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Climbers - ideas?
Hi there.
I would like some advice on planning a planting. I need to cover 4 walls with climbers - one each of east, west north and south facing. I'm in Britain. I'd like lots of edibles, and plants that look nice too. And just in case I havent asked enough already, ideally I'd like fruit (etc) that would store well too. So far I know I want apples. Passionfruit has been suggested, I quite like that one. Manchurian kiwi also maybe for the north wall... there my ideas cease. Would there be a problem with planting an akebia quinata? Any other suggestions welcome! Thanks. Regards, NT |
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Climbers - ideas?
Hi NT,
You could try things like espaliered fruit trees, or 'ballerina' apples that grow pretty much off a central upright stem and don't spread out, dwarf varieties of fruit trees - i know you said climbers, i'm just tossing a few other options in - hardy kiwi fruit, banana passionfruit, grapes, then there's annuals like pumpkins, cucumbers etc that can be trained up walls for summer crops? AM "N. Thornton" wrote in message om... Hi there. I would like some advice on planning a planting. I need to cover 4 walls with climbers - one each of east, west north and south facing. I'm in Britain. I'd like lots of edibles, and plants that look nice too. And just in case I havent asked enough already, ideally I'd like fruit (etc) that would store well too. So far I know I want apples. Passionfruit has been suggested, I quite like that one. Manchurian kiwi also maybe for the north wall... there my ideas cease. Would there be a problem with planting an akebia quinata? Any other suggestions welcome! Thanks. Regards, NT |
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Climbers - ideas?
N. Thornton wrote:
Hi there. I would like some advice on planning a planting. I need to cover 4 walls with climbers - one each of east, west north and south facing. I'm in Britain. I'd like lots of edibles, and plants that look nice too. And just in case I havent asked enough already, ideally I'd like fruit (etc) that would store well too. So far I know I want apples. Passionfruit has been suggested, I quite like that one. Manchurian kiwi also maybe for the north wall... there my ideas cease. Would there be a problem with planting an akebia quinata? Any other suggestions welcome! Thanks. Regards, NT HI there.. quite a few good suggestions in other post.. Where in the UK tho? North, South, City, open country? Makes a lot of difference as to what you can grow.. Shouldn't be a problem with Akebia AFAIK.. they grow fairly easily here though fruiting is questionable.. I'd say for more ideas get a copy of the ART catalogue and borrow or buy some of the good 'edible guides' for alternative foodstuffs.. www.futurefoods.com is a good one ART is at: www.agroforesty.co.uk you might also try URG.. uk.rec.gardening that is.. another newsgroup.. We don't bite in there ya know;-) See also http://www.clivesimms.co.uk/ http://www.kenmuir.co.uk/ Erm what else.. ahve you considered grapes? Certainly for strage though you are looking at trained tree fruits etc, apples/pears etc.. Try Brogdale for these www.brogdale.org.uk they can advise you on the best cultivars for your area and get you something 'special' that will do well in your position... Not sure but ther is also a Nat collection for grape Cultivars also.. again.. get advice and choose carefully. A good selection of grapes is held at Brogdale and this also http://vinenursery.netfirms.com/listblack.htm looks promising Unless you count processing as 'storing' eg wine, jam, freezing etc.. then you can 'store' just about anything // Jim |
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Climbers - ideas?
There's a Central American highland green pepper relative with some
frost and a lot of coolness tolerance, and a perennial I beleive, which might well yield tasty peppers for years. J.L.Hudson listed seeds years past. I've never grown it, but thought of it for greenhouses. It a little hotter in flavor than sweet green peppers, especially the seed-holding membranes, which trim off, as I remember it. Brian Cady |
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