[moonrakermagpie]

Hi there,

Could anyone suggest a “cropping plant” or fruit tree that would do okay against a north facing wall? Can be free standing and up to two feet (60/70cm) from wall, or against the wall and trained if need be.

Many thanks

Steve

[Terrier]

I have a north facing wall of the house with a soil border. I grow herbs and salads in it. Last year I had strawberies in it and had a really good crop. This year, I've cleared the strawbs and I'm going to try tomatoes against the wall with low growing flowers and herbs in front. For a couple of years I tried squashes/courgettes there but they were very poor.

[SarahB]

Morello cherries are supposed to do well against a north-facing wall, though I should imagine it depends how far north you are.

Thinking about it, I'm sure there was an offer on these in one of the recent allotment newsletters - I thought about it, but it'd need to go in a pot against the house wall, and there isn't room between the wall and the path...