"mo" wrote
Hi
I have just set aside an area in my garden for planting fruits.

I am think blackberry/gooseberry/strawberry - the area is reasonably
large.

Where is the best place to buy the plants and in what form?

Should I buy seeds and try t grow them that way or buy some 'already made'
that I plant into the ground.

I am planning on doing this in about a month so obviously dont expect
anythign to grow by this year but by next summer would be good.

I am in Hampshire if anyone knows anywhere particlarly good to go or I can
order online.

If I spend a bit more and buy somethign already partially grown can I save
a huge amount of time??

Buy plants of known provenance from a reputable specialist supplier after
looking for plants awarded the AGM. That will improve the quality of your
crop no end. Especially with cultivated Blackberries and the hybrids.
http://www.kenmuir.co.uk/index.php/s...egetables.html
Strawberries are best planted on humps through mypex groundcover fabric to
stop the weeds that they seem to attract.
Vine fruit, blackberries, boysenberries, loganberries etc will need a good
strong support system, they are extremely heavy once fully grown and in
fruit.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK