Search - Sitewide

for the birds, and the windfalls. I grow redcurrants and raspberries, but I don't like redcurrants, except for jelly from time to time, so I leave the redcurrants for the birds and they prefer them to raspberries so they leave me most of (not all

,then there are summer fruiting raspberries that produce canes for fruiting next year and autumn ones that fruit on this years canes that grow in the spring It is a complicated life at times-you redcurrant will be alright next year.

. A classic fruit for shade is the redcurrant. These are often grown by gardeners on north walls when they can't think of anything else to grow there! If you plant your blackberry close to the tree, don't forget that the tree will take a lot of water

I read that you have to prune red currant bushes back after they have fruited. How much do i take off. Any advice is welcome =)   Also do i have to do the same with gooseberry bushes? hi there, Redcurrents and gooseberries fruit on old growth, so

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

stem. Leave it alone for a while and see if the green bumps turn into new shoots and foliage.  Most people grow lemon scented pelargoniums for the foliage, not the flowers, and mine has never flowered in 3 years but I make a great ice cream by infusing

form a redcurrant National Collection. Home-made redcurrant jelly is easy to make and its flavour is a revelation - you will never return to shop bought again. If you're short on space, redcurrants can easily be trained to grow on a single stem which

.  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

.Raspberry 'Malling Jewel'Strong growing, good flavoured and high yielding. The strings of currants usually ripen in mid-July and are a glossy red.Redcurrant 'Laxton's Number One'A cross between modern and wild strawberries, it has the advantage of fruiting from July

, be patient and you will have an abundance of fruit the following year, especially if you give them a dusting of blood, fish and bone after pruining, and work it into the soil. They are very easy to grow, I promise you ; and will give you plenty of fruit