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Mistletoe

Four years ago I bought some mistletoe seeds plus instructions on how to try and get them to grow on various trees and so we had a try and 'planted/introduced' 21 on the underside of the various branches.Over the years we have looked to see by Sonja Davison

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31/12/2011 17:14:05

by gardengirl6

Can I prune an espalier apple tree in winter?

Hi. I am new here & not all all the most green fingered person you will ever meet. I have moved into a house recently & the garden has a 2 tier espalier apple tree which seems reasonably well established & bore a lot of healthy apples last year by volvos60s60

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04/01/2013 19:08:47

by volvos60s60

Talkback: Spring blossom on apple trees

of apples growing in the garden!x Reply to jack: My apple trees in the Midlands are just coming into flower. In full flower now are plums and cherry, but apple blooms are not far behind.If there is no sign of flower buds then your apple trees will not going by jackwaltonfoods

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28/11/2011 18:40:38

by PAT

flowing

hi i have aarmandii apple blossom clematis planted last october growing like mad but not one flower i thought it would flower in spring, and same with the snow ball plant dont know real name but its been in 2 yrs and grows every year well by red john

26/07/2012 12:10:17

by red john

Can you grow Quince as a stepover fruit?

Hi all I'm setting up an allotment and am bordering sections with stepover apples and pears. However, I'm also keen to grow Quince and wondered if you can do this as a stepover tree and if so how you'd do this/where to buy them?The allotment rules by Iain 2

01/11/2012 13:33:49

by chrissieB

How many fruit trees?

be able to put into the space ( I think I read somewhere that some trees as cordons can be planted 2 foot apart)? Can you suggest any trees to go in, I'm thinking along the lines of a dessert apple, a pear, plum or damson trees? Are there any combinations by Richardsdrr

05/10/2012 09:04:34

by Richardsdrr

Feeding Birds / Protecting your plants

birds. Why not leave the birds to have a share of what we grow and leave them to decide what foods are good for them? - Mind you, I still net most of my brassicas, as the voracious pigeons would'nt leave any for us. I always leave the high up apples by Beanli

27/01/2013 17:45:48

by Busy-Lizzie

Apple /Pear trees

then you can leave them in pots and just add a good quality feed every few months during the growing season. You can also feet tomato feed once a week when the fruit are starting to swell if you keep them in their pots. I have cherry, apple and plum trees by Janet Smith3

03/04/2013 08:25:39

by Janet Smith3

No blossom on my apple tree

I have a dwarf apple tree in the garden Croquella, it's self fertile. When I first got it 5 years ago it was in a pot but 4 years ago I planted it in the ground in fertile, well drained soil in a sunny position. Initially I sort of expected by Cheerypeabrain

15/05/2013 20:17:06

by Welshonion

Talkback: Stone me!

try the taste test too as I rather enjoy apples that are just a little bit un-ripe as far as the official opinion goes! I have a small patio and decking area and would like to grow fruit trees, perhaps apples and pears, in pots. Do I look by Susan St James

28/11/2011 18:29:53

by Tracey F

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