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June'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… [18 views in Jun]
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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… [12 views in Jun]
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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… [10 views in Jun]
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Apple Trees: The apple tree is one of the most widely cultivated of fruit trees. They are deciduous (they shed their leaves in the autumn) and are small reaching just 5-12 m tall. They… [6 views in Jun]
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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… [6 views in Jun]
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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… [6 views in Jun]
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Siphiwo
Re: How to Make Fruit Liqueurs
Thanks It's a great information i need to know more about diy brewing.
23 May 2019 -
m man
Re: Apple Trees
my patio apple tree and pear tree produced blossom this year with several blooms on the apple tree but after the flowers died off they all seamed to…
23 May 2019 -
Kit
Re: Plum Trees
Hi, A large number of the leaves on my plum tree have not developed properly. They are tiny and the leaves are bumpy. What has caused this? The tree has…
23 May 2019 -
Muckymouse
Re: Pear Trees
I have a single self-pollinating pear tree which has blossomed beautifully for the past three years but no fruits. The tree is now 5-6years old. This year…
22 May 2019 -
Julie
Re: Plum Trees
I have a patio plum tree and lots of plums but they have gone flat and shrivelled what can I do? Can I send picture?
21 May 2019 -
caz
Re: Pear Trees
I have a 3yr old conference pear tree. It blossoms well. The leaves are healthy. But as soon as the fruit starts to set it drops every on. I have not had…
20 May 2019 -
caz
Re: Pear Trees
I have a 3 year old conference pear tree. the leaves are health. it blossoms well. But as soon as the fruit begins to form it drops every one. Never…
20 May 2019 -
Horace
Re: Plum Trees
Our Victoria plum tree has had lovely blossom and lots of plums but some of the tree hasn't many leaves,what could be the cause of this.
18 May 2019 -
tracy
Re: Plum Trees
I have a young plum tree, last year we had a few plums. But this year there are quite a few but they are mishaped,flat and yellow Why has this happened,…
13 May 2019 -
Gill
Re: Controlling Pests and Weeds
What's the best way to deter pigeons from biting off all the shoots , and of course cherries on our tree.? Last year we tried to…
9 May 2019
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