Our resident grow-your-own expert Mark Diacono gives his tips on the surprisingly easy hazelnut, ‘the most reliable nut to grow in the UK’.
On the edge of the field where, 15 years ago, I planted pecans, sweet chestnuts, almonds, bladdernuts and heartnuts, the hazels quietly got on with things. In the sunniest of summers after a frost-free late spring, the more marginal pecans and almonds were plentiful, whereas the hazels produced heavily every year regardless. It’s…
