Anything missing?

[manda]

First of all hi!

I didn't really know where to post this so if it needs moving feel free.

I have just finished planting up a fruit patch in my garden and i wondered if anyone could think of anything that i am missing?

I have:
2 blueberry bushes, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, elderberries, blackcurrant, redcurrant, a dwarf cherry, semi-dwarf apple and pear and a plum tree.

I have also just planted some lettuce, onios, peas carrots and parsnips. I know i need some tomatoes but can anyone think of anything else?

I do love variety!

[Primrose]

Courgettes and mini cucumbers also grow well out of doors (if you like them). And a really nice dessert gooseberry bush perhaps?

[manda]

I'll be honest i'm not keen on courgettes, the mini cucumbers sound good though. Do they do well outdoors?

As for the gooseberry, I must have dug 50 up when we moved in here, I've got 2 young kids so anything in the garden has to be thornless at the minute. Thanks for the suggestion though.

[Primrose]

Yes, Mini cucumbers do well planted outside. I grow mine in a sunny south-facing border. If you look on the seed packets there are several different varieties, called Mini cucumber, Patio cucumber, etc.

[manda]

Thanks for that, I'll have a look for some of those.

[Primrose]

The minis are very prolific once they get going. This is the second year I've grown them outside and even in last summer's poor weather I picked more than we knew what to do with.

[oldherbaceous]

Dear manda, a very warm welcome to the forum.

Have you thought about beans, Broad, French and Runner beans, i must admit i'm very fond of all types of beans and they can be very rewarding.
Especially the climbing French and Runner beans.

[lizzie]

Hi Manda and welcome

How about tayberries? Cross between a blackberry and raspbberry but are incredibly tasty with lovely big fruits. You grow them just the same as raspberries.

Just a thought

[manda]

Have you thought about beans, Broad, French and Runner beans, i must admit i'm very fond of all types of beans and they can be very rewarding.

As much as I want to try and grow some beans there is only me that would eat them so I am not sure if the space they take up would be worth it just for me. Its definately something to think about though. Thanks.

How about tayberries? Cross between a blackberry and raspbberry but are incredibly tasty with lovely big fruits.

I hadn't though of Tayberries, Do they have thorns? I have a 5 year old and a 4 year old who love the garden and helping me in it so a thornless variety would be wonderful

This is the second year I've grown them outside and even in last summer's poor weather I picked more than we knew what to do with.

They sound like my kind of plant! I could eat cucumbers for breafast dinner and tea!

Thanks for all the info and the warm welcomes.

[PLUMPUDDING]

Pax is a very tasty red, almost thornless gooseberry. It isn't very vigorous and nice and easy to pick the fruit.

[manda]

my mum adores red gooseberries, thanks for the idea.

I've also just found a quince! I love surprise plants. Has anyone had any joy with these?

[Sarah]

I've got a small quince (sorry, can't remember variety), but don't really get fruit on it. Have you thought of a crabapple? I have one called Laura. The fruits make the most wonderful jelly, the colour is a gorgeous pink, and the flavour is amazing.
As for beans, you could buy a couple of plants of dwarf French beans from a garden centre, which would be enough for you. my children particularly love growing peas, and eating them raw straight from the plant.