I am researching heritage apples in Britain and the effects of climate change upon them for a Bsc Hons in Horticulture. Currently I am seeking scientific and anecdotal evidence from other researchers, orchard owners, gardeners, or anyone really! Particularly changes noticed, observed, recorded of any kind connected with flowering times, fruiting times, crop quantity, water-logging, [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Effects of Climate Change on Fruit Production?
Posted in Fruit Questions on January 30, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Standard Currant Bushes – how do I grow them?
Posted in Fruit Questions on January 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I am a novice gardener trying to make plans for my rather tiny garden in Surrey. I would like to grow some soft fruit in pots and while on holiday a while ago I saw some amazing red and white currant bushes that had been trained to grow from one stalk with a [...]
Which Blackberries are Best Suited to the UK?
Posted in Fruit Questions on January 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I have read Derek Jennings piece on blackberries on your main web-site, but in New Zealand, which I recently visited, growers had grubbed out Karaka Black and replaced it with Ruani. Where is the definitive list of varieties suitable for the UK, subject to a bit of global warming?
Alan Searby
Medlar tree – can it be trained?
Posted in Fruit Questions on January 1, 2009 | 9 Comments »
I am keen to grow a medlar on my allotment in West Sussex but wonder if anyone has any experience of growing it as a restricted tree form -multiple cordon, espalier, fan? Any advice gratefully received.
John Partis
