tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210692081896989711.post4281466360728900802..comments2023-10-22T10:22:12.976+01:00Comments on Between Worlds: To grow your own food - or not to grow your own?Annishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17553533371555454704noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210692081896989711.post-80727983169108273332011-08-16T20:20:55.247+01:002011-08-16T20:20:55.247+01:00You could also forage for damsons - we did so in E...You could also forage for damsons - we did so in Essex. <br /><br />A conservative estimate - 2 hours a day 5 days a week on our allotments - but the hardest is the set-up phase. You then get into a seasonal rhythm as I posted on my blog. Re soft fruit: If they will grow in your shady patch blackcurrants are really good and you can propagate them from a cutting. And a young apple tree will start to produce really well after about 3/4 years. Get one which is dual purpose eater/cooker and see if you can find an old Kent variety - as many are county-specific.<br /><br />Good luck and good gardening as they say on Gardeners' Question Time.Alison Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300516874593573205noreply@blogger.com