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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.

Bedford Giant Thorny	produces large crop of fruit of excellent flavor.	August/October
Loch Ness	Large fruits.	Late season
Merton Thornless	Good cropper. Not so strong growing as the thorny blackberries, but far easier to manage.	August/September
Sylvan	Strong growing, early, sweet and free fruiting.	August/September
Waldo	very good flavored berry on a thorn free cane.	August/September

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BLACKCURRANTS

Prune out all old branches when fruit has been picked. Leave in strong young branches and feed for better fruit.

Ben Connon	Large fruit, mildew resistant.	Early season
Ben Lomond	Vigorous, upright. Large fruit freely borne.	Mid/Late season
Ben Sarek	Small compact bush. Highly productive.	Mid season
Ben Tirran	Large berries, mildew resistant.	Late season

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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.

Red Lake

Long trusses of large red berries

July

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WHITE CURRANT

Treat as for red currants.

White Versailles

A large white currant in July. Excellent for jams.

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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.

Careless	The best all round garden variety. Large, smooth berries.	Mid season
Invicta	Vigorous heavy cropping green gooseberry. Prune to upright bud to prevent it getting too wide. Mildew resistant.	Mid to Late season
Leveller	A very fine gooseberry on good soils. Makes a large smooth, yellow berry.	Mid season
Whinhams Industry	Dark red. hairy berry, excellent for jam making.	Late season

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LOGANBERRY

Treat as blackberries. Cut out old stems and tie in new growth. Feed well to procure large fruit. Resents a cold site.

Thornless LY 654

Light red fruit with a delicate flavour.

August -October.

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WORCESTERBERRY

A gooseberry x blackcurrant hybrid with clusters of blue-black fruit.

Black Velvet

Grape sized black fruits in July. Vigorous and mildew free.

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TAYBERRY

Superb

Raspberry-Blackberry cross Heavy yields of large purple berries.

July-August.

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BLUEBERRIES

2 Years old. Excellent for acid soils. Clusters of white-tinted pink flowers followed by large, blue-black berries. Glorious autumn foliage.

Bluecrop	Mid season.	Light blue large berries
Earliblue	Early.	Light blue.
Goldtraube	Late.	Light blue.
Herbert	Mid season.	Dark blue.

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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.

Autumn Bliss	Large crop of red berries during August/September. Prune hard down during late winter. 10 Canes.
Glen Ample	Large well flavoured berries. Mid season. 10 Canes.
Glen Moy	Vigorous smooth canes. Firm red fruit. Early. 10 Canes.
Leo	Late variety of high quality.10 Canes.

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