Today was a hot one so I waited until the relative cool of the evening to head up to the allotment and plant out some raspberry and currant bushes that we propagated earlier this year. Checking on the forecast, tomorrow might be even hotter (with a small chance of a thundery downpour in the afternoon) and Monday’s rain has now moved to Tuesday so I might be up there with a watering can earlier than planned. That said, they got a good soaking when they went in so I might hold fire unless the rain holds off altogether into the middle of the week – I want the plants to reach down for moisture rather than lazily keeping their roots near the surface.

There is a risk they might die but, if they survive, they should be better able to tolerate hot, dry patches as they grow on.