If you are making jams, pies or tarts it’s best to pick slightly under-ripe gooseberries around June. Leave the rest to ripen and they can be picked around late July when they are swollen and sweet. If you want to grow a fruit bush, you can’t beat planting Gooseberries bushes. The fruit can be used for making pies, jams, sauces and tarts, and later, when the fruit is sweet and ripe, they taste amazing picked…
How to prune Redcurrants Redcurrant bushes are one of the easiest types of fruit bushes to grow, with a little pruning and care they will produce an abundance of fruit in summer. You may think that they are pruned in the same way as blackcurrants but this is incorrect, they are actually pruned in a very similar way to gooseberries. Whitecurrants are also pruned in this way as well. Redcurrants produce fruit on the previous…
How to prune gooseberries Gooseberry bushes produce oval fruits that are often red, yellow or green depending on the variety and they taste beautiful either eaten fresh or when used in cooking recipes. Although pruning is not essential, if you do a little winter pruning it will encourage more fruit and help prevent diseases as well as make picking fruit in the summer easier. When should you prune? Gooseberries produce fruit on the previous years’ growth so pruning…
How to grow gooseberries Gooseberries plants are probably one of the easiest fruit bushes to grow and they produce an abundance of sweet gooseberry fruits over the summer. You can thin out the fruits and use them for cooking. The fruits picked later can be eaten fresh once they have swelled and are soft, but more information on this is further down. They only take a couple of years to establish and will nearly always…
With so many hedging plants available it can be a nightmare choosing the correct plant for the right location, but our guide has been designed so that you can first decide what you want to achieve by planting your hedge and what plants are the most suitable. Some quick examples of why you might want to plant a hedge: To form a boundary structure between gardens.To provide privacy in your garden.To hide unsightly views, such as…
Venus fly trap facts They have amazed people for generations and they are one of the best known out of all the carnivorous flesh-eating plants in the world. They are loved by children and adults alike and you never get bored watching the snapping jaws as they catch their unsuspecting prey. Be ready to be amazed and learn more about these amazing plants, read on to learn more! 1. Do you know its scientific name? The Venus fly trap’s…
Should you let your Venus fly trap flower? Venus fly traps are carnivorous fly-eating plants that are native to the east coast of North and South Carolina in the United States. They are very popular plants and adored by many people who love growing them, but one frequent question we often get asked is ‘Should you let them flower?’ The short answer for most people (especially if you are new to growing them) is ‘no’. As…
There is something about the mysterious ‘Venus fly trap’. It is also known as the Dionaea muscipula plant. They are great for children as they just love to watch the carnivorous plant catch insects and flies as the red centered traps snap shut, catching their dinner. They may seem difficult to grow, but with a little help and a few growing tips they are actually quite easy to look after. They originate from the coastal areas of North and South…
Growing potatoes is often one of the first vegetables that gardeners attempt to grow. Will with a little help it can be very fulfilling growing your own potatoes and you can’t beat the feeling you get when you lift your first potatoes of the season! You can grow potatoes in pots or in the ground so no matter how much space you have, (even if you only have a balcony) anyone can grow potatoes. One…
There is nothing better than eating your own home grown potatoes! Gone are the days when you need your own specific patch of garden to be able grow your own. There are now many varieties of seed potatoes that are well suited to growing in potatoes bags. If you want to keep the cost down further they can also easily be grown in pots or even an old compost bag if you prefer. Growing seed potatoes…
