The apples

Hopeful apple varieties, growing nicely so far are:

• Oratia Beauty, early season zingy flavour like Beauty of Bath. • Pacific Rose, surprisingly healthy, small apples unlike the shop ones.

England’s favourite cooking apple. • Peasgood Nonsuch, sometimes green,

sometimes red! • Blenheim Orange

• Worcester Pearmain • Initial • Granny Smith • Braeburn • Bramley’s seedling,