Allotment Vegetable Growing |
Saturday 20 March 2010 Allotment Diary |
Vegetable Seeds, Plants, Fruit and Nut Trees |
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Gooseberry Bushes
Fruit Trees, Nut Trees and Fruit BushesIf you are going to plant a tree or bush, then it is going to be there for some years. So it's well worth spending some time looking at the different varieties and going for something that will be productive and providing you with a good crop in years to come. Time spent to prepare the ground properly will repay you many times over. Gooseberry Hinnonmaki YellowFamous for its fruits' delicious aroma and flavour (like a gooseberry, but with a hint of apricot!) this superb mid-season variety is well worth its space in the garden. Bred in Finland, it is very hardy, and will produce a good crop of medium-to-large greenish-yellow berries. Price: £9.95 More Information from Dobies Gooseberry Hinnonmaki YellowFamous for its fruits' delicious aroma and flavour (like a gooseberry, but with a hint of apricot!) this superb mid-season variety is well worth its space in the garden. Bred in Finland, it is very hardy, and will produce a good crop of medium-to-large greenish-yellow berries. Price: £9.95 More Information from Suttons Seeds Gooseberry Hinnonmaki Yellow (3 Plants)Famous for its fruits' delicious aroma and flavour (like a gooseberry, but with a hint of apricot!) this superb mid-season variety is well worth its space in the garden. Bred in Finland, it is very hardy, and will produce a good crop of medium-to-large greenish berries. Price: £24.85 More Information from Suttons Seeds Gooseberry InvictaA very high yielding green-fruited variety, with good resistance to mildew. The large berries can be harvested from late May, and are ideal for cooking and freezing or preserving. We supply Ministry Certified stock. Two-year-old plants. Bred at Horticulutural Research International, East Malling. Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' winner. Price: £9.95 More Information from Dobies Gooseberry InvictaLush green fruits produced from June to July, on compact plants which are ideal for small gardens. Delicious flavour - recommended for pies, jams, preserves and freezing. Resistant to mildew. RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner. Price: £9.95 More Information from Suttons Seeds Gooseberry Invicta (3 Plants)Lush green fruits produced from June to July, on compact plants which are ideal for small gardens. Delicious flavour - recommended for pies, jams, preserves and freezing. Resistant to mildew. RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner. Price: £24.85 More Information from Suttons Seeds Gooseberry PaxAn attractive and delicious red dessert variety, which spreads to form an open bush that is virtually spine-free - so picking the 3-4 lb of fruit that you can expect from every plant each June could not be easier! Good vigour and mildew resistance make this an easy to grow variety. Price: £9.95 More Information from Suttons Seeds Gooseberry Pax (3 Plants)An attractive and delicious red dessert variety, which spreads to form an open bush that is virtually spine-free - so picking the 3-4 lb of fruit that you can expect from every plant each June could not be easier! Price: £24.85 More Information from Suttons Seeds Gooseberry Plant CollectionSAVE £5.00 on this collection comprising 3 plants (1 of each variety): Invicta - Lush green fruits produced from June to July, on compact plants which are ideal for small gardens. Delicious flavour - recommended for pies, jams, preserves and freezing. Resistant to mildew. RHS 'Award of Garden Merit' winner; Hinnonmaki Yellow - Famous for its fruit's delicious aroma and flavour, like a gooseberry, but with a hint of apricot; Pax - An attractive and delicious red dessert variety, which spreads to form an open bush that is virtually spine-free. Price: £24.85 More Information from Suttons Seeds Gooseberry XeniaOriginally from Switzerland, Xenia is very high yielding, bearing masses of large 'dessert quality' fruit which are very sweet when ripe in late June. The bushes are upright and almost spine free so picking is easy and plants have resistance to mildew . Buy any three gooseberry plants and SAVE £6.00 Price: £9.95 More Information from Dobies Gooseberry : CaptivatorA thornless variety producing almost spinless plants, making harvesting of the deliciously sweet, medium to large, purplish-pink berries a delight. Plants show good resistance to mildew and leaf spot. Ready to havest from late May onwards. Occassionaly a few spines will appear on young wood. Price: £9.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Gooseberry : Hinnonmaki YellowSpreading bushes produce a heavy crop of medium sized greenishyellow fruits with a unique flavour. Unlike other gooseberries they have a delicious aromatic flavour with a hint of apricot. Price: £10.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Gooseberry : InvictaOne of the heaviest cropping varieties available producing almost twice as much fruit as other varieties. The flavoursome green fruits stay firm and retain their shape when cooked, making the best pies and preserves you’ve ever tasted. Price: £10.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Gooseberry : XeniaThese gorgeous, large, deep red-skinned gooseberries have an exceptionally sweet flavour when picked ripe towards the end of June. The highly attractive and abundant fruits are produced on strong, upright, mildew-resistant bushes with almost spine-free stems, making harvesting easier. Price: £10.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Gooseberry CollectionCollection comprises 1 bush each of Hinnonmaki Yellow Invicta Captivator Price: £24.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan
Please note that all prices and descriptions on this site are believed correct but should be confirmed on the relevant site prior to order. Please let me know if you find an error via the contact page Copyright Information: The Images, seed Descriptions and Titles on this page are used with permission of the copyright holders - Dobies Seeds, Suttons Seeds, Alan Titchmarsh Seeds, Thompson & Morgan
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