date:Oct 16, 2012
ns within a wider fruit production system rather than consider them as being the main crop in an annual cycle.
Kent could soon be the UK hub for novel fruits such as apricots, kiwifruit and melons, as climate change provides opportunities to grow fruits that supermarkets have traditionally sourced from other parts of the world.
The melons are being grown in 150 metres of polytunnels as part of wider novel-crops trials funded by the East Malling Trust.