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Best feed for fruit

and bushes? The cordon trees are apple, pear, and there is a plum (oldest fruit in garden) Then I have redcurrants and blackcurrants planted last year, Now I am planting rhubarb, and gooseberry and last autumn I planted by Rosa carriola

04/03/2013 13:10:52

by marshmello

Talkback: Planting snowdrops

I have tried for years to grow snowdrops from bulbs but all failed. Last month I purchased some snowdrops in pots that were well past their best but in-the-green. I have now replanted them all in a big pot where they will be left undisturbed. I by happymarion

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16/04/2012 21:29:18

by Hollie- Hock

Victoria Plum Tree

Hi, I am a new allotment gardener, although have been gardening for years I have never grown fruit or veg until this year. I planted a very cheap Victoria Plum tree in late Feb, being very careful not to plant it when the ground was frosty. The tree by Claire Martin

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02/05/2012 13:24:11

by Claire Martin

Talkback: Organic pest control

Yes Jennifer I've had exactly the same happen to my Bishop of Llandaff. Good idea of yours for the cloche, I'll definitely try it. Can anyone tell me how long an adult vine weevil lives? Yes all this is fine for apples and plums but - do you know by margaretm

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28/11/2011 18:29:59

by Laura Harman

Talkback: Birds, wasps and fruit

Having spent about 5 hours over the last 2 days up a ladder picking plums next to a wasp's nest I can agree with their overabundance this year. Still, for someone petrified of wasps and scared of heights, being up a ladder surrounded by wasps by jollysue

28/11/2011 18:41:10

by Adam Pasco

Talkback: Damson trees

No 2) for plum jam with a twist of orange, cinnamon and a bit of stem ginger ... absolutely gorgeous. Planning to make these jars gifts for family and friends. I find it so satisfying being able to grow and eat your own. I was lucky enough to be given by Anne

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28/11/2011 18:39:34

by picklehead

Where the roots grow

Dear gardener, the planting of a dragon fruit is similar to planting an apple tree, a plum tree or a shrub.We dug 600 holes (1hectare) 40 cm deep (the roots-length 10-15 cm).We filled the ground with ceramic fragments and Bokashi (look at compost by ThaiGer

01/12/2012 15:10:03

by nutcutlet

Honey fungus

I've a very old plum tree in my garden which always fruits well. It has an old 'scar' about a foot above the ground where I believe a huge bough was removed from many years ago. This has cracked and often has seed grow in it from the friendly birds by Mel Moran

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19/02/2012 11:06:08

by Mel Moran

What fruit veg could i plant in a shady garden(peas, strawberries)?

of the day (lots of building around me!). So far last year my biggest triumph was cherry tomatoes and the really tiny 100's & 1000's both grown in pots. Picked the last of them in October! Plum tomatoes were a failure (2- sad) but I think they need a baking by jpharro

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29/02/2012 15:05:32

by Emma Crawforth

cordoned fruit trees

be better. Don't grow a tip bearing apple as these aren't suited to being grown this way. I would also suggest pears grown as cordons rather than plum or cherry which are probably too vigorous and not ideal for cordons (free standing, ie standard, or fans by hawk and rose

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22/02/2013 16:11:23

by Verdun

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