"Pete The Gardener" wrote in message
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On Wed, 16 Apr 2003 19:27:15 +0100, "Rod"
wrote:

Any experience of growing them outdoors? Gotta nice south facing wall
where it might be worth a try.


We've got one in one of our gardens, though it's only been there for a
few years so I can't say anything about it's long term survival. We're
obviously quite a bit warmer and drier than you, but ours hasn't
suffered at all from frost damage or wind burn and it fruits every
year as well, though the birds tend to get the fruit before we do.
There are quite a lot of them in gardens and basements round here and
the only thing they really seem to object to is being driven into by
the dustcart, 2 have been quite badly damaged by that recently.
I'd give it a go, they look interesting and if you can keep the birds
off they fruit well too.

Thanks Pete and Nick,

Saw some nice plants in a local wholesalers this morning so I might give it
a go.

Rod