How To Prune Fruit Trees
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 fans should be pruned in late August or early September. A few fruit tree are ... [... more]
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Plum
Usually grown for making jam (there are sweeter kinds for eating straight off the branch), it crops in mid- to late August. The fruit is medium-sized, oval and golden yellow. The big advantage of growing 'Pershore Yellow Egg' is that it's ... [... more]
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Plum
Similar to 'Pershore Yellow Egg', except that the medium-sized fruit, which crops in mid- to late August, is slightly lopsided and reddish-purple. Again, it's best used for making jams, etc., not being the juiciest, sweetest kind that's eaten ... [... more]
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Plum
A small, deliciously sweet plum with a rich flavour that crops in late August. The skin is greenish-apricot and the flesh yellow. It's self-fertile and one of the best for taste. Plums can be grown as fans against walls or cordons, or ... [... more]
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Wild Food Notes
The wild rose, or 'dog rose', is a common shrub throughout the British Isles. It can be found in woods, hedges and scrub land. Flowering from June to July the tiny fruits appear from late August to November. The ... [... more]
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Spring Onion Winter White Bunching Seeds
 A dual purpose onion that resists bulbing up enabling it to be pulled for a longer period than regular varieties. With excellent overwintering qualities it can be sown either late August for late May pulling or in spring and summer for summer/autumn crops [... more]
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