Growing Fruit

Selected Articles

Increase your harvest with intercropping and catch cropping part 1 of 3

Although many gardening books refer to both intercropping and catch cropping many growers confuse the two. And why not? After all it is what you do that matters not what you call it.

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Kohl Rabi is it a Root Vegetable?

Despite its versatility kohl rabi is seldom grown in gardens or allotments, and is not often seen at shows. Kohl rabi is a brassica, also known as turnip rooted cabbage, and looks rather like a tennis ball with a tuft of leaves on top, all perched on a short stalk.

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The Humble Radish Most abundant crop in Japan

The humble radish - did you know it is the most abundant crop in Japan? What varieties to grow and how to grow them for a year round crop

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The compliment to vegetables, fruit. These articles will inform and help you to grow better fruit

Growing Rhubarb

Rhubarb, although always cooked and eaten as if it were a fruit, is usually grown in the vegetable garden - and rates as a vegetable on the show bench.

Growing Rhubarb

Garden huckleberries

Growing garden huckleberries is not a difficult matter and although they are very sour raw, they can be used in pies, jams and preserves and make an excellent wine

Garden huckleberries

Plums, Damsons and Gages Part 2 by Martin Welsh

The second part of an article considering Plums,Damsons and Gages covers the history of these important fruits from neolithithic times to the present day

Plums, Damsons and Gages Part 2 by Martin Welsh

Plums, Damsons and Gages Part 1 by Martin Welsh

Plums,Damsons and Gages covers the history of these important fruits from neolithithic times to the present day

Plums, Damsons and Gages Part 1 by Martin Welsh

Strawberries by Martin Welsh

Starting with the history of the strawberry through varieties, how best to cultivate strawberries and protect them from pests, this article covers strawberries in depth

Strawberries by Martin Welsh

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