tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post6464150952027491649..comments2024-03-17T17:14:03.259+00:00Comments on The Urban Veg Patch: A fruitful visit to RHS Wisley's orchardsCarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-86697192518662097132015-05-07T14:09:45.415+01:002015-05-07T14:09:45.415+01:00Wow, what a happy coincidence, Sarah! I shall be ...Wow, what a happy coincidence, Sarah! I shall be sure to pop back and report how Wisley is progressing and hope you'll keep us posted on your blog too! Caro xCarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-19449004074373135902015-05-07T14:08:34.537+01:002015-05-07T14:08:34.537+01:00So was I, e/dig!! Wisley is amazing, there's a...So was I, e/dig!! Wisley is amazing, there's always such a variety to see but late summer is my favourite time there. I just wish I was young enough to start over and be an apprentice there! Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-20069446859993646352015-05-07T13:48:13.211+01:002015-05-07T13:48:13.211+01:00I tend to be a bit gung-ho with pruning, Anna (I a...I tend to be a bit gung-ho with pruning, Anna (I also love cutting hair, perhaps I've missed my calling as a topiarist!) so if I see any books on pruning, I read them. Have just taken an excellent pruning book from the library - it's by Lee Reich if you're interested and covers pruning of everything! I think the best time to whip the leader off any newish fruit tree is late summer, then you're pruning for shape. Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-56500771643666939682015-05-07T13:44:46.183+01:002015-05-07T13:44:46.183+01:00Sounds like your nursery gave you good advice, Mar...Sounds like your nursery gave you good advice, Margaret. How lovely to be planting new fruit trees; I find the potential in each new tree planted to be quite thrilling. Hope you'll be blogging about how you get on with them! Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-1921055427765020702015-05-06T19:19:04.085+01:002015-05-06T19:19:04.085+01:00A very informative post, I have picked you some us...A very informative post, I have picked you some useful information from here! We have just bought a step over tree, have started growing another apple tree in a pot. I have also been thinking of growing the gooseberry bush into a standard and also have a blackcurrant bush and grape vine! Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-7730391748916011512015-05-04T06:36:39.029+01:002015-05-04T06:36:39.029+01:00what an amazing place to visit. it would be so edu...what an amazing place to visit. it would be so educational to see how the experts manage everything. I particularly liked the informative blackcurrant sign. they obviously put a lot of thought into everything.<br />oh, and 60 varieties of rhubarb? i'm awestruck! e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-77151200271196001022015-05-02T19:30:07.076+01:002015-05-02T19:30:07.076+01:00Thanks for sharing your visit with us Caro. I must...Thanks for sharing your visit with us Caro. I must admit to being perplexed by the intricacies of pruning fruit tree pruning so posts like this are most welcome. I think that I should have removed the central leader from one of my apple trees this winter but I chickened out. As for the grape in my allotment greenhouse I wouldn't know where to start.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-78942962262960111122015-05-02T14:40:11.321+01:002015-05-02T14:40:11.321+01:00What an interesting post...and very timely as I on...What an interesting post...and very timely as I only planted my new apple trees in the ground this past week. Pruning edible trees always seems like such a scary proposition, especially when they are young. I did do a bit of pruning right after I planted the trees, based on the recommendations of the nursery - thankfully, they gave very specific instructions (i.e. cut the leader back to 45cm above the highest branch), etc. I am so paranoid about making a mistake, it was nice to have someone "hold my hand", so to speak, when doing those first cuts.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-30243913727089855232015-05-02T08:16:56.179+01:002015-05-02T08:16:56.179+01:00Thanks, Flighty. I have lots of space in the comm...Thanks, Flighty. I have lots of space in the communal gardens here but it's a question of finance and permission to use the space! I dream of digging up one of the long grass borders and planting it up, particularly as it's not used. I'm going to try sneaking in some sunflowers this year … ;) xCarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-599477086254437422015-05-01T15:50:10.700+01:002015-05-01T15:50:10.700+01:00An enjoyable, and informative, post and pictures. ...An enjoyable, and informative, post and pictures. I wish that I had room to grow a few dwarf fruit trees on the plot. Flighty xxFlightyhttp://flightplot.