Are there any new fruit varieties to try?

• How to grow your own fruit
• Can I create a real orchard in a small space?
• What should I put in my fruit garden?
• Are there any new fruit varieties to try?
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MK We are just testing out some black raspberries but it is too early to say how exciting these are going to be. Goji berries are brilliant as they can be eaten fresh or squashed to make juice. Look at forgotten-about fruit too, such as the elderberry. You do not need many elderflowers to make champagne in the spring and then a few months later you can be picking and eating the berries.

KM For me, it is all about the old exciting varieties. There are thousands of heritage apple and fruit varieties local to you that have been tried and tested over time; they will suit your local climatic conditions and will have a huge range of qualities and flavours. Learn where to find apples in The Apple Source Book by Angela King and Sue Clifford (Hodder & Stoughton General, £16.99).

BS Try ‘Bright Future' (above), which is Garden Organic's own apple, available from Walcot Organic Nursery, 01905 841587, walcotnursery.co.uk. It is a late apple with good flavour and is disease-free. Another new apple is ‘Cobra', a cross of Cox and Bramley, which is sharp and tangy. Picked early, it is good as a cooker; picked late, as a dessert apple. There is a new raspberry called ‘Polka', which is a late, heavy-cropping fruit.

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