This section covers planting and maintenance of soft fruit bushes. The syllabus also says that you will need to talk about freezing capability but I've not seen that in any of the past exam papers. You will need to name cultivars or varieties of each of the fruits listed, early and late types. The ones… Continue reading R2113 Soft Fruit
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R2113- growing fruit
Fruits are divided into soft fruit and top fruit. Top fruits are grown in trees, soft fruits are from bushes or shrubs. Top fruit You will need to name one dessert and one cooking variety for apples, pears, plums and cherries. The ones I selected: Apples - "Cox's Orange Pippin" (dessert) and "Bramley's Seedling" (cooking)Pears… Continue reading R2113- growing fruit
R2113 – Growing outdoor vegetables
You can be asked about the growing of certain vegetables outdoors. You will need to provide a named variety for each type of vegetable, how to prepare the soil, how to sow the seeds, any transplanting information, harvesting and storage. And pests and diseases. As with the list of plants in R2111, it is probably… Continue reading R2113 – Growing outdoor vegetables
R2113 – Site selection
Site selection factors These are just the things to consider when deciding where to grow. Soil structure - if the soil structure is poor, it will restrict gas exchange (and therefore respiration) at the roots, and also restrict the uptake of nutrients. You could try to improve the structure, but that could take quite a… Continue reading R2113 – Site selection
Gardening studies 