A member sent in t his fruit that had popped up in her garden on a plant that resembled a cucumber vine. We researched it and found it to be Cucumis metuliferus (also called African horned cucumber or melon, jelly melon, hedged gourd, English tomato, melano, or kiwano) native to Africa This very unusual fruit is very ...
Two years ago we planted up a 10m long garden bed with 7 different citrus trained flat onto the fence. This bed faces west and is bathed in sun all day, although it is shaded from the very hot afternoon sun by a giant Chinese elm tree. They are coming along brilliantly and are in full fruit at present. It is an&nb...
We grow rows of strawberries covered with bird netting strung over some plant prop frames. They are fruiting well and don't make it to the kitchen because someone eats them straight of the bushes! We keep feeding them with harvest and plenty of flowers and fruits are developing. Remove the old yellow leaves and keep up a...
Blackberry & blackberry hybrids Facts: Deciduous cane bearing shrub, above growth / the canes are temporary, roots are the only permanent part of the plant, summer fruiting Nov to Feb, grows from suckers, winter pruning, many garden friendly hybrids, grows 2m high, plant 1-3m apart. Climate: Cool climate only but some hybr...
Blueberry Facts: A deciduous bush growing to 1m, fruiting from November to April, prune lightly after fruiting, requires an acid soil, yields 4kg per bush, grows 1-1.2m high, plant 50cm apart. Climate: Will take winter lows of minus 1 degree but protect from frost. Warm climates only. How to grow: We a...
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