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Best Fruits To Grow In Your Garden

August 22, 2011 by Daren Willcock

The range of possible fruits for the garden is great, from the strawberry, a herbaceous plant occupying only a square foot or so of ground, to the apple, pear, plum or cherry, any one of which can produce a large tree 20 ft (6 m) high and as much in diameter. Between these extremes are … Read more

Apples Growing for Food, Cider and Profit

July 11, 2011 by Daren Willcock

Apples Soil and Situation. Apples succeed on a wide variety of soils and in most parts of the country. Fertilization is usually uncertain at altitudes above 700 ft. In such places latetflowering varieties such as Crawley Beauty, Edward VII, Court Pendu Plat, Royal Jubilee, and Orleans Reinette usually give best results. Devonshire Quarrendon, Keswick Codlin, … Read more