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September'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… [942 views in Sep]
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Using Up a Plum Glut: Lucky enough to have a plum tree in your garden? If you’re drowning in fresh plums and you can’t eat them fast enough to stay afloat, we’ve got some ideas for… [788 views in Sep]
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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!’… [360 views in Sep]
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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… [350 views in Sep]
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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… [334 views in Sep]
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When to Harvest Fruit: If you grow your own fruit you will look forward to huge harvests of delicious fresh fruit. But how do you know when it’s ready? Most fruits are ready to harvest in… [294 views in Sep]
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Latest Comments
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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 -
Lucy
Re: Growing Avocados
@Debs - great, the simple things are so much more pleasurable. I'd bring it in soon once it gets cooler as a young plant has a better chance…
7 September 2018 -
Joss77
Re: Plum Trees
@Keirren - Do a small scratch test. You can scratch the bark of the trunk of the tree, just a small amount. If you scratch away the bark and the wood…
7 September 2018 -
Debs
Re: Growing Avocados
I stuck a stone in a pot of mint and it has grown in this heatwave. I did not do the method with the cocktail sticks. I have repotted it and…
7 September 2018 -
Dawn Hoskins
Re: Growing Grapes
What product can I buy to get rid of Black Rot? Our vine was decimated this year - but I can't find what product to use or where to buy it! I should…
6 September 2018 -
Dawn Hoskins
Re: Growing Grapes
What product can I buy to get rid of Black Rot? Our vine was decimated this year - but I can't find what product to use or where to buy it!
6 September 2018 -
Keirren
Re: Plum Trees
I bought a plum tree from the local garden centre about 2 weeks ago it's about a 9-12 months old and we have kept it in the pot as we were going to plant…
4 September 2018 -
FruitExpert
Re: Peach Trees
Eileen - Your Question:My peach tree ( around 6 yrs old) has large peaches on it for the first time ever. They are turning red but are still hard. I ha
3 September 2018
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