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Nov. 4th, 2010
Gardening - trees!
Nov. 4th, 2010 10:58 pmMy attitude to the garden is, generally, a fairly simple one: I want to fill it with things I can eat. And then I want to eat them.
Fond as I am of gardening, I don't actually have the motivation to stick with it unless I get some treats out of it. So fruit, veg and herbs are generally the focus of it all.
...and sooner or later, that was going to mean more trees, wasn't it? This may sound a little odd to anyone who's had to help me destroy the existing trees in the garden but, basically, they were the wrong trees and in the wrong places. The new ones will be dfferent.
More specifically, the new ones wll produce edible stuff.
I've already got a 'Vranja' quince tree which should - hopefully - start fruiting next year. The latest additions are:
The choice of varieties is very much Nigel Slater's fault - 'Tender' recommends Peasgood's Nonsuch as the best apple for a great tasting cooked slush and Blenheim Orange is his preference for apple tarts (and anything else where the cooked apple needs to hold its shape). To complete the set, Orleans Reinette is meant to be a rather tasty/fragrant eating apple.
I see apple crumble in my future. :-)
As for the damson... well, frankly, if I want to eat damsons without raiding Borough Market or somewhere similar, I'm gong to have to grow my own (much like the quinces). And I quite like the idea of eating damsons now and then.
For anyone who's strugglng to picture these in my garden - apple trees down the left side, by the fence, opposite the lawn (close to the house, before the raised beds start hogging all the space). That puts them to the exposed side of the garden, but they'll just have to cope. The damson's going on the right, close to the house, sheltered from the north wind.
Of course, this does mean that it'll be a few years before I get fruit. And that if I sell up and move out before then, it's all wasted effort. But that's the nature of the thing, isn't it? If that does happen, I just hope whoever moves in appreciates them!
Fond as I am of gardening, I don't actually have the motivation to stick with it unless I get some treats out of it. So fruit, veg and herbs are generally the focus of it all.
...and sooner or later, that was going to mean more trees, wasn't it? This may sound a little odd to anyone who's had to help me destroy the existing trees in the garden but, basically, they were the wrong trees and in the wrong places. The new ones will be dfferent.
More specifically, the new ones wll produce edible stuff.
I've already got a 'Vranja' quince tree which should - hopefully - start fruiting next year. The latest additions are:
- Damson - 'Farleigh'
- Apple - Peasgood's Nonsuch
- Apple - Blenheim Orange
- Apple - Orleans Reinette
The choice of varieties is very much Nigel Slater's fault - 'Tender' recommends Peasgood's Nonsuch as the best apple for a great tasting cooked slush and Blenheim Orange is his preference for apple tarts (and anything else where the cooked apple needs to hold its shape). To complete the set, Orleans Reinette is meant to be a rather tasty/fragrant eating apple.
I see apple crumble in my future. :-)
As for the damson... well, frankly, if I want to eat damsons without raiding Borough Market or somewhere similar, I'm gong to have to grow my own (much like the quinces). And I quite like the idea of eating damsons now and then.
For anyone who's strugglng to picture these in my garden - apple trees down the left side, by the fence, opposite the lawn (close to the house, before the raised beds start hogging all the space). That puts them to the exposed side of the garden, but they'll just have to cope. The damson's going on the right, close to the house, sheltered from the north wind.
Of course, this does mean that it'll be a few years before I get fruit. And that if I sell up and move out before then, it's all wasted effort. But that's the nature of the thing, isn't it? If that does happen, I just hope whoever moves in appreciates them!
