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November's Most Popular Articles...
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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!’… [772 views in Nov]
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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… [604 views in Nov]
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Why do we not hear about Winberries?: The first part of your question is a lot easier to answer than the second – if you’re looking to harvest some wild winberries, then I’m afraid… [234 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… [98 views in Nov]
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Cherry Trees: The cherry tree belongs to the same family (Rosaceae) as almonds, peaches, plums and apricots. There are many varieties growing across the world, ranging from Europe to North… [78 views in Nov]
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Canning and Bottling Fruit: The preservation of fruit by bottling or canning is a common way to manage large harvests and keep you in fruit throughout the winter months. The term… [70 views in Nov]
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Latest Comments
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Monir
Re: Growing Avocados
I have About 40 avocado Tree About 1 meter I grow from seed about 10 verity some shoot 3 Brunch some single one and outside in London all year…
8 November 2020 -
Monir
Re: Growing Avocados
I have About 40 avocado Tree About 1 meter I grow from seed about 10 verity some shoot 3 Brunch some single one and outside in London all year…
8 November 2020 -
Frank
Re: Growing Avocados
Hello Fruitexpert. Would love to see the big trees in the south - any chance of sharing contact? For those wanting to help the trees with winter…
21 October 2020 -
Jan
Re: Growing Avocados
I threw avocado stones out of the kitchen window and now have avocado bushes rather than trees! One is 4ft by 4ft! No fruit but its only about…
17 October 2020 -
Eddyj
Re: Why do we not hear about Winberries?
Winberry and apple, or winberry and mint tart. Yum!! Sadly our local patch has been cleared to make way for cycle paths,…
19 September 2020 -
tapan
Re: How to Make Fruit Liqueurs
this is - 15 Sep 2020 there is a lot of stuff one here which is quite out of date, I have been making wines of many fruits for…
15 September 2020 -
sage
Re: Growing Avocados
I`ve grown two from stones three years ago. One went outside when big enough as an experiment and it struggled for a year but survived. It now has…
11 September 2020 -
Net
Re: Why do we not hear about Winberries?
My gran from Clun in Shropshire used to make lovely whimberry pies. They tasted and looked so exotic. We picked them and…
6 September 2020 -
Uzi
Re: Why do we not hear about Winberries?
I live in the USA but am a Welsh boy. I was looking for a way to send some whimberries to my Dad who still lives in…
27 August 2020 -
Mrs cls
Re: Why do we not hear about Winberries?
I would love to taste wimberry tart/pie again - we used to get them when we lived near Manchester. My mum made lovely…
23 August 2020
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