Fruit trees/bushes

I had no success with a patio pear - although I persevered for 5 years I only got 1 pair of pears. The tree is now fruiting well, planted directly into DD's garden. I grow strawberries, gooseberries and blackcurrants in pots, moving them after fruiting to a hidden bit of the garden and covering them with fleece in case of snow/frost. When they are flowering they come down to our sit-oot-ery and sit against the sunny wall with a net draped over to keep the birds off. I get pounds of fruit from them. My Raspberries are in the ground by the fence. I don't think Rasps do well in pots. What about some herbs or salad leaves in an interesting container near the kitchen door? Ornamental cabbage not only looks decorative but is perfectly edible and French beans will grow up canes in a pot and have nice flowers too.

I've grown a cherry tree in a large clay pot for 5 years. Sadly we've had few cherries as the birds always beat me to it.

However, I am now going to move the tree into a border and grow it against the wall. The pot is falling apart, the size of it has always defeated any attempts to move it, and I think it will be easier to protect from the birds if I have a framework on the wall to attach the netting to.

Hopefully we might have cherries this year!

Bought DH a lemon tree in a pot for his birthday last year. He managed to kill it fairly quickly

Think I will give the blackcurrants,gooseberries and strawberries a try along with some herbs,have grown salad leaves and spring onions in containers before so will give them a go as well.Looks like I may have to return a part of the garden to soil if I want to grow a fruit tree with any success though.Thanks for replies,Sunday shopping for plants methinks.

I have a lemon tree in a large pot. I've had it three years and this year it's absolutely ladened with lovely lemons. DS brings it into our (unheated) conservatory for the winter and it'll go back out around the end of April - maybe sooner this year - as it's not very frost hardy. I have to be very struck with it though as it's quite a vigour grower.
I think red and white currants do quite well in pots being bushes rather than trees.

Don't whatever you do, give it a bigger pot nfk

I've grown blueberries in a pot but I don't think the traditional soft fruits would thrive. I have only a balcony at the moment and am planning to grow my favourite herbs, thyme, parsley and basil

Struck with it? Where did this predictive text learn to predict?

Strict! Strict! Vigour-ous!

No way is it getting a bigger pot - it's having root pruning first. Bonsai'd. Actually it's a wonderful way of releasing pent up anger - prune a lemon tree. And the smell is wonderful.

If the pots are large enough you should do well with a lot of soft fruits [no trees though.]It's all about feeding and moving them so they get the sun.Strawberries grow easily, and although it's big, I have grown both rhubarb and courgettes this way in the past.If you haven't got much room, always grow things that are expensive to buy [ie not potatoes or carrots/onions.] That's what we used to do.Asparagus, spring onions and so on.Good luck. read up about the correct feeding [and when to feed and water.]

Have purchased redcurrants,blackcurrants,blueberry and Tayberry plants today,will soak them and get them potted up tomorrow,fingers crossed.

OMG that's ambitious. Let us know how you get on.