Fruit Growing

Pruning apple cordons in pots is mostly about timing, not bravery. Winter sets the structure, summer controls the side shoots, and the pot decides how hard you can push the…

The best berry plants UK garden buyers should start with are strawberries for quick results, autumn raspberries for reliable yield, and blueberries only if you can give them acidic compost…

Blueberries are one of the few fruits that often make more sense in pots than in open garden soil. If you can give them acidic compost, steady water and a…

Netting fruit trees against birds works best when it is timed tightly and held away from the fruit, not thrown over the branches like a dust sheet. The aim is…

Choosing apple tree varieties for UK gardens starts with space, rootstock, pollination and whether you want eating, cooking or cider apples.

One chilly November evening, the basil on a kitchen windowsill can go from useful to limp almost overnight. The supermarket pot that looked full on Friday is bare by Sunday,…

You want to grow fruit but you have a patio, a balcony, or a garden so small that a full-size apple tree would block out the sun for the neighbours.…

You’ve been growing vegetables in raised beds for a couple of seasons and you’ve hit the wall that every UK grower hits: the weather. Tomatoes that need warmth get battered…

You bought three raspberry canes from the garden centre in March, shoved them in the border behind the shed, and forgot about them. By July, one had died, one had…

Best fruit cages for UK gardens, including walk-in aluminium cages, budget steel frames, pop-up raised-bed covers and wildlife-safe netting advice.