A Little Potted Plum/Gage from Tesco £14
5 Apr, 2024
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I tried to grow a Cambridge Gage in Scotland and it grew really well but it didn’t fruit. I had 2 Gages off it in about 6 years! But they were so sweet! Who’d have thought that such a tiny bright green fruit would taste so divine! So I’m going to give this one a go in the milder climate of Dorset. It was an impulse buy at the supermarket today, but it was always my intention to have lots of productive plants in pots. I have a cherry and an Almond and now this. I want to have an apple as well. The apple trees in Tescos didn’t look great.
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Thank you both. It’s worth a try at this price I think. They can take a few years to start fruiting, so patience is required!
5 Apr, 2024
Lovely purchase, Karen. The supermarkets are often great places to pick up some fab priced plants in good condition too. Hopefully it'll bear healthy fruit for you.
6 Apr, 2024
I hope it fruits well for you. Are there other plum trees nearby?
7 Apr, 2024
That’s a good point Homebird. I have no idea!
9 Apr, 2024
We used to have a greengage tree in our hedge when we first were married Karen. I think it liked the shelter of the hedge which was hawthorn. Lovely to see the blossoms then the lovely fruits later..:)
9 Apr, 2024
Thanks Janey. I shall give it the best shelter I can find at this top of a hill (again!) windy site!
10 Apr, 2024
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I hope it does well for you Karen.
5 Apr, 2024