Grow your own fruit

Advice & inspiration

Most fruits are hardy enough for British gardens although apricot, peach, fig and grape need shelter from extreme weather to thrive.

There are many common fruit and vegetables which are toxic to dogs.

Unless you live in the desert there’s quite a high chance that your garden, patio or even allotment has some shade. It...

Feeding fruit bushes early in spring ensures that the plant roots can draw on valuable nutrients whenever they come into...

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June brings us into the heat of summer, where lack of rain poses the biggest threat to crops.

Fresh fruit and vegetables picked straight from the garden have a flavour second to none. Every small garden or patio...

When you think of citrus fruit, oranges and lemons immediately spring to mind. But it’s possible to grow much more than...

If you fancy giving ‘grow your own’ a go but don’t think you have the outside space to spare or the know-how to get...

Plums, and their closely related damsons and gages, are all easy fruits to grow at home. They produce large (often too...

Just imagine the scene: You want a gin and tonic or need some lemon juice for a recipe and you’ve run out of lemons...

Amaze your friends and family by growing unusual plants in the polytunnel, greenhouse or the kitchen windowsill, it’s...

When grown well, pears are succulent and juicy – so much so they’re best eaten in the bath so you don’t get covered in...

Apples are the most popular and one of the easiest tree fruit to grow. Although they are usually grown as half standards...

Even if you only have a small garden or just a patio, you can still easily grow your own tasty fruit and vegetables.

You may have never considered growing melons before – thinking they’re too ‘tropical’ for the UK climate. Although they...

Crab apples ( Malus) are brilliant garden trees that provide lots of interest. They produce masses of brightly coloured...