From planting to pruning: knowledge about fruit trees, shrubs and how to care for them through the year.
51 postsFreshly picked, the medlar is rock hard and bitter. Only bletting makes it sweet. Here is how to harvest, store and use this forgotten autumn fruit the right way.
The Turkish hazel is not just a bigger hazel bush but a sturdy tree: a wind-firm street tree, the classic grafting rootstock for hazelnuts and, come autumn, a handful of nuts as well.
In a pot, the pomegranate is above all a rewarding flowering plant. With the right variety, a sunny spot and a frost-free winter quarter, the bloom almost always succeeds and the fruit becomes a lovely bonus.
The sweet chestnut is not the horse chestnut: it gives you edible marrons, wants acidic, warm soil and needs a second tree for pollination. Here is how to get the site, care and the prickly autumn harvest right.
The pit gives you a beautiful plant, but rarely a harvest. How to grow an avocado in a pot, overwinter it bright and cool, and why waterlogging is the most common killer.
Apricot, peach and almond bloom in March, when night frosts are still normal. Here is how to protect the blossom with the right spot, fleece and overhead irrigation, without the panic.
Yellow leaves on citrus are almost never thirst. How to read the yellow correctly, counter it with soft water and citrus fertiliser and spot scale insects early.
The potted olive rarely dies of frost but of wet and darkness. Why you overwinter it cool, bright and almost dry and bring it indoors only late.
You harvest nuts at fruit fall, not off the tree. How to dry walnut and hazelnut correctly and store them cool so they do not go mouldy or rancid.