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-51911842022796292662015-05-01T08:15:51.988+01:002015-05-01T08:15:51.988+01:00Ooh, I really admire Bob Flowerdew! How do you kno...Ooh, I really admire Bob Flowerdew! How do you know about his grapevines? I'd be very interested in growing a grapevine in a pot - I'm very tempted to read his Organic gardening Bible, there's an updated version just out. Wisley is amazing (as are, probably, all the RHS gardens but I've only been to Wisley) and, yes, for a keen gardener there's masses to observe throughout the year. And there's a tasting in Autumn on Apple Day (and at the Harvest Festivals). Still, I shouldn't be wishing the year away! Have a good weekend, CJ, xxCarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-41265428310435647392015-05-01T08:09:10.787+01:002015-05-01T08:09:10.787+01:00I agree, Jo. I love the freedom that a membership...I agree, Jo. I love the freedom that a membership gives me to just visit the garden on a whim (or a sunny day!). Have you tried any of the courses at Harlow Carr? I've been very impressed with the range of courses on offer at Wisley - the opportunity of learning from highly experienced gardeners is very appealing! Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-10801957245501891202015-04-30T23:41:16.780+01:002015-04-30T23:41:16.780+01:00Oh me too, Janet! I meant to post pictures of the ...Oh me too, Janet! I meant to post pictures of the espaliered pears that I photographed in January alongside the same plant in April. In January the pruning cuts were very clear - this was on a pear espaliered with arms coming from a single trunk, like an Indian goddess. I love your idea of an edible fruit screen, especially since it would be lovely and green in the summer when you'd want to be outside. <br />The distance that raspberry runners travel is the reason I pull them up in my tiny space. I'm experimenting with pushing slate tiles into the edge of the bed to restrain the runners. Good to know a gooseberry can be moved, that might be my job for next year.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-70881190878152008602015-04-30T23:36:15.721+01:002015-04-30T23:36:15.721+01:00Whew! And you know what to look out for. Maybe the...Whew! And you know what to look out for. Maybe these pests are worse in the south where the climate is softer. Any garden is a good day out for me but Wisley is such a learning curve as well. x Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-88986631595421090652015-04-30T20:36:04.710+01:002015-04-30T20:36:04.710+01:00What a fascinating place for a wander round. Bob ...What a fascinating place for a wander round. Bob Flowerdew grows grape vines in pots and they only have a short stem. I always wonder where all the rest of the growth is. I have grapes on a fence and they literally cover it, and I have to cut back masses in the summer, usually twice. Wisley must be such an interesting place, I'm sure I'd learn loads on every visit. I'm quite obsessed with growing fruit, particularly fruit trees, they're wonderful. How good it would be to taste all of the different varieties before deciding which one to grow. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-5618278405639542182015-04-30T19:17:42.509+01:002015-04-30T19:17:42.509+01:00I renewed my RHS subscription at the start of the ...I renewed my RHS subscription at the start of the year and I'm enjoying visiting Harlow Carr each month. I think a lot can me learned by visiting the same garden time and time again, it will be interesting to see how the fruit trees and bushes in your post do throughout the year, and of course, in subsequent years. Fruit is a long term commitment so the care given to it in one year may not have an effect until a few years on.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-7560696253437996162015-04-30T18:21:23.010+01:002015-04-30T18:21:23.010+01:00I do admire clever pruning, and you have me wonder...I do admire clever pruning, and you have me wondering, again, whether we could use fan-trained fruit as a semi-transparent screen round part of the seating area. When we actually have a seating area, rather than the ratty terrace and weedy gravel! <br /><br />Re raspberries, I leave the runners that are within the confines of the bed and dig out the spreaders - I've had some pop up over 8' away, but happily was able to pot them up and offload them on to a friend. Along with my gooseberry, which was wonderfully healthy but way too prickly to keep where it was!Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-25725803320825491582015-04-30T18:06:29.929+01:002015-04-30T18:06:29.929+01:00I've read about big bud mites in a book but th...I've read about big bud mites in a book but thankfully my blackcurrants are fine. This year at least! Sounds like a fascinating day out for you x Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.com