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Fruit border for allotment
Monday 8th March, 16:40 by pwillily
Hi,
I'm wanting to create an edible border on my allotment, I have purchased some stakes and wire. (but these wont taste very good- lol). I would appreciate any advise / ideas on what fruit crops (trees / bushes) would be best suited for borders. I would want to train the fruit to the wire fence but need something thats going to look good and be a good producer? Don't want anything thats going to take over like blackberry or something thats going to take too long to establish. Would Blueberry or Recurrants be ok ?
Monday 8th March, 21:33 by suemoir
I have gooseberry.blackcurrents,rhubarb and herbs sharing one border and raspberry canes,more rhubarb ,strawberries and an apple tree on another. Can`t wait for them all to produce.
Rhubarb came from seed,Apple tree supermarket bargain,strawberries magazine "freebie" and all rest good old Wilkinsons.
Monday 8th March, 20:15 by scubie64
i have trained fruit trees my plum pear and peach are fan trained on wires and canes and i must say when they are in blossom they are quite a sight i espalier my apples i wish i had fanned them but you can also cordon trees and gooseberries/vines/cherries/blackberries i have also got some old clay rhubarb pots which looks good in a border strawberries grown in pots can look good basically give anything a try my veg plot is by my house and i find need to make them look attractive
Monday 8th March, 17:27 by bill41
I guess any of the soft fruits, Blackcurrant, Gooseberry, Redcurrant. would be OK. If you have planty of cash then step over apples would work. However if it's to edge your plot you could use Blackberry, Tayberry, or any of the hybrid berries
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