Topic: exotic fruit?

[gardentg44]

Ihave a spare greenhouse this year approx 13x10x8,

any suggestions on what to fill it with?

been thinking about small orange or lemons etc,

does anyone grow these?,

can they do well in our climate?

A lot of seed supplyers sell them will they grow?

and produce fruit?

[saddad]

Peach/nectarine Apricots will do well in a greenhouse. Citrus can be tempremental as they don't like a really cold winter snap...  :-\

[davee52uk]

Why not grapes, they will definitely work. The huge greenhouses at Chatsworth House had whole 'houses given over to just growing grapes.

[Barnowl]

Kiwi fruit?

[Jayb]

I'm not sure if you mean just for this year or more long term? What about passion fruit, you could try seed from a shop bought fruit. Or might be a good space to over winter a pepino with a bit of frost free care. I've got a few citrus which do ok, handy for a G&T!

[tonybloke]

try a few varieties of peach, they are fine for pot growing in a glasshouse

[daileg]

pepino melons i grow mmm tasty what about bananas can get some fruiting varities you will be the talk of the town growing bananas in the uk

[Baccy Man]

A woman in Drenewydd beat you to it Daileg.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/7593859.stm


If you are after exotic fruit then http://www.jungleseeds.co.uk is a good place to start, http://www.crug-farm.co.uk & http://www.agroforestry.co.uk have some interesting fruit too.

[northener]

What about melons? I've some seed you can have Minnesota midget and Sugar baby. I've no room for them.

[tonybloke]

Bob Flowerdew grows bananas and pineapples, melons, peaches and nectarines in his poly! ;)
(been there, seen them)

[gardentg44]

[What about melons? I've some seed you can have Minnesota midget and Sugar baby. I've no room for them.]

Have the melon seeds neil if you dont want them,
its not two late for them is it?