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fruit bushes

On 21/04/2012 in forum

to ground level each spring. thanks mate  Help please just bought a raspberry bush and a blackcurrant bush advice please on how to erect canes thank you Rena Daisy7 / Rena, your blackcurrant won't need canes, it will support itself.  The raspberry will grow


Raspberries

On 02/03/2013 in forum

I have limited space in my veg patch and wondered whether I would be able to grow raspberries and other soft fruit such as blackcurrants and gooseberries against a fence which gets about 4/5 hours sunshine a day.  I do not want to utilise one of my


What to do now in your garden - week 2

On 31/10/2011 in Weekly checklists

Grow garlicGarlic is a key ingredient in much of our cooking and nothing beats the flavour of a home-grown crop. It needs a long growing season in the UK so the key to success is early planting, between November and the New Year.Cover soil


What to do now in your garden - week 4

On 31/10/2011 in Weekly checklists

aconitesFeed the soil by spreading compost over bedsMove plants growing in the wrong placeFlowersPrune out the oldest stems from blackcurrantsCheck for signs of rot on any stored cropsFork compost into the soil and clear away old cropsFruit & veg Wash


Fruit for amatures

On 24/02/2013 in forum

in the shops but easy to grow. Just cut them down to the ground in February every year and that's it. You don't even need supports for them. Another good choice are blackcurrants. Again fairly easy to grow and maintain. Pruning is relatively easy and can


Best feed for fruit

On 04/03/2013 in forum

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


Talkback: Summer berries

On 28/11/2011 in forum

for those who hate the prickles of gooseberries - they are a cross between a gooseberry and a blackcurrant. I treat mine like a blackcurrant and prune a third away each year after harvesting. They are delicious raw and you can use them as substitutes


Tree line

On 21/02/2012 in forum

Hi all, Last year we moved into to a "tumble down" cottage so the auctioneer called it (after we bought it) !! Which has a 1/2 acre of garden/orchard with tree lines for borders and fields to all sides. The trees have ivy growing all over them which


Laura's allotment

On 08/05/2009 in Allotments

favourites like nigella and clarkia. She also grows masses of vegetables and some fruit – a short row of Autumn Bliss raspberry canes and a couple of blackcurrant bushes are all she's got room for.Laura's very much a self-taught gardener. Over the years, she


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

On 29/02/2012 in forum

.  This year I'm going to try some fruit, rhubarb, strawberries, blackcurrents & redcurrents.  I have already planted onion sets and garlic cloves so fingers crossed.  Hi, I was really suprised about the cherry tomatoes as I thought they needed lots of sun


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