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Things really move up a gear in May when you're growing your own. With a greenhouse bulging at the seams, I can't wait for the risk of frosty nights to pass so I can plant them outside.Tomatoes, courgettes, sweetcorn and other tender crops

. They manage to free themselves as soon as you come over :) Mrs Blackbird has just stripped my Blueberry, a lesson learned, nets next year, in the mean time its off to the supermarket. I have to agree with you all. Growing fruit isn't the problem, but stopping

Can anyone help please ... I have two container planted pear trees (bought from a tv shopping channel last year) one of them has about 6 small fruits on the other just leaves. Also my container plum tree makes some fruit but they keep falling off

garden feel then take a look at some of these climbers. Or maybe consider training a fruit tree up the wall like a pear. Will you be able to plant directly into the ground, or will you be growing in a pot? What sort of framework will you have to support

varieties to grow at home.But for me, flavour remains high on my list of priorities, which is why old favourites like 'Conference' pears and 'Victoria' plums are hard to beat.Now let's just hope this growing season is an improvement on last year. It can

sturdy gardening gloves and long sleeves.  Dig out the roots.  Treat any regrowth with glyphosate.  It's not that bad really, but does grow like mad at this time of year.   Or of course, if you've got female plants with flowers, you could make some beer

to marking its daily progress. This seems to be about an inch a day. Amazing! i have just bought a pear tree is it usual not 2 have any buds on it yet I must admit,it is an exciting time of the year when we see all the buds forming and wait to see the lovely

rather wait and see if and which parts of a plant recover on their own before going ahead with the big means? If I should prune now, how far back for apple, pear, plum, cherry and soft fruit (blueberries, red and black currants, raspberries)? and what

these insects to your garden. Finally, this year there were heavy frosts just as the apples and pears round here were in full bloom.  This damages the blossom and also deters insects from flying as it's too cold so may be another reason for lack of fruit set

, it's the apples and pears that have been the subject of my attentions. As we know, apple trees blossom picturesquely in spring. These flowers then develop into small fruits and then, in June, the tree shrugs and loses a fair few of these (this