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July'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… [13728 views in Jul]
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Growing Goji Berries: They’re the latest ‘must have’ miracle berry in celebrity circles. Said to banish cellulite, boost your immune system, contain more vitamin C than oranges and more… [4738 views in Jul]
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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… [4476 views in Jul]
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Plum Trees: Plum trees are regularly grown in gardens in the UK and their fruit is traditionally made into jam and eaten on its own. They can also be made into a fruity wine or dried and… [4472 views in Jul]
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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… [4220 views in Jul]
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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… [3548 views in Jul]
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Latest Comments
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Thebrookes
Re: Why do we not hear about Winberries?
This superb article answered all our questions and many more we had not thought of. And the comments afterwards almost…
26 July 2014 -
susie
Re: Can I Save My Orange Tree?
I have 2 plum trees I have had for 3 years now and nothing on any of them also a cherry tree that only has a few cherries on it what…
24 July 2014 -
Fenbiker
Re: Plum Trees
I have a plum tree with a very good crop of plums on it. I think it is a Victoria plum tree, some of the smaller clusters appear to have clear jelly like…
22 July 2014 -
Cherrypicker
Re: Cherry Trees
I planted four STElla Cherry trees here on the Moray coast exactly two years ago,after hearing that they often grew well here. It seems that long…
15 July 2014 -
Natasha
Re: Growing Avocados
This is just the kind of advice I was looking for, thank you. I am from Kenya where we get the most lovely avacados, and we used to have an…
15 July 2014
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