Possible Outdoor Apricots and Peaches fruiting 2017
I have been asked many times which are the best fruiting varieties of Apricots and Peaches for the UK climate.
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Fruit and Nut growing experiences (trials and tribulations)
Never seen this Graft done before – We will see if it works
Never seen this Graft done before. If you have been into grafting, it is quite normal to graft a small
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Watercore of Apples
WHAT IS WATERCORE? Watercore is a physiological disorder of apple fruit characterized by water-soaked tissue around the vascular bundles or
Continue readingHungarian method of Peach Leaf Curl (Taphrina deformans) control
As quoted by a Hungarian associate. I am doing it different way than others. What is important is to start
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Grape variety ‘Dea’
The fruit is very large with a yellow skin colour, with the fruit ripe towards the end of September outside.
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Grape – Muscat Blue seedless
Grape – Muscat Blue seedless growing outdoors as a single stem cordon. This is a particularly useful disease resistant variety
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Mulberry – Illinois Everbearing still fruiting 2nd week Sept
Mulberry – Illinois Everbearing still fruiting 2nd week Sept. This must be one of the longest fruiting varieties, with flavour
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Persimmon – (Diospyros Kaki) Rojo Brillante – fruitlet Mid August
We are now getting to the time of the month where this fruit (Persimmon – Diospyros Kaki, Rojo Brillante) is
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Persimmon – (Diospyros Kaki) Rojo Brillante – fruitlet
Small fruitlet forming of Persimmon Rojo Brillante, should be a good crop of Persimmons this year.
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Cherries Splitting – Erratic Watering
A common problem with many cherry varieties, is splitting or cracking, caused by erratic watering. The only cure to getting
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