SOFT FRUIT

Grow your own and really enjoy the fruits of summer. Freshly harvested the flavour and richness will make you wonder why you ever bought soft fruit in the past - in terms of flavour and expense!! So easy to grow, taking up little space and wonderful value for money - a bush will more than pay for itself within 2 years and you can expect years more production after that. If you have an excess then freeze them or make some tasty home made jam .... mmmm! All stock container grown in 2-3lt pots and sourced from reputable UK growers. Although not listed we carry a good range of pot grown strawberries especially in early Spring.

Blackberry 'Oregon Thornless' Thornless variety giving good yields of well-flavoured fruit August-September. Easily trained canes with attractive ferny foliage  - trellis or arch. Open, sunny position. Space 3.0m.
Blackberry 'Waldo' Thornless variety bearing heavy crops of sweet, black fruit; September. Good disease resistance. Best in an open, sunny position.
Blackcurrant 'Malling Jet' A larger, more vigorous form with long strings of small to medium-size fruit quite late in the season; late August. Sharpish, acidic flavour. Late flowering so not damaged by frosts. To: 2.0x1.7m.
Blackcurrant 'Ben Sarek' Smaller, more compact variety bearing heavy crops of large berries, mid-July. Good frost resistance when flowering. Organic-rich soil in a sunny position. Ht: 90-120cms (3-4ft).
Blueberry 'Bluecrop' A popular variety bearing clusters of sweet, edible, blue-black berries in autumn. Makes an excellent pie or tart. Requires an ACID, moist yet drained, humus-rich soil. Best in a sunny site out of cold winds. 1.5x1.2m.
Blueberry 'Bluejay' (Female) Very strong growing variety forming a rounded bush. Good size, very sweet fruit in succession from July on. Superb flame-red autumn foliage. Needs a male form for pollination. One of the most popular varieties in the USA. Requires a lime-free soil. To: 2x2m.
Blueberry 'Brigitta' (Female) One of the easiest to grow forming a dense, narrow, upright bush. Firm fruit in late season - will store well in fridge for up to 8 weeks. Must have a male form for pollination. Requires a lime free soil. To: 1.5x1.2m.
Blueberry 'Elliott' Late flowering, often avoiding late frosts, and late fruiting with heavy crops of sky-blue fruit in September - allow to ripen fully on bush for best flavour. Deciduous shrub with bright burgundy stems and grey-green foliage. Requires a lime-free soil. To: 1.5m
Blueberry 'Jersey' (Female) More upright form giving good crops of lighter blue, very 'bloomy' fruit in late summer. Requires a male form for pollination and a lime-free soil. To: 1.8x1.2m.
Gooseberry 'Careless' A very popular variety bearing good crops of large, smooth skinned, white fruit; mid July. Spreading habit. Any reasonable soil in sun.
Gooseberry 'Hinnomaki Red' A lovely new eating variety bearing heavy crops of sweet & juicy, red fruit; late June-Ju;y. Neat, bushy habit with good disease resistance. Fertile, reasonably drained soil in sun. Prune annually to maintain good shape and fruiting.
Gooseberry 'Hinnonmaki Yellow' A lovely new eating variety bearing heavy crops of sweet, juicy, golden-yellow fruit; late June-July. Neat, bushy habit with good disease resistance. Fertile, reasonably drained soil in sun. Prune annually to maintain good shape & fruuiting.
Gooseberry 'Invicta' Heavy cropping culinary variety. Mildew resistant. Well drained, sunny position. Space: 5ft.
Grape 'Black Hamburgh' Popular eating variety bearing big bunches of large, black, sweet, juicy fruit of excellent flavour. Suitable for cold greenhouse or a sunny, south wall.
Loganberry   (Rubus sp.) Fruit: Large, dark red: July-Sept. Ideal stewing, jam, freezing. Space :10-12ft . Enriched soil in sun
Raspberry 'Autumn Bliss' Excellent autumn fruiting variety producing  heavy crops of good flavoured fruit in Aug-Sept. Upright, sturdy canes not requiring support. Deep, moist soil in sun.  Space 45cms. (Sold in pots of 5 canes)
Raspberry 'Glen Ample' Vigorous, almost spine free variety yielding good crops of well tasting fruit; late July-August. A reliable, mid-season variety and one of the best for freezing. Free draining soil in sun. (Sold in pots of 5 canes)
Raspberry 'Glen Magna' Very large fruiting, mid-season variety giving good crops of sweet, deep red fruit from late July into August. One of the best for disease resistance and ideal for freezing. Free draining soil in sun. (Sold in pots of 5 canes)
Raspberry 'Malling Jewel' Mid-season cropper with large, conical fruit of good flavour. Fertile, reasonably drained soil in sun. Compact habit. Prune out old canes after fruiting. Space: 45cms. (Sold in pots of 5 canes)
Redcurrant 'Rovada' The latest ripening variety bearing a profusion of large, succulent fruit from mid July through August. Freezes well.
Rhubarb 'Timperley Early' (Rheum x hybd). Popular early variety of good flavour. Excellent for forcing. Well manured, retentive soil.
Tayberry (Blackberry x Raspberry) Large, deep purple of excellent .flavour: early. Good for freezing.
Whitecurrant 'White Versailles' Lovely dessert variety bearing long & heavy trusses of large, pale yellow, sweet fruit of delicate flavour early July. Reliable variety giving good crops year after year. Any reasonable soil in sun.