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I'm about to embark on a batch of Hedgerow Jelly, which I've always made in the past with apple, damson and elder, but this time I've picked rowan, which is suggested as an alternative to the elder. I have 1.5 k of lovely berries - and had a nice chat with a woman and her kids who wanted to know why...

Yes, was taken at Heligan last year, when there was, as I recall, sunshine...those were the days...

Garden next door has small plum tree, about 3 metres high, and it had so much fruit it snapped branches! They kindly let me pick at least 7 kilos, and I others had about another 7 kilos....I think it's a Victoria. The flat has been empty until this Spring, so the tree has been left to its own device...

Thanks very much John, that worked!

Hi Margaret. I share your frustration - in Hackney the waiting list is over 300, and has now been closed. I'm lucky cos i share a plot with my neighbour, but have had to wait 3 years to get to number 7 on the list. "Under the 1908 Small Holdings and Allotments Act, where there is demand, it is ...

Hi. I share an allotment with a friend, have a small city garden too, and am very keen on wild city food. Specialise in adopting unloved fruit trees and have just had 7 kilos of Victoria plums from my nice but slightly bewildered neighbours. Plum jam, plum conserve, plum cake, roast plums with star ...

sorry if this isn't the right place to ask, but I've looked everywhere on the site I can think of and can't work out how to get an avatar image of my own up here. is it maybe that new people can't have one? can anyone help? thanks.