Fruit Articles

Providing enough calcium is crucial for improving fruit quality and shelf life, but the real challenge is getting the calcium to the right parts of the plant, explain Hortifeeds agronomist Mike Wainwright and Croda Europe Ltd lead applications scientist, Dr Robert Kempster.

Matt Servini, co-founder of The Craft Distilling Business, offers advice for those considering setting up a distillery.

13,000 apple trees were planted in Somerset last week as Thatchers Cider sets up a brand-new 50-acre orchard – roughly the size of 31 football pitches. 

The competition for British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) retailer of the year is hotting up as we are six months into the current British apple and pear season. 

British Garden Centres raised £20,000 for Greenfingers Charity during its annual event, Garden Re-Leaf Day. 

Worldwide Fruit is launching British-grown JAZZ Juniors to complement the success of the JAZZ apple brand becoming the UK’s fifth biggest variety, with the bite-sized apples launching in selected retailers.

Pixley Berries, the longest-standing supplier for innocent Drinks, is using grant funding to trial biostimulants, in a bid to mitigate the impacts of climate change on its blackcurrant crop.

Do you keep your apples in the fridge or the fruit bowl? One of the great things about British apples is that they are great value because there is so little food waste.  

A new report from Growing Kent & Medway highlights the untapped potential of waste from horticultural crops to be transformed into high-value chemicals and materials.  

British Tomato Fortnight returns for 2025, celebrating the fantastic quality and taste of British tomatoes, their incredible versatility in many dishes, and supporting the hard-working British growers.

Top fruit growers have been given an insight into the latest findings from a series of orchard trials run by agronomy firm Hutchinsons. 

Snacking on an apple in the evening could be the ideal way to ensure you get a night of quality rest, British Apples & Pears Limited encourages.