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How to grow: Strawberries

15th September 2020 Shannon Butcher Fruit & Veg Growing Guides

Strawberries are among the easiest and most adaptable fruits we can grow since they are just as happy in a strawberry pot on the patio or a hanging basket as they are in the soil on the veg plot. Yet they are expensive in the shops and once you have tasted a homegrown strawberry you will never want to buy…

How to grow: Raspberries

9th September 2020 Shannon Butcher Fruit & Veg Growing Guides

Raspberries are a mainstay of the fruit garden and no patch is complete without them. Apart from their great taste and easy-going nature which makes them so easy to grow, they are heavy cropping and versatile in the kitchen. They love moisture and will grow well against a shady wall, but are not good in a very hot, sunny position…

How to grow: Plums

18th August 2020 Shannon Butcher Fruit & Veg Growing Guides

Plums are addictive. Just plant a tree in your garden, wait for it to become heavily laden with ripe juicy fruit, as it surely will, and try to resist eating one, then another, then another… Apart from the wonderful juicy crop, plums have the advantage of needing very little care; when it comes to pruning, for example, the message is,…

How to grow: Pears

18th August 2020 Shannon Butcher Fruit & Veg Growing Guides

Pears are a very popular fruit in our supermarkets, but not the easiest to grow well in our gardens. This is for two main reasons – firstly, like plums they happen to flower when frosts are still common and the entire crop can be wiped out by a few cold nights. Secondly, depending on the variety, there is often a…

White chocolate and raspberry buns!

10th August 2020 Tony Flanagan Features, Fruit & Veg Growing Guides, Recipes

Raspberries are another summer fruit that is easy to grow and is rewarding both in terms of quantity and flavour. There are generally two types of varieties of raspberries; summerfruiting raspberries which start to fruit in July and autumn-fruiting raspberries, which grow differently and won’t be ready until August. It is important to know whether you have summer or autumn…

Scrumptious strawberries!

6th August 2020 Tony Flanagan Features, Fruit & Veg Growing Guides, Recipes

Strawberries are extremely easy to grow, and even just a few plants can provide a plentiful supply of sweet succulent fruits through the summer months. If chosen carefully, varieties such as the early ‘Elvira’, ‘Cambridge Favourite’ or ‘Florence’- will provide plenty of fruit from June through to September. Some will even repeat fruit, these are known as ‘perpetual’ forms’ and…