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Title: Advice on fruit bushes
Post by: steveuk on July 25, 2006, 16:47:57
Hi all

I have started to clear my patch and with help from you all have a basic lay out ty

I have decided to lay some fruit bushes or trees what ever any one thinks is better for a rookie, and place them one end of my patch, one is to use as a wind break from a open field but to reap the rewards of fruit, anything except gooseberrys please lol.

hope this makes sense apolagise if not
regards
steve
Title: Re: Advice on fruit bushes
Post by: supersprout on July 25, 2006, 16:55:00
I haven't got any fruit bushes steve, so will be a newbie to them in November too.
Gonna try jostaberries - if you do a search, some peeps rave about them. Big bushes!
Title: Re: Advice on fruit bushes
Post by: Tee Gee on July 25, 2006, 21:38:58
You don't mention what you have in mind.

Have a look in my website theres some information on the more popular/common fruits

http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/ (http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/)
Title: Re: Advice on fruit bushes
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on July 25, 2006, 22:54:58
If you like tree fruit put in a couple, but choose your varieties carefully, and think about what rootstock you want them on.