Ideas for a Fruit Plot

[Welsh John]

The next door neighbours just put a new dividing wall between our properties, and in the process dug up about 2m of our property all along the wall (I don't know how they managed it, but thats a different story).

So I thought it would be perfect to plant some fruit bushes! It's a south facing wall and its pretty long, like 30m. So I need some good advice on what to plant (I have been looking into sloes, damsons and a few other things). Another matter is where to get them from. The local garden centre will allow me to order from Blackmoor and have them delivered next year. I have also been told to get bare root plants from here BTCV Online Shop but I guess I might aswell wait until next year now. All advice welcome!

[VirginVegGrower]

Fig tree in a sheltered south facing position would be a good producer. Alternatively, Aldi have £2 fruit plants of grape, gooseberries, kiwi etc. Might be an idea to pop along there.

[Aberdeenplotter]

On a length of south facing wall like that, I'd be for planting some cordon fruit trees .

[WrexTheDragon]

Build a fruit cage against the wall or the birds will eat all your crop.

[Newton]

Plant some scotch bonnet along the wall too then. That should sort them out.....I mean attract some exotic species.....

[rustylady]

Good time for planting fruit trees and bushes is late autumn.

[zazen999]

South facing wall...grapes, grapes and more grapes. Damsons will grow into trees, and sloes are native and free so don't waste the space.

[perkin]

Ooooo - peaches! I'd love to grow my own peaches...

[Loudbarker1]

Apricots and cherries.

[VirginVegGrower]

If it's a low wall I like Zaz's idea of vines which you could train along wires. If it's a little higher than average the apricot idea of Loudbarker with AP's idea of cordon trees is a good one. Fan trained would look fabulous too. You can cordon in a diamond pattern - not sure what this is called - you see it a lot in walled gardens at stately homes. Like cross cross pattern - google may flag it with my random description. Wish my neighbours would build one then I could shut them out and grow myself a walled garden...sigh!