Growing Fruit

 

 

Fruit trees on our plot

We grow a variety of fruit trees on our plot all of which, with the exception of the row of apples that we refer to as the apple hedge, we have planted over the years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combating plum tree pests

A few years after we had planted the plums we thought that they had suddenly died. After having flowered well in spring and setting a reasonable amount of fruit,  in summer our plum tree looked as though it was dying. The problem was plum tree aphid which is just one of the pests that attack plums.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making a waspinator

In the past we have had trouble harvesting our plums and greengages as wasps like the ripe fruits as much as we do. I made some waspinators to try and deter wasps from gorging on our ripe plums.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cane and vine fruit

We grow a wide variety of cane and vine fruit on our allotment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating a new raspberry bed

At the beginning of 2019, fearing our existing raspberries had died, we created a new raspberry bed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pruning cane fruit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry fruit on our plot

We grow a wide variety of berry fruit on our plot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pruning and protecting bush fruit

We have several type of fruit bushes on our allotment and generally speaking they fall into two categories in how we prune them. I'm not suggesting our way of pruning is the correct method but it's what works for us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating a strawberry bed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growing medlars

In 2006 we decided to plant a medlar tree in the garden. The main reason for planting it was for ornamental value. All the information said that it had large glossy leaves, attractive white flowers, good autumn colour and unusual shaped fruits so it sounded like a good choice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growing a quince tree

In 2010  we decided that we would like to try growing a quince.

We didn’t know much about them but the tree looked really attractive.