Yes we should plant fruit now and obviously the rest of your garden. The reason is we want to give the roots the best opportunity to establish before it's the growing season next year.
What do you know about pollinating, pruning, interesting fruit like mulberry, quince and medlars and generally growing well for free?
The soil is now moist and still warm giving shrubs, perennials, trees and fruit the optimum chance of getting deep in the ground before we have winter dormancy. When plants get their roots in the ground, they are stronger and less vulnerable to the extremes we are getting. Hot dry or very wet weather impacts most on the shallower levels of the soil.
A Down to Earth Talk
on Saturday 24th October
This season's fresh stock has arrived and is out on the beds and we have Gooseberries, raspberries, grape vines, currents, blueberries, loganberries, blackberries, goji berries, figs strawberries and a fantastic range of fruit trees including espaliers already to plant.
This we will not just be looking at how to grow and care for your fruit but also what you can do with it. Julia has been busy making chutneys and we've also been pressed most of our apples and pears.
As we enjoy a harvest of fruit it’s a reminder what fruit trees or bushes you are missing. I am always so glad of my Bramley apple or should I say the many apple pies and crumbles it provides. Though when it comes to eating my little red mid late season Spartan apples are just the best in my opinion.
There appears to be a bumper crop of pears in my garden this year and I would be baking my Conference pears with a bit of red wine sugar and cinnamon for dessert, if we hadn't pressed them but as a result I now have another Conference growing and a Bon Chretien which I think is super juicy to eat. Did you know pears generally ripen off the tree!. Don't get confused by pollination we can help make it easy with your fruit choices.
Enjoying home grown fruit produce is an absolute joy.
There is nothing better than popping into the garden in June and collecting a fresh bowl. But keep the birds off with a net. I'll top them up with compost tidy them up and fill a few gaps for next year. I would recommend you plant all the same variety so they’re ready to eat together.
When rhubarb stalks are expensive why would you not have a few Rhubarb crowns. Another perennial fruit. All mine require is topping up with some farm yard manure.
Suffice to say from grape vines to gooseberries don’t forget to plant your fruit. Every garden can grow some.
If your garden space is small don't think you can't still enjoy fruit. Pots of not just strawberries are easy. Many of our raspberries are suitable bushes for pot growing in a patio pot.
So if you would like some potager ideas with, orchard and kitchen garden inspiration, produce suggestions along with planting, feeding, pruning, aftercare and ideas from our design team this talks for you.
