All set for fruit

Your hard work in the garden is paid back this month – but keep on pruning and planting to enjoy even more fruits from your labour

KITCHEN GARDENER

Ensure all the plants in your garden are giving their best performance by keeping them sufficiently fed and hydrated. Azaleas, rhododendrons and camellias start to form next year’s flower buds from la

Can I save work by pruning and harvesting blackcurrants? In theory, yes you can prune the blackcurrants as you harvest, cutting out one third of the shoots, choosing the oldest ones, to near the base

TV and radio broadcaster Martin is an RHS judge and former head gardener

Pruning. There are so many different ways, and all seem so complicated! But we’ve put this handy guide together to get you started. In a nutshell, pruning improves the health and vigour of your fruit