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-# Soft fruit+This topic is part of [[gt:gardening|Gardening, smallholding & farming]]. 
 +====== Soft fruit ======
  
  
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-## What is soft fruit?+===== What is soft fruit? =====
  
 The term 'soft fruit' means fruit that grows on anything smaller than a tree – so you can easily grow it in gardens and on balconies. Is soft fruit really soft? Well, soft fruit is generally very juicy and has a thin skin, so yes, it is softer than apples and pears and more fragile than oranges. Because of this, soft fruit doesn't store for long, so needs to be eaten soon after picking, or preserved as jams, jellies, cordials, or dried or frozen. The term 'soft fruit' means fruit that grows on anything smaller than a tree – so you can easily grow it in gardens and on balconies. Is soft fruit really soft? Well, soft fruit is generally very juicy and has a thin skin, so yes, it is softer than apples and pears and more fragile than oranges. Because of this, soft fruit doesn't store for long, so needs to be eaten soon after picking, or preserved as jams, jellies, cordials, or dried or frozen.
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-## What are the benefits of soft fruit?+===== What are the benefits of soft fruit? =====
  
 Soft fruit growing is much less work than [growing vegetables](/vegg/vegetable_growing), because most vegetables need to be raised from seed every year, whereas fruit bushes and plants live for many years and need relatively little care. Growing soft fruit requires less space than growing [tree fruit](/frui/fruit_trees) such as apples and cherries, so it can be done fairly easily in small gardens, balconies and allotments. Soft fruit growing is much less work than [growing vegetables](/vegg/vegetable_growing), because most vegetables need to be raised from seed every year, whereas fruit bushes and plants live for many years and need relatively little care. Growing soft fruit requires less space than growing [tree fruit](/frui/fruit_trees) such as apples and cherries, so it can be done fairly easily in small gardens, balconies and allotments.
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-## What can I do?+===== What can I do? =====
  
 Soft fruit can be grown in most gardens, allotments and balconies. Whereas vegetables need lots of sun, soft fruit will grow fairly well in partial shade. Soft fruit can be grown in most gardens, allotments and balconies. Whereas vegetables need lots of sun, soft fruit will grow fairly well in partial shade.
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-## Further resources+===== Forum =====
  
-- [Step-by-step guides](/soft/soft_fruit) to growing all types of soft fruit.+This topic belongs to the section [[gt:gardening|Gardening, smallholding & farming]]. You can ask questions or add information on the corresponding [Forum section](https://forum.growingthecommons.org/t/gardening).
  
-- [Month-by-month guides to growing fruit & veg](/vegg/vegetable_growing)+===== Further resources =====
  
 +- [Step-by-step guides](https://www.lowimpact.org/categories/plants/soft-fruit/further-info/step-by-step-guides-to-growing-different-varieties-of-soft-fruit/) to growing all types of soft fruit.
 +- [Month-by-month guides to growing fruit & veg](https://www.lowimpact.org/categories/plants/vegetable-growing/further-info/)
 - [Garden Organic](https://cms.lowimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/fruit-manual.pdf) - fruit-growing manual: aimed at schools but has lots of information for anyone. - [Garden Organic](https://cms.lowimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/fruit-manual.pdf) - fruit-growing manual: aimed at schools but has lots of information for anyone.
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 - [the Ecologist](https://theecologist.org/2011/jun/21/soft-fruit-special-how-make-most-summer-glut) - how to make the most of the summer glut of soft fruit. - [the Ecologist](https://theecologist.org/2011/jun/21/soft-fruit-special-how-make-most-summer-glut) - how to make the most of the summer glut of soft fruit.
 +- [GrowVeg](https://www.growveg.co.uk/guides/categories/pruning/) - pruning fruit trees & bushes
 +- [Fruit nutrition facts](https://www.nutrition-and-you.com/fruit-nutrition.html) - nutritional value of fruits
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 +===== Related topics =====
  
 +- [[wine:Winemaking]]
 +- [[urbs:small-space gardening|Urban / small-space gardening]]
 +- [[cpst:Composting]]
 +- [[seed:Seed saving]]
 +- [[forg:Forest gardening]]
 +- [[grho:Greenhouses|Greenhouses & polytunnels]]
 +- [[soil:Soil|Soil management]]
 +- [[smho:Smallholding]]
 +- [[ntpw:Natural pest and weed control]]
 +- [[csas:Community-supported agriculture]]
 +- [[frui:Fruit trees|Fruit trees & orchards]]
  
  
-## Specialist curators of this topic+===== Specialist curators of this topic =====
  
  
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