Helping Your Fruit Trees Produce a Successful Crop
Why watering after flowering is key for apples, pears and stone fruit Getting a good crop from your fruit trees isn’t just about pruning and feeding. Watering at the right time is one of...
Category: Fruit Garden
How to Grow Melons Successfully (Outdoors & in a Glasshouse)
Growing melons such as cantaloupe, honeydew, and watermelon is extremely rewarding. With the right warmth, sunshine, and soil, even UK gardeners can enjoy sweet, home-grown fruit. Melons are heat-loving plants, so careful timing and...
Identifying fruiting buds on Apple Trees
Fruiting buds or sprurs on apple tree Fruiting Buds in Apple Trees: How to Identify Them and Encourage More Fruit Understanding fruiting buds is one of the most important skills in pruning apple trees....
Pear Tree Pollination
Pollination of Pear Trees: Why It Matters for Fruit Production Pear trees are often generous with blossoms in spring, yet many gardeners are disappointed when little or no fruit follows. One of the most...
How to prune an apple tree – A video guide
Click video to start Pruning an apple tree doesn’t have to be complicated. The aim is simple: create a balanced, open structure that allows light and air to move freely through the tree, while encouraging the...
Apple tree care and general pruning rules
The GardenAdvice team are often asked about apple trees by a lot of clients, the key really is to set them up in the later autumn and winter months which will generate some great...
Can Blueberries Flower For A Second Time?
Blueberries typically have a flowering cycle that begins in early spring, with the peak of bloom occurring in late spring. The exact timing of the flowering cycle can vary depending on the variety of...
Winter Damage On Victoria Plum Trees
Victoria plum trees quite often get affected by heavy frosts in the winter that can kill the whole tree or just one side of the tree. One way of testing this is to lightly...
