How to prune fruit trees
Keep your fruit trees productive and looking good with our easy pruning guide. Free-standing fruit trees, such as those grown in an orchard should be pruned when they are dormant, in winter. Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and ... [... more]
BBC |
Growing fruit trees
You don't need to have an orchard to enjoy home grown fruit. We show you how to get started. Dig a hole at least one third wider than the tree's root system. Insert a stake into the hole off centre by about 7-8cm (3in). Place the tree in the hole ... [... more]
BBC |
How to prune soft fruit
Where better to pick fruit than your own garden? Soft fruits such as raspberries, gooseberries and grapevines are a good investment for smaller gardens where there may not be room for fruit trees. In mid-winter, prune grape vines by cutting back ... [... more]
BBC |
Montespina Park Hotel, an Oasis with Pool - 4* - Naples
 The Montespina Park Hotel Resort is located in the western part of Naples, in an ancient period villa, completely refurbished, where guests can relax in a welcoming and cosy atmosphere,close to the main motorways and connection roads, a short distance [... more]
£104.00
Last Minute |
How to identify, prevent and treat Woolly Aphid
The woolly aphid (eriosoma lanigerum) appears in the spring on the bark of some fruit trees - it is common around bark which has not been cleanly pruned. The aphids are covered in a waxy substance which makes them look like a fungus or mould. If ... [... more]
Garden Action |
How to deal with Brown Rot
Brown rot attacks most fruit trees. It sarts with small brown marks on the fruit which increase in size to cover the whole fruit.. This disease affects fruit trees, mainly apple, pear and plum trees. Brown rot (Monilinia fructigena and laxa) is a ... [... more]
Garden Action |
Plum Tree care with pictures - page 1
Plum trees should not be the first choice of fruit tree for the totally inexperienced gardener, but with a little knowledge they are not too hard to grow - read on and let GardenAction show you how. Standard or bush) 25 kilos (58lb). Greengages - ... [... more]
Garden Action |
|
|
