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cassy
Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 1047 Location: South West Scotland
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Posted: Sat Jan 19, 13 11:24 am Post subject: Fruit - what are you planting? |
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A few people mention that they had fruit trees and bushes to plant but were waiting for the weather to improve. While we're stuck indoors, I thought I'd be nosy and find out what everyone is planting this year.
I'm planting -
Blue honeysuckle, own cuttings and bought varieties. I'm going to try a closer spacing to see if I can improve the pollination rate.
Cranberries to supplement existing ones. Refurbish the area to try to improve the productivity of the cranberries and the other vacciniums. They're growing well, but the fruiting is patchy.
Blackcurrants, whitecurrants, gooseberries, different varieties to add to the couple of plants I already have and the redcurrants I planted last year. I'd like to be able to give fruit to neighbours and make preserves.
Tayberry, Japanese wineberry, blackberry and move a Loganberry. Wire supports to make them easier to maintain and hopefully more productive.
Finally, some more elaeagnus to feed the rest and provide fruit when there is little else about.
What is everyone else planting? |
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Piggyphile
Joined: 02 Apr 2009 Posts: 891 Location: Galicia
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Posted: Sat Jan 19, 13 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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I have been able to plant 10 shrubs and 13 fruiting trees on top of what we already had. The trees include 3 cherries picota, Summit and Napoleon, 3 plums Friar, Claudia Tolosa and Angeleno, 1 Galician Apple tree called Sangre de Torro (Bulls Blood), a flat peach, 2 Persimmons Brilliant Red and Fan Fan, 2 Walnuts and another Apricot Bulida. Also a hairless Kiwi Issai many of the above are Spanish varieties. I have moved my fruiting bushes to a better area, fingers crossed they take. I also planted a creeping cranberry hoping the ducks don't eat it. I also found and planted a chokeberry, an Eleagnus ebbingii and a Strawberry Tree. Hoping for fruitful harvests... |
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