Fruit

Fruit trees, soft fruit, and berry growing guides for UK gardens.

Growing 28 April 2026 14 min read

Best Blackcurrant Varieties UK: 8 Bens Tested

Best blackcurrant varieties UK gardeners can grow, ranked by yield, flavour, and gall mite resistance from a 5-year Staffordshire trial of 6 cultivars.

Perennial vegetable bed in a UK allotment with asparagus ferns, globe artichokes, rhubarb and sorrel growing together

Growing 9 April 2026 18 min read

Perennial Veg: Plant Once, Pick for Years

Grow 14 perennial vegetables in UK gardens. Asparagus, rhubarb, sea kale, sorrel and more that crop year after year with less work than annuals.

Ripe golden apricots on a fan-trained tree against a warm stone wall in a UK walled garden

Growing 8 April 2026 12 min read

How to Grow Apricot Trees in the UK

Grow apricot trees in the UK with fan training on south-facing walls. Covers Moorpark, Tomcot, frost protection, pruning, and container growing.

Ripe peaches on a fan-trained peach tree against a south-facing brick wall in a UK garden

Growing 8 April 2026 13 min read

How to Grow Peach Trees in the UK

Grow peach trees successfully in the UK. Covers fan training, peach leaf curl prevention, hand pollination, UK-hardy varieties, and container growing.

Translucent white currant berries hanging in ripe clusters on a bush in a UK kitchen garden

Growing 7 April 2026 11 min read

How to Grow White Currants in the UK

Grow white currants in the UK with this planting and pruning guide. Covers White Versailles, Blanka, yield of 3-5kg per bush, and pest control.

Forcing crops in a UK kitchen garden with terracotta forcing pots and glass cloches on vegetable beds in early spring

Growing 3 April 2026 12 min read

Forcing Crops for Earlier Harvests

UK guide to forcing crops for earlier harvests. Covers rhubarb, chicory, seakale, and early potatoes with timing, methods, and field-tested results.

Mature nut trees growing in a traditional English orchard with dappled sunlight and autumn leaves

Growing 3 April 2026 12 min read

Growing Nut Trees in the UK

UK guide to growing nut trees. Covers hazels, walnuts, and sweet chestnuts with planting advice, variety picks, and a harvest timeline from expert growers.

Ripe cantaloupe melons growing on supports inside a greenhouse with green foliage and netting

Growing 1 April 2026 15 min read

Grow Melons in a Greenhouse UK Guide

Learn how to grow melons in a greenhouse in the UK. Covers best varieties, sowing, hand pollination, and harvesting sweet melons from expert growers.

Growing 31 March 2026 15 min read

Best Apple Varieties for UK Gardens

Expert guide to the best apple varieties for UK gardens with pollination groups, rootstock picks and a 15-year growing trial from West Midlands clay soil.

Goji berry plant with bright red berries on arching branches in a UK cottage garden

Growing 31 March 2026 14 min read

How to Grow Goji Berry in the UK

Grow goji berries in UK gardens with this tested guide. Covers best varieties, planting, pruning, container growing, harvesting and drying methods.

Honeyberry bush laden with ripe elongated blue berries in a UK garden

Growing 31 March 2026 14 min read

How to Grow Honeyberry in the UK

Learn how to grow honeyberry in the UK. Covers best varieties, cross-pollination, planting, soil needs and harvesting the earliest fruit crop.

Kiwi fruit vine growing on a wooden pergola in a UK cottage garden with ripe fuzzy brown fruits in autumn

Growing 31 March 2026 14 min read

How to Grow Kiwi Fruit in the UK

UK guide to growing kiwi fruit outdoors. Covers fuzzy kiwi and hardy kiwi berry varieties, pollination, wall training, and harvesting.

Mature medlar tree with fruit and golden autumn foliage in a traditional UK cottage garden

Growing 31 March 2026 14 min read

How to Grow Medlar Trees in the UK

Expert UK guide to growing medlar trees. Covers varieties, planting, bletting, pruning, and making medlar jelly from 15 years of hands-on growing.

Citrus trees UK growing in conservatory with ripe lemons

Growing 30 March 2026 14 min read

Growing Citrus Trees in the UK

A practical guide to growing citrus trees in the UK. Covers the best varieties for pots, seasonal indoor-outdoor care, feeding, and common problems.

Unusual crops growing on a UK allotment including oca, yacon, kiwi berries on a frame, and lemongrass in pots

Growing 27 March 2026 14 min read

Unusual Crops to Grow in the UK

20 unusual crops that thrive in UK gardens. From oca and yacon to cape gooseberries and shiso, tested growing advice from a Staffordshire grower.

Crab apple tree in full spring blossom with pink and white flowers in a UK garden

Growing 25 February 2026 14 min read

How to Grow Crab Apple Trees UK

UK guide to growing crab apple trees. Covers best varieties, pollination groups, jelly making, planting, pruning, and pests. From a Staffordshire grower.

Ripe blueberries growing on a bush in a container in a UK cottage garden

Growing 21 February 2026 14 min read

How to Grow Blueberries in the UK

Learn how to grow blueberries in the UK. Covers best varieties, ericaceous compost, container growing, pruning, feeding and harvesting July to September.

Blanched garden peas and runner beans spread on a tray for open-freezing before bagging

Growing 14 February 2026 14 min read

How to Freeze Garden Produce

Complete UK guide to freezing garden fruit and vegetables. Blanching times, open-tray method, syrup packs, storage times, and defrosting safely.

Ripe dark red sweet cherries hanging on a branch in a Kent orchard

Growing 10 February 2026 15 min read

How to Grow Cherry Trees in the UK

UK guide to growing cherry trees. Covers sweet and acid varieties, rootstocks, planting, pruning in summer to avoid silver leaf, and bird protection.

