The wonderful thing about growing your own apples besides the superior, just-picked flavour difference, is the incredible choice that awaits any keen gardener. Far beyond the readily available Jonathon and Red Delicious, is an array of varieties that offer an apple for every taste and recipe. And anyone with a small garden, or even a balcony, need not feel left out with new compact varieties, such as ‘Ballerina’, able to be grown in a pot and still produce a generous amount of fruit for a family- Maggie.
