garden fruits

[s car go]

if i lived were you do i would have grapes every where
i have to make a shelter to grow grapes here

We have got grapes vines too,but did'nt mention them cause I did'nt want to be a show off to§§er!! We grow melons too just about!!

[JUDWAK]

We have got grapes vines too,but did'nt mention them cause I did'nt want to be a show off to§§er!! We grow melons too just about!!

lucky bugga
i feel like selling up and moving to france

[JUDWAK]

helps here iam off to sort mi blackberrys out

[Diezel Weazel]

Hey George ya can't beat home grown Toms n Cucumbers in or outta the greenhouse....n Carrots, Cauliflowers, Brussels n Rhubarb in the Garden ...... enjoy

Jess
"Cos short cuts can cost more in the long run"

[stormforce]

if/when we get to move then we will be looking for somewhere with a decent garden or some land.We will then be growing most of our own fruit and veg etc.
If we get a decent bit of land then we will convert it to a small camping site.
It will all come down to the compo settlement but if it means spending a few ££'s to save a few £££'s in the future then its well worth it and plus you can't beat home grown fruit and veg

[JUDWAK]

grow rows and rows of different friuts and veg
and open it out has an orgenic fruit and veg market
people pick there own
cant get fresher than that

[tristanjay]

My folks have Figs, plums, apples, asparragus, wild cherry, garlic, ginger that I can remeber. The fig has just fruited in its 2nd year and has about 30 good sized ones on it so far. They live between Liverpool and Southport not far from the coast so you should be alright in rotherham with any of these.

Keep a bee hive - standard hive yeilds about 30-50 jars a year with enough to keep the swarm (or whatever a gang of bees is called.) through the winter. It will also ensure your fruit trees pollenate more succesfully.

[JUDWAK]

My folks have Figs, plums, apples, asparragus, wild cherry, garlic, ginger that I can remeber. The fig has just fruited in its 2nd year and has about 30 good sized ones on it so far. They live between Liverpool and Southport not far from the coast so you should be alright in rotherham with any of these.

Keep a bee hive - standard hive yeilds about 30-50 jars a year with enough to keep the swarm (or whatever a gang of bees is called.) through the winter. It will also ensure your fruit trees pollenate more succesfully.

what happens if i keep bees but dont take the honey?
do the bees get too big of a swarm to manage

[Wolfracer]

We have not planted but aquired through purchase of the house:
Grape vine, now fed into greenhouse - 1 bunch this year as i had to cut it back, hoping for lots next. it is reisling though, so maybe only good for wine??
Rapberries, look after themselves and crop quite readily.
Kiwi Fruit. VERY VIGOROUS and will grow over and up anything. Again chopped it back, so its just "resting" ready for when we try and move it to its new location.
"mini" plum tree (big tree but mini plums!) loads just ready now.
2 apple trees, 1 like golden delicious and one cookers.
2 pear trees, in shade though, so don't get much fruit.
lots of brambles (blackberries) on our "undeveloped" part of the garden.
Wild strawberries - V small fruit though.
Also had a "Big plum" tree, but it was diseased so was chopped down.

Thats about it. And no, I don't like gardening trhat much, its just what we got!

[JUDWAK]

you moved in to an old house or something?

[Wolfracer]

you moved in to an old house or something?

1950's I suppose, but big garden so the previous owners filled it with trees!
Oh, and grass. It takes about 2 hours to cut it. Thinking of a V8 conversion for the Mountfield.... "Lexfield" or "Mountus"?

[puddlesurfer]

If we get a decent bit of land then we will convert it to a small camping site.

You can put Mortitia, the Sods and myself on your list for camping if you get it. 1 week next summer holidays? <-- Me

I grew all my own veg last year, this year I planted some but havent done much with it, Tomato's have survived, as have carrots and parsnips Everything else is pretty dead apart from a few ropey looking lettuces!

Potatoes last year were great, when Mortitia roasted them they were fluffy on the inside and lovely and crispy on the outside, unlike the cr@p we have to buy, which ofen just go soggy!

[puddlesurfer]

1950's I suppose, but big garden so the previous owners filled it with trees!
Oh, and grass. It takes about 2 hours to cut it. Thinking of a V8 conversion for the Mountfield.... "Lexfield" or "Mountus"?

I don't think you can call it Mountus, It sounds like we're back to mechaphilia (google it)

[JUDWAK]

1950's I suppose, but big garden so the previous owners filled it with trees!
Oh, and grass. It takes about 2 hours to cut it. Thinking of a V8 conversion for the Mountfield.... "Lexfield" or "Mountus"?

get a small pony or a goat

[tristanjay]

My folks have Figs, plums, apples, asparragus, wild cherry, garlic, ginger that I can remeber. The fig has just fruited in its 2nd year and has about 30 good sized ones on it so far. They live between Liverpool and Southport not far from the coast so you should be alright in rotherham with any of these.

Keep a bee hive - standard hive yeilds about 30-50 jars a year with enough to keep the swarm (or whatever a gang of bees is called.) through the winter. It will also ensure your fruit trees pollenate more succesfully.

what happens if i keep bees but dont take the honey?
do the bees get too big of a swarm to manage

Off wiki as I dont know

The development of a bee colony follows an annual cycle of growth which begins in spring with a rapid expansion of the brood nest, as soon as pollen is available for feeding larvae. Some production of brood may begin as early as January, even in a cold winter, but breeding accelerates towards a peak in May (in the northern hemisphere), producing an abundance of harvesting bees synchronised to the main 'nectar flow' in that region. Each race of bees times this build-up slightly differently, depending on how the flora of its original region blooms. Some regions of Europe have two nectar flows: one in late spring and another in late August. Other regions have only a single nectar flow. The skill of the beekeeper lies in predicting when the nectar flow will occur in his area and in trying to ensure that his colonies achieve a maximum population of harvesters at exactly the right time.

The key factor in this is the prevention, or skillful management of the swarming impulse. If a colony swarms unexpectedly and the beekeeper does not manage to capture the resulting swarm, he is likely to harvest significantly less honey from that hive, since he will have lost half his worker bees at a single stroke. If, however, he can use the swarming impulse to breed a new queen but keep all the bees in the colony together, he will maximize his chances of a good harvest. It takes many years of learning and experience to be able to manage all these aspects successfully, though owing to variable circumstances many beginners will often achieve a good honey harvest.