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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.
The hazelnut is a manageable shrub for almost any garden. Why you need two varieties, how to rejuvenate rather than shape it and what helps against the weevil.
If your lemon drops its leaves in winter, it is almost always the quarters. Why leaf drop is a light-warmth mismatch and how to avoid it cool and bright.
The quince is robust, self-fertile and bears alone. Apple versus pear quince, the late harvest point and what becomes of the hard fruit, from jelly to liqueur.
You overwinter potted fruit by temperature and light, not the calendar. The roadmap for fig, olive and citrus, so each plant gets the right winter quarters.
