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GROWING GUIDES
Pears
Fruit
Moderate
Planting Schedule
Month by month
Sow Indoors
Sow Outdoors
Plant Out
Harvest
Sow Seeds Indoors
Not grown from seed. Buy grafted trees on 'Quince A' or 'Quince C' rootstock.
Outdoors
Plant bare-root trees from November to March. Choose a warm, sunny, sheltered spot — pears need more warmth than apples.
Harvest
Pick when the fruit lifts away with a gentle twist. Most pears ripen off the tree — pick slightly underripe and ripen indoors on a windowsill.
Month by month
Sow Indoors
Sow Outdoors
Plant Out
Harvest
How to Sow
- Buy trees on 'Quince C' (dwarf, good for small gardens) or 'Quince A' (semi-vigorous)
- Plant in the warmest, most sheltered spot available — a south-facing wall is ideal
- Dig a generous hole, add compost, and plant at the nursery soil mark
- Stake firmly and water in well
- Mulch around the base but keep mulch away from the trunk
Plant Care
- Water well in the first 2-3 years, especially during dry spells
- Mulch annually with well-rotted compost in spring
- Prune in winter to maintain an open shape — pears fruit on short spurs on older wood
- Thin fruit in June to 2 fruits per cluster
- Protect early blossom from frost with fleece on cold nights — pears flower early
AllotMe’s Tips
- 'Conference' is the most reliable pear for UK gardens — partially self-fertile and crops heavily
- Pears need a compatible pollination partner — 'Conference' and 'Concorde' pollinate each other well
- Training pears as espaliers or cordons against a warm wall is the best way to grow them in the UK — they love the reflected warmth
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