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Questions tagged [soft-fruit]

General term for fruit which are not hard

This is a general term for fruit which have soft flesh around the seed(s), and are not hard (like an apple). Generally you should probably use more specific tags for the fruit or fruit family that you are asking about.

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Why should I not grow 2 different types of raspberries in the same bed?

I've often been given advice (in blogs, books and verbally) that if you have planted a particular type of raspberry in a bed to not plant a different type. I've always been disappointed that it's not explained why this is an issue or how the problem…
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On the history of tomatoes

I have found many blogs and articles saying that the original tomatoes (before selective breeding) were the size of peas. Is this true for the majority of them? What is an authoritative source for this?
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What should I do with blackberry bushes that only produce a small number of berries?

I purchased thornless blackberry bushes from the local (Wayne County, Pennsylvania) Conservation Department about 8 years ago. They look vigorous and are in good, loamy soil and have good drainage with full sun. They have never produced more than…
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What to do about a flowering currant covered with white disease or fungus?

Does anyone know what this is and how to deal with it please (I am in the UK)? Are there any precautions I need to take if I just remove the whole shrub? It is a flowering currant. Thanks
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Training Japanese vineberry

Context I have been growing this Japanese Wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius) for 2 years, and it was already 2 years old when I bought it. See annotated image below. I have usually pruned it by removing the "old wood" canes in late summer, after they…
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my 8yrs old orange tree does not flower at all

I have 2orange trees in my compound the first is about 30yrs and has been bearing fruit regularly but the second of about 8yrs has not even flowered for once what can i do
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Strawberry leaves have purple-red rust spots

I bought some strawberry plants from Homebase and kept them inside until the weather improved slightly (perhaps Homebase isn't the best garden centre to buy plants in the UK, I don't know). Then, I hardened them off in a cold frame before planting…
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