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7 - Growing fruit

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Growing fruit
Picking your own fruit is a magical experience. Succulent strawberries , juicy plums and crisp apples are surprisingly easy to grow, even in the smallest of gardens. Or you could try your hand at refreshing raspberries and chewy currants .

Many fruit trees love to be grown against a sheltered, south-facing wall and can be trained into various shapes. You could plant them in rows in their own part of the vegetable garden.

Why why not make them a feature in the ornamental garden?

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Watch clips about the basic principles of growing vegetables and making a vegetable plot .

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• Basic principles of growing vegetables
• Growing seasonal vegetables
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