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Hi all,
I live in West Cornwall & we have pretty decent weather most of the time.
My actual garden is very tiny and my yard is not much bigger.
I have a d.glazed porch over the back door, which is my 'greenhouse' !
I don't have a lot of interest in flowers, but I do try to grow fruit'n'veg (or anything edible).
I have started with some exotica, which includes: (all very young [just started])
1 Nectarine tree. Produced a couple of good sized fruits last year. I am currently pollinating the flowers for this year.
1 Lemon Tree. About 4 years old. It has flowered & fruited from the beginning, but I kept losing the fruits. Last year I managed to keep 3 fruits on, which are still growing & ripening.
1 Tangerine Tree. Only bought last spring, but got about a dozen fruits this year - also still growing & ripening.
1 Fig Tree. Has had decent fruit for a couple of years.
1 Olive Tree. Flowers & fruits regularly, but the fruits don't grow much bigger than a rice grain - but lots of 'em.
4 Blueberry bushes. 2 are 3 year olds & fruit well. 2 are this years babies.
4 Kiwi vines that I grew from seeds about 3 years ago. No fruit or flowers yet.
I also bought some Hazel nut trees & a Cherry Plum (?!?!) last year, which are about 4 feet high now, & budding very well (fingers crossed).
I planted an apple pip 5 years ago & the tree is about 5ft tall now. No fruit/flowers yet - am keeping my fingers crossed for this year - I’m itching to see what variety it is ?!
I have planted some nuts from Christmas (Almond, cob, walnut, pecan, brazil etc) but don't hold out a lot of hope.
I also planted some Clementine seeds. I saved them in different ways to see if it helps.
I dried some on my room heater. I put some in the fridge for a fortnight. I just left some in the kitchen & I planted some 'fresh'. The only ones showing anything are the ones that I just left in the kitchen for a couple of weeks. They are about 2" high at the moment & still in the propagator.
I have grown tomatoes for quite a few years, but last year I tried a couple of smaller varieties. I had some Dwarf bush & Hanging basket types. Both very prolific (if a little erratic) & were still flowering at Christmas.
Unfortunately last years erratic weather didn’t help the ripening of most of my choice of plants - so am hoping for a bit better this year.
Most of my stuff has to be grown in pots - due to not much soil. I do grow a bit of garlic, radishes, s.onions etc in the bit of soil that I do have.
Have just bought a couple of mango’s,,,,, so will planting the stones as soon as I eat them.
If anyone has comments or advice re my stuff (or suggestions as to other exotica that I might try), I’d be pleased to hear from you - & maybe other readers would also.
All the best for now
I live in West Cornwall & we have pretty decent weather most of the time.
My actual garden is very tiny and my yard is not much bigger.
I have a d.glazed porch over the back door, which is my 'greenhouse' !
I don't have a lot of interest in flowers, but I do try to grow fruit'n'veg (or anything edible).
I have started with some exotica, which includes: (all very young [just started])
1 Nectarine tree. Produced a couple of good sized fruits last year. I am currently pollinating the flowers for this year.
1 Lemon Tree. About 4 years old. It has flowered & fruited from the beginning, but I kept losing the fruits. Last year I managed to keep 3 fruits on, which are still growing & ripening.
1 Tangerine Tree. Only bought last spring, but got about a dozen fruits this year - also still growing & ripening.
1 Fig Tree. Has had decent fruit for a couple of years.
1 Olive Tree. Flowers & fruits regularly, but the fruits don't grow much bigger than a rice grain - but lots of 'em.
4 Blueberry bushes. 2 are 3 year olds & fruit well. 2 are this years babies.
4 Kiwi vines that I grew from seeds about 3 years ago. No fruit or flowers yet.
I also bought some Hazel nut trees & a Cherry Plum (?!?!) last year, which are about 4 feet high now, & budding very well (fingers crossed).
I planted an apple pip 5 years ago & the tree is about 5ft tall now. No fruit/flowers yet - am keeping my fingers crossed for this year - I’m itching to see what variety it is ?!
I have planted some nuts from Christmas (Almond, cob, walnut, pecan, brazil etc) but don't hold out a lot of hope.
I also planted some Clementine seeds. I saved them in different ways to see if it helps.
I dried some on my room heater. I put some in the fridge for a fortnight. I just left some in the kitchen & I planted some 'fresh'. The only ones showing anything are the ones that I just left in the kitchen for a couple of weeks. They are about 2" high at the moment & still in the propagator.
I have grown tomatoes for quite a few years, but last year I tried a couple of smaller varieties. I had some Dwarf bush & Hanging basket types. Both very prolific (if a little erratic) & were still flowering at Christmas.
Unfortunately last years erratic weather didn’t help the ripening of most of my choice of plants - so am hoping for a bit better this year.
Most of my stuff has to be grown in pots - due to not much soil. I do grow a bit of garlic, radishes, s.onions etc in the bit of soil that I do have.
Have just bought a couple of mango’s,,,,, so will planting the stones as soon as I eat them.
If anyone has comments or advice re my stuff (or suggestions as to other exotica that I might try), I’d be pleased to hear from you - & maybe other readers would also.
All the best for now
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