"Fruit - from gatherer to grower through the ages."

Fruit has been gathered since the beginning of time and is probably one of the major factors in human evolution!And even after years of revolutions, production lines and industrial growing techniques, it can still be found in the wild - for free!

As soon as a fruit is removed from it's growing source, it starts to deteriorate and some of the vitamins and minerals will be lessened. The finest ones are the freshest ones!

Growing your own will be one of the most rewarding gifts you can give your family and yourself. Read some of the articles below to see just how easy it really is!

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Apple trees are probably the most useful tree you can grow in your home garden.

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Growing avocado is not for the impatient gardener! Started from seed, an average avocado tree will not produce an avocado for maybe ten years or more.

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Berries have become more and more popular in recent years, although we seem to have gone full circle on this one, as wild fruits were an important part of our diet thousands of years ago.

Supermarkets are selling more different varieties every day, and it's hard to keep up with all the new names!

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Growing blackberries in your garden will delight anyone who loves a blackberry pie! Blackberries are traditionally collected from wild brambles but..

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Growing cherry trees will guarantee a huge garden bird population flocking to your garden. But if you want to eat the cherries you will have to guard against the birds. They can strip a tree in less than half an hour.

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Cranberries have become the superstar berry of the century.... And you can grow them in your back yard!

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Gooseberries

Gooseberries have been grown in the kitchen garden for hundreds of years, although in recent years they seem to have fallen out of fashion. This is probably due to them not being 'instant' food...

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What are hybrid grapes? To answer this question, we must look back in history about 100 years to when the European vineyards were...

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How about growing your own fruit? Fruit trees will provide you with nourishing food and planting trees is always a good thing!!

For ideas on availability, try Nature Hills ( For U.S. deliveries )- they have an extensive supply of all nursery plants and these mouth watering fruit trees are irresistable....



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For UK deliveries: Crocus UK Choose 'plants' from their home page and then 'fruit'.




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Growing lemon trees requires fairly defined growing conditions as they aren't indigenous to the west. However, it isn't hard! Lemon trees just need a little more attention than a regular tree. Well worth it though!

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Growing melons in your garden is very possible, although if you live in the UK or other climate with a not-so-long growing season, you may have to grow them under glass or plastic.

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Most nut species grow more readily on loamy or even sandy soils than they do on heavy clay soils. They also prefer well-drained soils, but pecans can tolerate heavy bottom soils that flood occasionally.

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Growing peaches in your garden is fairly straightforward as long as you can guarantee a frost-sree spring. Not so easy for many of us. Peach trees flower very early in the spring and...

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With the right conditions pear trees will produce fruit for many generations to come....

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Growing plums is an easy way to provide your family with at least one of their five-a-day, although home grown plums are irresistable and it's likely that everyone will come back for seconds!

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Growing raspberries in your garden or even on the patio is as easy as raspberry pie! I've always started raspberries from someone else's cast-off canes!

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Growing strawberries gives you a lot more choice of variety - and taste - than eating shop-bought strawberries. Our passion for strawberries is well grounded. Strawberries are a good source of complex carbohydrates, and are packed with vitamin C.

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Whether you're planning a small orchard or one simple tree in the back yard, there are a number of rules and regs before you start!

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Happy Gardening!

Grow Your Own Winter Food: A good diet incorporating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables is a must if you want to stay fit and healthy and keep the bugs at bay during the cold winter months.

Growing your own winter food is just one way of ensuring you get the freshest, tastiest produce packed with goodness straight from the garden to the kitchen table. This easy-to-follow self-sufficiency book shows you how to grow your own fruit and vegetables for winter use and includes facts on each fruit, vegetable or herb as well as nutritional value, recipe ideas and storage suggestions.

Before the days of computer games and electronic pets, children used to have fun without rummaging about in the fridge every five minutes. Enjoy a few rainy-day games and crafts of yesteryear with today’s kids. They’ll love it and so will you! Granny's Book Of Good Old Fashioned Common Sense

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