Soft Fruit
Soft fruit is a really great addition to the growing mix, we have a great range of varieties that in know sense is exhaustive but they are varieties we know show resistance to disease.
This is a list of what we have in stock now!
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Variety of fruit | Description | Pot size/price |
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Blackberries Adrienne | Rubus fruticosus 'Adrienne' is a thornless blackberry, bearing firm, conical berries with an sweet, aromatic flavour from mid-July onwards. Eat berries straight from the plant or use them in pies, crumbles, jams and jellies. | 2 litre - £6.50p |
Blackberries Bedford Giant | A vigorous variety with large rounded black fruits produced in clusters late July and August. Plant 3m (10ft) apart in rows. Grow against a fence or wall for support in well-drained but moist, fertile soil in full sun or partial shade. | 2 litre - £6.50p |
Blackberries Merton Thornless | Blackberry Merton Thornless. Also known as Rubus fruticosus, 'Blackberry Merton Thornless' is an exceptionally manageable and vigorous specimen, yielding some of the largest blackberries of any variety, often reaching up to 2.5cm in diameter! | 2 litre - £6.50p |
Blackcurrant Baldwin | Ribes nigrum 'Baldwin' Blackcurrants are easy to grow, bearing masses of dark purple to black fruits in mid-summer. They have a tart flavour and are loaded with vitamin C. ... 'Baldwin' has a mild flavour, but it is susceptible to diseases including mildew, and the flowers are sensitive to damage by spring frosts. | 2 litre - £6.50p |
Blackcurrant Ben Connan | Bred by the Scottish Crop Research Institute, Ben Connan is a very popular early fruiting variety. Exceptionally large and glossy black currants that have superb rich flavour. | 2 litre - £6.50p |
Blackcurrant Ben Sarek | Bred by the Scottish Crop Research Institute, Ben Sarek is an excellent early variety with a neat, compact growth habit making it ideal for growing in smaller gardens. | 2 litre - £6.50p |
Fig Brown Turkey Ficus carica | Handsome ornamental, fruiting shrub with magnificent large, broadly lobed, mid green foliage. Sweet, brownish-purple fruits in late summer to mid autumn. Ideal for training against walls, fences and trellis-work. | 2 litre - £14 |
Fig carica Ice Crystal | Ice Crystal' is a vigorous, rounded to spreading, deciduous shrub or small tree bearing rounded, deeply lobed leaves with lobed leaflets turning golden yellow in autumn and insignificant, green flowers in late spring or early summer followed by edible, dark purple fruit ready for harvest from late summer into autumn. | 2 litre - £14 |
Goji berry LYCIUM barbarum | Also known as the Miracle Berry, the Goji berry is an amazing and colourful fruit to grow as it is high in vitamins and antioxidants that can contribute to a healthy lifestyle. | 2 litre - £12 |
Gooseberry Hinnonmaki Red | very hardy and vigorous mid-season red gooseberry. Hinnonmaki Red reliably produces heavy crops of large, sweet, red berries of excellent quality, fruiting in mid-July. It was specifically bred in Finland for hardiness and disease resistance and is particularly resistant to mildew making it ideal for organic growing. | 2 litre - £6.50p |
Gooseberry Hinnonmaki Yellow | An excellent very hardy, yellow fruiting mid-season variety. Hinnonmaki Yellow has a spreading growth habit and may require support in maturity. | 2 litre - £6.50p |
Gooseberry Invicta | One of the heaviest cropping varieties available, Gooseberry 'Invicta' produces almost twice as much fruit as other varieties, from late May onwards. The flavoursome, smooth skinned fruits stay firm and retain their shape when cooked, making excellent pies and preserves. | 2 litre - £6.50p |
Honeyberry LONICERA caerulea kamtschatica | Sweet, long, blueberry-like fruits, blueberry taste but with a honey aftertaste. High in anitoxidants! Crop from early June (1st or 2nd year after planting). Can be eaten fresh or cooked. Height/ spread 1.2m (4ft). Self-fertile but planting more than 1 together increases crops. | 2 litre - £14 |
Kiwi fruit Jenny Actinidia deliciosa 3L | ‘Jenny’ is one of only a few self-fertile kiwi varieties available. Red tipped, heart shaped foliage is accompanied by small white flowers in the summer. The delicious fruits are ready to be harvested in late summer to autumn, each one being approximately the size of a hen egg. It will produce fruit around 3 years after planting. | 2 litre - £14 |
North American pawpaw ASIMINA triloba | large shrub native to the eastern United States but thrives in the UK climate. It can grow up to 5 meters tall if left unchecked and can be spread by root suckers to form colonies or thickets. | 2 litre - £12 |
PASSIFLORA Edible passion fruit 3L | Passion Flower plants can be grown in containers and also planted in the garden. They are fast growing climbers that will thrive in both the full sun or partial shade. Their vigorous habit means that they can become a nuisance. | 2 litre - £16 |
Pomegranate PUNICA granatum | The pomegranate is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub in the family Lythraceae, subfamily Punicoideae, that grows between 5 and 10 m tall. | 2 litre - £14 |
Purple chokeberry ARONIA prunifolia Viking | erect, branching shrub with ovate, glossy, dark green leaves, hairy beneath and turning orange, purple and red in autumn. Clusters of white, sometimes pink-flushed, flowers in late spring are followed by spherical, purple-black, edible, sour fruit ready for harvest in late summer and early autumn. | 2 litre - £14 |
Redcurrant Jonkheer Van Tet | It is strong growing and consistently produces heavy yields of large juicy fruit that hang on long trusses for easy picking. The currants are juicy and have an excellent flavour so it's no wonder that they are rated very highly by enthusiasts and growers alike. | 2 litre - £6.50p |
Redcurrant Laxtons no1. | redcurrant Laxtons number one. This plant is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring. | 2 litre - £6.50p |
Elderberry SAMBUCUS nigra Black Lace | dramatic black foliage and beautiful creamy-pink flowers, Sambucus Black Lace is sure to turn heads! Its a real favourite with leading garden designers because of its stunning decorative foliage and manageability. | 2 litre - £8 |
Strawberry Cambridge Favourite | mid-season strawberry produces a bumper crop of juicy orange-red fruits with an excellent flavour and texture from June to July. This superb variety is reliable and tolerant of most situations. Strawberry 'Cambridge Favourite' is well suited to growing in containers for a space saving crop on the patio. | £2 a pot plant |
Tayberry | vigorous blackberry/raspberry hybrid. High yields of juicy, sweet, aromatic berries that can be twice the weight of a large raspberry. Product Type Clear £10.00 TAYBERRY Medana quantity Category: Hybridberries Description | 2 litre - £6.50p |
Whitecurrant White Versailles | This popular early variety is the first whitecurrant to crop in the season. A heavy cropping variety producing masses of large, shiny, soft pale yellow/white berries in long heavy trusses during mid-late summer. | 2 litre - £6.50p |
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