UK berry growing & foraging
Expert guides to growing, foraging and cooking every kind of berry — from strawberries and raspberries to loganberries, cranberries and goji.
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Clear spent raspberry canes. Plant bare-root bushes as they become available. Compost fallen leaves around plants.
All growing guidesGooseberries are tough, long-lived and well suited to the UK climate, and planting them well gives you many years of fruit. They are one of the few fruit...
Growing guide →Blackcurrants are one of the easiest fruit bushes to grow, but they are planted a little differently from most: deeper than they grew in the nursery, and then...
Growing guide →Blueberries need far less pruning than most fruit bushes, but a little regular attention keeps a bush cropping well for years. The aim is simple: remove the...
Read article →Autumn is when berry gardeners set up next year's crop. The fruit is finished and the soil is still warm, so it is the ideal time to prune, plant and tidy....
Growing guide →Bare-root raspberry canes are the cheapest way to start a raspberry patch, and they are sold during the dormant season, from late autumn to early spring....
Read article →Sloes and damsons are both small, dark, plum-like fruits from the hedgerow, and it is easy to mistake one for the other. They are close relatives, but they...
Growing guide →Find exactly what you need across our five guide categories.
Soil prep, planting & seasonal care
59 guides Explore →Strawberries, raspberries & more
37 articles Explore →Unusual UK-hardy varieties
3 articles Explore →Wild berry ID & safe picking
11 guides Explore →Jams, pies & preserves
14 articles Explore →British Berries is a UK guide to growing, foraging and cooking with berries, written from hands-on experience. These are the guides readers come back to most.
