Intro to Raspberry Growing These point apply to almost all our raspberry plants: Raspberries are either Bareroot Raspberry Planting A raspberry bed needs thorough preparation. How to plant bareroot raspberry canes Heavy clay is already fertile and water retentive, and can turn really soggy if you try to improve a relatively small area with organic matter, so… Continue reading How to Grow Raspberry Bushes
Category: Soft Fruit
How to Pot Up Bareroot Strawberry Plants
When you order bareroot strawberry plants from us, you can either plant them straight outside in your strawberry beds and planters, or you can pot them up as shown in the video below. You will need your strawberry plants, 9cm pots, compost and water. Video TRANSCRIPT At Ashridge Nurseries we’ve got bareroot strawberries for sale. We’re just… Continue reading How to Pot Up Bareroot Strawberry Plants
Growing Rhubarb
Rhubarb plants are perfect for beginners & low-maintenance lovers. For best results, we recommend that you dig your patch over at least a month before planting, improving it with lots of well rotted compost and/or manure. Where to grow Rhubarb When to Plant Rhubarb Winter is the best time to plant out bareroot rhubarb crowns. Spacing… Continue reading Growing Rhubarb
Growing Redcurrants & Whitecurrants
Currants are some of the most easily grown, and also pretty, little soft fruit bushes. Red & whitecurrants are grown differently from blackcurrants. Redcurrants, and whitecurrants (which are more really-really-pale yellow-pink) are both Ribes rubrum, and are cared for the same way.They are hardier than blackcurrants and grow better in cold Northern locations. If you are growing on poorer ground on a scale where… Continue reading Growing Redcurrants & Whitecurrants
How to Grow Blackcurrant Bushes
How to Grow Blackcurrants Bushes Blackcurrants are simple to grow, and the pruning regime is a bit different from pruning Red & Whitecurrants. Currants are one of the few soft fruit bushes to like damp soil next to water, and they respond to dappled shade by making smaller crops rather than inferior fruit. Along with their close relatives gooseberries,… Continue reading How to Grow Blackcurrant Bushes
Pruning Gooseberries & Red/White Currants
Gooseberry bushes are pruned almost exactly the same way as Red & Whitecurrant bushes. Pruning is so important for getting good crops of well-developed fruit. The difference between pruning a Gooseberry Bush, and Red or Whitecurrants Gooseberry bushes are pruned the same as Red or Whitecurrants, with one detail different. Pruning as An Open Centred… Continue reading Pruning Gooseberries & Red/White Currants
How to Train & Prune Blackberry Bushes
Blackberry bushes are easy to cut back, this page is not here to overcomplicate things. It’s just a matter of choosing what works for your garden: a bushy, natural style, a quite tidy trellis, or a very tidy trellis! How Blackberry Canes Grow The base of a blackberry is a woody crown just above ground… Continue reading How to Train & Prune Blackberry Bushes
Planting Blackberries & Wire Training
Planting Blackberries Blackberry bushes tolerate most growing conditions found in the UK, and benefit greatly from anything to grow on for support, keeping their canes up off the ground and receiving sunlight. Where can I grow Blackberries? Blackberries in the wild are vigorous weeds, even in poor soil and shady corners. They are ideal for… Continue reading Planting Blackberries & Wire Training
Growing Blueberries in the UK
How to Grow Blueberries Blueberry plants require acidic soil, pH 5.5 or below, that is moist yet free draining, with lots of rich organic matter. As members of the heather family, they hate lime and chalk, and will die slowly if you plant them in those soils! Your local soil pH is down to chance. A… Continue reading Growing Blueberries in the UK
Can I Grow A Fruit Tree From Seed?
Yes, but… Yes, you can grow a fruit tree from a seed or stone obtained from fruit in the supermarket, but you will not get the same variety.You will usually, but not always, get an undesirable mongrel tree with inferior fruit. Whimsically charming but woefully misleading videos like this tell viewers “don’t throw out your apple seeds, grow a… Continue reading Can I Grow A Fruit Tree From Seed?
Urban Fruit Growing: Soft Fruit Edition
Wiltshire-based garden designer Dan Combes wonders why there aren’t more berries, especially in urban areas and their small gardens where a fruit tree might be too big Over the last the weeks, I have planted thousands of bulbs: all inedible. But why (London, I’m talking to you especially) am I not being asked to plant… Continue reading Urban Fruit Growing: Soft Fruit Edition
Delicious Strawberry and Cream Choux Buns Recipe
Indulge in the delightful harmony of fresh strawberries and rich cream with our scrumptious Strawberry and Cream Choux Buns recipe. Bursting with flavour and elegance, these light and airy choux pastry buns are filled to perfection with velvety whipped cream and luscious slices of ripe strawberries. Whether you’re hosting a gathering or simply craving a… Continue reading Delicious Strawberry and Cream Choux Buns Recipe
Dark Chocolate Truffle Torte Recipe
Decadent and delicious, a slice of this wonderfully luxurious, yet relatively cheap and easy-to-make dessert, is great for Valentine’s Day – and every other day of the year too! They say dark chocolate has several health benefits: it is highly nutritious, is a great antioxidant and can reduce heart disease. If so, then give us… Continue reading Dark Chocolate Truffle Torte Recipe