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satisfying week.Today I sorted out the autumn raspberries: pruning, clearing and feeding the bed. Autumn-fruiting raspberries produce fruit on new canes, so they should be cut to the ground in February to encourage them to produce this season's canes

.If you have limited space, or are growing in pots, I always consider alpine strawberries a better bet than garden strawberries. Alpine strawberries are exquisite in taste, and although much smaller, they are ever-bearers, which means they go on fruiting

taste fruit - the elements that go to make up the experience, which got me thinking about taste buds.Does age affect taste? Do smokers taste more or less than non-smokers? It was a fascinating subject to research.One thing that scientists still can

After buying a plum tree for the allotment, I started to think about other fruit that I have a soft spot for. So I couldn't resist ordering a morello cherry tree.Sour cherries never seem to be available to buy, so I have to rely on the generosity

the last quarter and the new moon.Plant leafy crops in period one, fruit crops in period two, root crops and perennials in period three, and take a break in period four (do housework, hoeing, pruning, making raised beds. Don't plant anything unless you

Brambles are the unsung heroes of the fruit garden.A couple of weeks ago I was spring cleaning my store cupboard when I found a stray jar of blackberry jam trapped behind the mountain of marmalade. The pleasure I got when we opened it for breakfast

Last year I was watching the gorgeous Valentine Warner on What to Eat Now, extolling the virtues of the British plum. Off he went to Brogdale, home of the National Fruit Collection, to compete with the wasps and gorge himself on soft, ripe plums

?) to accompany the long asparagus bed that came into its own this year. Both are delicious and highly ornamental.At the moment we only have autumn-fruiting raspberries (mostly 'Tulameen' and a few 'Autumn Bliss', both excellent), so we are going to plant some

" says Mario de Pace, the Italian gardener who looks after the Model Vegetable Garden at Wisley. "Then I tried the different kinds here and I found there are some wonderful ones."Jim Arbury, who is responsible for all the fruit at Wisley has some personal