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[spindle_ella]

Fingers crossed for a good cherry crop this year.



I think the snowstorm last week did for the plum again.

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[spindle_ella]

I'd love an apple tree too, and a morello cherry, (and a pear, and a peach, and a...) but space is limited. It's a bit far North here, but the local chemical works gives us a warmer micro-climate and I've had some luck with Mediterranean veg. I have been naughty and bought a fig and a pomegranate this month, but they were very cheap so it's worth a shot. XD

[cyprinella]

I managed to find an orchard here in VA that specializes in heirlooms and managed to get to taste a bunch of them to find trees perfect for the area that I like. I'm growing them espalier so I have space to fit them in my townhouse yard. Figs do very well here and my pomegranate was definitely successful last year. Gardening is about experimenting!

[spindle_ella]

Aaaaah, so nice! I have a small-ish yard with raised beds, so I have to try to fit everything in those (Chris whines about random pots strewn about). And there's a major house drain under the full length of one bed, so no trees in there. We have a cheap shop here, Wilkies, that has been getting more exotic plants in recently and I got them from there; experimenting is easier when the exotics are £3 each rather than £20 each. XD