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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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