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BLACKBERRIES
Cut out old stems when fruit has been picked and tie in young canes. Feed well for the best results.
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Bedford Giant Thorny |
produces large crop of fruit of excellent flavour. |
August/October |
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Loch Ness |
Large fruits. |
Late season |
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Merton Thornless |
Good cropper. Not so strong growing as the thorny blackberries, but far easier to manage. |
August/September |
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Sylvan |
Strong growing, early, sweet and free fruiting. |
August/September |
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Waldo |
very good flavoured berry on a thorn free cane. |
August/September |
BLACKCURRANTS
Prune out all old branches when fruit has been picked. Leave in strong young branches and feed for better fruit.
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Ben Connon |
Large fruit, mildew resistant. |
Early season |
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Ben Lomond |
Vigorous, upright grower. Large fruit freely borne. |
Mid/Late season |
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Ben Sarek |
Small compact bush. Highly productive. |
Mid season |
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Ben Tirran |
Large berries, mildew resistant. |
Late season |
REDCURRANT
Redcurrants fruit on wood that is one year old or even off spurs on very old wood. They should not be cut back like blackcurrants, but rather thinned out. Excellent when trained on walls.
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Red Lake |
Long trusses of large red berries |
July |
WHITE CURRANT
Treat as for red currants.
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White Versailles |
A large white currant in July. Excellent for jams. |
GOOSEBERRIES
Gooseberries will do better on rich soils and if fed each year. Spray with a fungicide at leaf break and just after the berries have set, to help to prevent mildew. Picket or similar insecticide if sprayed in April and May will control caterpillars.
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Careless |
The best all round garden variety. Large, smooth berries. |
Mid season |
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Invicta |
Vigorous heavy cropping green gooseberry. Prune to upright bud to prevent it getting too wide. Mildew resistant. |
Mid to Late season |
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Leveller |
A very fine gooseberry on good soils. Makes a large smooth, yellow berry. |
Mid season |
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Whinhams Industry |
Dark red. hairy berry, excellent for jam making. |
Late season |
LOGANBERRY
Treat as blackberries. Cut out old stems and tie in new growth. Feed well to procure large fruit. Resents a cold site.
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Thornless LY 654 |
Light red fruit with a delicate flavour. |
August -October. |
WORCESTERBERRY
A gooseberry x blackcurrant hybrid with clusters of blue-black fruit.
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Black Velvet |
Grape sized black fruits in July. Vigorous and mildew free. |
TAYBERRY
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Superb |
Raspberry-Blackberry cross Heavy yields of large purple berries. |
July-August. |
BLUEBERRIES
2 Years old. Excellent for acid soils. Clusters of white-tinted pink flowers followed by large, blue-black berries. Glorious autumn foliage.
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Bluecrop |
Mid season. |
Light blue large berries. |
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Earliblue |
Early. |
Light blue. |
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Goldtraube |
Late. |
Light blue. |
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Herbert |
Mid season. |
Dark blue. |
RASPBERRIES
Raspberries like a rich, open soil. Summer fruiting cultivars should have the old canes cut out as soon as the fruit has been picked. Autumn fruiting cultivars should be cut down to within a few inches of the ground in late February.
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Autumn Bliss |
Large crop of red berries during August/September. Prune hard down during late winter. 10 Canes. |
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Glen Ample |
Large well flavoured berries. Mid season. 10 Canes. |
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Glen Moy |
Vigorous smooth canes. Firm red fruit. Early. 10 Canes. |
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Leo |
Late variety of high quality.10 Canes. |