Joined: 13 Dec 2004 Posts: 5645 Location: East london/Essex
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 6:59 pm Post subject:
Picked up 2 aple trees and a pear tree today from wilks and plan to put them in pots on the patio but whats the best mix to put them in? I was thinking a mix of soil, peat free compost and manure ?
Ok Mr T, my garden has a footprint of roughly 3/4 of an acre, the house being in one corner ish. As such the garden with greenhouse gets sun from dawn till dusk, with open fields on all sides. The greenhouse is a 6 by 8.
Then you'll be able to grow a fig in the open, speak to Mr Read and explain your situation, he's the national collection holder for grapes, figs and citrus.
How much space do you want to devote to fruit?
And get a bigger greenhouse (or poly tunnel if you can't afford a greenhouse)
I'd like two or three different types of fruit trees, say an orange a fig and a lemon, to go with my apple. A polytunnel would be fun, but possibly overkill. A bigger greenhouse is a definite possible, and I still plan for a few chickens.
Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 392 Location: North Gloucestershire
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 9:15 pm Post subject:
try northern polytunnels, a 10x20 ft is about �250 all in. Got one on order . Website is www.northernpolytunnels.co.uk. I have a horrible feeling I'll be getting another next year.
Re chickens, sheds are 1/3rd the price of anything labelled chicken house and dead easy to adapt.
OK here goes, like I said I'd recommend a fig, also you should have at least one plum, Victoria is self fertile but I'd go for two different ones that are compatible have a look at Keepers selection:
Thanks, Tahir. Soil is neutral. I like what you say and am printing it off as I type. I'll get planting next week but busy now coz my new range turned up and I want to try Sean's recipe for onion soup to deflower my virgin range!...I'll take some pix and do an article.
wellington womble
Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 15051 Location: East Midlands
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 05 1:20 pm Post subject:
Tahir, Mr Womble is very cross with you for putting up those links. I have been looking for gooseberry 'early sulphur' for ages.
Wonder where I'm going to put it. Do we really need the lawn, do you think? or does soft fruit crop well in big pots........ most things do better in pots in my garden (when the watering system works) I think it might be that I can manage better on pot scale!
Ok Mr T, my garden has a footprint of roughly 3/4 of an acre, the house being in one corner ish. As such the garden with greenhouse gets sun from dawn till dusk, with open fields on all sides. The greenhouse is a 6 by 8.
I'd like two or three different types of fruit trees, say an orange a fig and a lemon, to go with my apple. A polytunnel would be fun, but possibly overkill. A bigger greenhouse is a definite possible, and I still plan for a few chickens.
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