Redcurrant and blackcurrant bushes side by side in a UK kitchen garden

Growing 26 January 2026 14 min read

Grow Redcurrants and Blackcurrants

UK guide to growing redcurrants and blackcurrants. Covers varieties, planting, pruning differences, cordons, pest control, and harvesting 4-5kg per bush.

Collection of fruit plants growing in containers on an English balcony

Growing 23 January 2026 14 min read

Grow Fruit in Pots and Containers

How to grow fruit in pots and containers in the UK. Covers best varieties, pot sizes, compost types, feeding, winter care, and a monthly calendar.

Ripe dark grapes on a vine trained along horizontal wires in an English garden

Growing 17 January 2026 16 min read

How to Grow Grape Vines in the UK

UK guide to growing grape vines outdoors and under glass. Covers best varieties, planting, pruning, training wires, and harvesting grapes in UK gardens.

Thick red rhubarb stalks with large green leaves growing in a garden

Growing 13 January 2026 14 min read

How to Grow Rhubarb in the UK

Complete guide to growing rhubarb in UK gardens. Covers varieties, planting crowns, forcing for early stems, harvesting, dividing, and common mistakes.

Mature apple tree laden with ripe red and green apples in an English orchard

Growing 8 January 2026 16 min read

How to Grow Apple Trees in the UK

Complete UK guide to growing apple trees. Covers rootstocks, pollination groups, best dessert and cooking varieties, planting, pruning, and pest control.

Row of Kilner jars filled with bottled tomatoes, pickled beetroot, and preserved plums on a shelf

Growing 4 January 2026 14 min read

How to Preserve Fruit and Vegetables

UK guide to preserving fruit and vegetables at home. Covers bottling, dehydrating, salting, oil preserving, vacuum packing, and safety rules.

Fig tree trained against a south-facing brick wall with ripe purple figs

Growing 25 December 2025 15 min read

How to Grow Fig Trees in the UK

Learn how to grow fig trees in UK gardens. Covers the best varieties, root restriction, fan training, pruning, container growing, and harvesting.

Victoria plum tree with branches laden with ripe purple-red plums

Growing 25 December 2025 16 min read

How to Grow Plum Trees in the UK

UK guide to growing plum trees, damsons, gages, and mirabelles. Covers rootstocks, best varieties, planting, summer pruning, pest control, and harvesting.

Mixed fruit trees in a productive English garden with ripe apples and pears

Growing 9 December 2025 18 min read

How to Grow Fruit Trees in the UK

UK guide to growing fruit trees from apple and pear to plum, cherry, and fig. Rootstock choices, pruning, and the best varieties for British gardens.

Ripe blackberries growing on a fan-trained bush against a garden fence

Growing 4 December 2025 14 min read

How to Grow Blackberries in the UK

Learn how to grow blackberries in UK gardens. Covers thornless and thorned varieties, fan training, pruning fruited canes, and harvesting 5-10kg per plant.

Bramley apples wrapped individually in newspaper and arranged on a slatted wooden storage rack

Growing 30 November 2025 14 min read

How to Store Apples and Pears at Home

UK guide to storing apples and pears long-term. Covers picking, wrapping, storage conditions, variety shelf life, rot prevention and ripening pears.

Freshly harvested selection of UK-grown vegetables and fruit in a wooden trug on a garden bench

Growing 29 November 2025 15 min read

What to Harvest This Month UK

Month-by-month UK harvest calendar covering vegetables, fruit, and herbs. Know exactly when to pick each crop for the best flavour and yield.

Ripe red strawberries growing in a garden bed with straw mulch beneath the fruit in warm sunlight

Growing 20 November 2025 13 min read

How to Grow Strawberries in the UK

Guide to growing strawberries in UK gardens. Covers varieties, planting times, containers, feeding, runner propagation, and pest protection.

Ripe green gooseberries on a bush in a traditional English allotment

Growing 13 November 2025 14 min read

How to Grow Gooseberries in the UK

Complete guide to growing gooseberries in UK gardens. Covers the best varieties, planting, pruning, training as cordons, pest control, and harvesting tips.

Bubbling deep red strawberry jam in a preserving pan with sterilised jam jars waiting to be filled

Growing 13 November 2025 14 min read

How to Make Jam from Garden Fruit

Complete UK guide to making jam from garden fruit. Covers pectin levels, sugar ratios, setting point tests, sterilising jars, and recipes for 6 fruits.

Dwarf fruit tree apple in a terracotta pot on a sunny English patio

Growing 31 October 2025 14 min read

Dwarf Fruit Trees for Small Gardens

Grow fruit trees in small UK gardens using dwarf rootstocks. Apple, pear, cherry, and plum varieties that suit patios, pots, and tiny plots.

Ripe Conference pears on an espalier-trained tree against a warm brick wall

Growing 17 October 2025 15 min read

How to Grow Pear Trees in the UK

Complete guide to growing pear trees in UK gardens. Covers rootstocks, varieties, planting, pruning, pollination groups, and harvesting tips.

Espalier apple tree trained against a brick wall in an English walled garden

Growing 16 October 2025 16 min read

How to Train Fruit Trees: Espalier

Learn how to train fruit trees using espalier, fan, cordon, and step-over forms. UK pruning guide with rootstock advice, wire setup, and seasonal calendar.

Ripe red raspberries on canes with a post-and-wire support in a UK allotment

Growing 13 October 2025 14 min read

How to Grow Raspberries in the UK

Grow raspberries in UK gardens with this guide to summer and autumn varieties, planting, pruning, support systems, and pest control for reliable crops.