Fruit

FRUIT

Late July to early September is the best time to plant strawberries.

To reduce the problems associated with fruit splitting, regular watering and the use of larger pots or containers is required.

When the leaves have fallen from your fruit tree in autumn, remove any remaining fruit, which if it hasn't fallen by now is diseased and will damage future growth if not removed.

Growing nasturtiums up the trunk of an apple tree will help deter aphids.

Apple trees can sometimes be grown from apple pips. By putting a few pips in damp compost in an enclosed container and storing somewhere warm, within a few weeks the seeds will usually germinate.