We are taking a break from the vegetable garden this week and looking at some wild flowers as they are often far prettier than anything in the garden. This week’s ….Read more
Category: Growing Fruit
Bee friendly Planting Tips and Ideas
It is rare you come out of a pub with anything useful but it was a chance encounter in a local hostelry which led to a complete transformation in my ….Read more
New Quickcrop Fruit Cage/Bird Net Kits
I did manage to do a test build of our new fruit cage system over the weekend. The photo above shows the frame without the net obviously but this is ….Read more
How to care for young fruit trees
Seeing as I mentioned my new orchard in the last post I might as well add a little information on caring for new fruit trees. Getting trees established well has ….Read more
How to prune Gooseberries and Currants.
Pruning fruit bushes can seem complicated but is, in fact, very simple. Many people are nervous about the process so leave fruit unpruned which will result in progressively lower yields ….Read more
How to prune old and neglected apple trees
This article covers pruning old and neglected fruit trees, if you would like to learn how to prune younger or freshly planted trees please read ‘An introduction to pruning apple ….Read more
Building a timber fruit cage in the Quickcrop garden
My weekend work for the last 2 weeks has been building our new fruit cage video location. The plan, as I think I mentioned in a previous mail, is to ….Read more
Planting fruit in October
Growing your own fruit has to be the easiest, most satisfying and most joyous gardening pursuit. Yes, I am delighted when I fork out some nice straight carrots or creamy ….Read more
How to grow bare root soft fruit part 3: How to grow Gooseberries
‘How to grow gooseberries’ is intended as a solid introduction to growing this relatively easy to grow fruit bush. For more detailed information on gooseberries please feel free to contact ….Read more
How to grow bare root soft fruit part 2: How to grow Currants
Currants are an excellent fruit for the home gardener as they a relatively trouble free and produce large crops of highly nutritious fruit. Currants are divided into black, red and ….Read more