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November's Most Popular Articles...
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Growing Avocados: While avocados are a tropical fruit more suited to the humid regions of Mexico and Central America, it doesn’t mean they can not be grown successfully in the UK. The trees… [84 views in Nov]
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The Health Benefits of Eating Fruit: It is no secret that eating fruit is good for you and has plenty of health benefits – but what are they? Generally, people who eat more fruit as… [32 views in Nov]
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Fun Fruit Quiz: Test your knowledge of all things fruity with our fun fruit fact quiz. Interesting and curious facts about fruit combined to make you say, ‘Really? I didn’t know that!’… [32 views in Nov]
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Orange Trees: Orange trees originally come from China but have been grown in Europe and North America for over 100 years. Orange trees are now grown all over the world for their delicious… [24 views in Nov]
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Pear Trees: The pear tree is widely cultivated across the world. Its fruit is juicier than that of apple trees and it is generally softer in texture. The fruits can be eaten raw, used in… [16 views in Nov]
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Exotic Fruits to Grow in the UK: Kiwi fruit used to be considered easy to grow – and the tree or vine is – but actually getting viable fruit from a plant is a more complex issue. If… [16 views in Nov]
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Latest Comments
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Beth
Re: The Health Benefits of Eating Fruit
I think fruits and vegetables are really healthy and that everyone should eat it or at least eat whichever fruits or…
7 November 2018 -
Pottie
Re: Growing Avocados
My avo trees have been moved indoors and are doing well buy looks like someting is having a feed on it at night and then the leaves turn brown. I…
3 November 2018 -
Katrina
Re: Growing Berries
Why are blackberry bushes flowering in October. Would be grateful if you could tell me the answer. Thanks Katrina
26 October 2018 -
Trullimad
Re: Plum Trees
I bought a mature plum tree from a nursery a year ago. I say "mature" because its trunk is approx. 8 inches in diameter. It produced one plum this summer…
15 October 2018 -
Mana
Re: Orange Trees
About a year ago we bought a house in Scottsdale, AZ where there is an orange tree.Last season there were many oranges on the ground with a hole on…
2 October 2018 -
Kaycee
Re: Growing Grapes
Please I would like to know if there are Nigerian grape farmers here and I'll like to meet you. Thanks.
29 September 2018 -
Jimiseven
Re: Apple Trees
Hello, Miniature golden delicious apple tree, year one, i have notciwd flower buds appearing for first time, surely too late at end September? What…
24 September 2018 -
Sue
Re: Growing Avocados
I have an avocado tree I have adopted from my son's balcony. It is a healthy plant of about 4 and a half feet talk. It is too big to be in the…
17 September 2018 -
CathOMG
Re: Growing Avocados
@bert - I have never seen anywhere (even garden centres) where I can buy an avo plant. Which supermarket was this and I'll keep an eye out next year?
10 September 2018 -
bert
Re: Growing Avocados
I picked up an avocado plant from a supermarket and left it outside in the summer - no growth but a few of my chickens loved the leaves (they…
9 September 2018
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