Apricots were cultivated in China from about 2000 BCE and have since spread around the world. Today, the famous apricot belt stretches from Turkey to Turkestan via Iran, but any place with a [...]
Growing tomatoes isn't rocket science, so why not give it a go? Get plenty of useful tips on how to grow tomato plants
Many sweet cherry trees require a great deal of space, so unless you have a large garden, look for a cherry tree grafted onto a dwarfing rootstock.
Mulberry trees mature into very large specimens so are not suitable for a small garden. But if you do have the space, the mulberry is well worth considering. It has a graceful, elegant habit and [...]
Grow edible plants anywhere with enough sunlight
Runner beans provide a succulent summer and autumn crop in cool to mild climates - they are at their best just as the earlier dwarf French bean season ends. Runners are larger, coarser and more [...]
Melons are easy to grow, but the secret to good eating is knowing when to pick them.
This hardy vegetable is rich in vitamin C and will provide a crop during autumn and winter if early and late varieties are planted.
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Find out why your passionfruit vine is not producing fruit and more.
This hardy annual herb, a native of south-east Europe, is grown for its fresh leaves and seeds. Before ripening, the seeds smell like the leaves, but as the small fruits mature, they develop a [...]
Though gooseberries are native to northern Europe, Britain in particular adopted them and gooseberry pies, fools, tarts and jellies were devised. They are easy to grow in the right climate – [...]
The Southern Hemisphere has become the source of many great wines, and the wine grape is very much at home here. Table grapes are just as successful, long-lived and productive. Grapes take up [...]
