Allotment Vegetable Growing |
Tuesday 07 February 2012 Allotment Diary |
Vegetable Seeds, Plants, Fruit and Nut Trees |
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Strawberry Plants
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. Strawberry Elsanta - 12 PlantsA superb strawberry that produces masses of glistening, aromatic bright orange-red fruit with a superb taste. These strawberries are medium to large sized and store well. Although first on the market over 25 years ago, it is still one of the most widely grown varieties in the UK! (Mid season variety). Runner up: 'TOP FOR TASTE' Which Magazine. Price: £13.95 More Information from Dobies Strawberry : AlbionThe latest breeding in ever-bearing strawberries. Mouth-wateringly sweet, big, dark-red berries stay delicious and juicy throughout the summer. Albion is very heavy cropping and shows excellent disease resistance making it ideal for gardeners. 12 runners. Price: £13.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Strawberry : AliceThe perfect choice if you only have room for one variety, as it is trouble free and easy to pick. 12 runners. Price: £11.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Strawberry : Cambridge FavouriteIf you love picking your own strawberries for eating or making jam then this is the variety grown by most local farms. This well loved favourite produces a bumper crop of juicy orange red fruits of excellent flavour. 12 runners. Price: £11.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Strawberry : Extend the Season CollectionCollection comprises: Strawberry 'Flamenco' - If space is limited, try growing this ever-bearing variety to maximise your crop of delicious sweet and juicy fruits over a long picking period. Strawberry ‘Florence’ - Ideal for a late season harvest producing delicious sweet strawberries from the end of June to the end of July. Strawberry ‘Elegance' - A fabulous garden variety producing enormous, tasty strawberries that are up to 30% bigger than the supermarket standard, with a high percentage of Class 1 fruits. 12 runners - 4 of each. Price: £12.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Strawberry : FlamencoA very versatile variety suitable for growing the traditional way in the garden, as well as making it the perfect variety for container growing, as it will transform your patio into a very productive fruit garden. From only 12 mature plants you will be able to harvest a bumper crop of 10kg (22lb) of fruit through a long picking season starting in mid May until November with the peak of the fruit produced in early September. 12 runners. Price: £13.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Strawberry : FlorenceAnother excellent variety bred by HRI East Malling that is a prolific cropper and has exceptional pest and disease resistance. 12 runners. Price: £11.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Strawberry : HoneoyeSuitable for growing in containers. One of the leading commercial early varieties, with bright red, very firm fruits of superb quality and flavour. Excellent variety for making your own jam or for freezing to enjoy when out of season. 12 runners. Price: £11.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Strawberry : Irresistible (EM1294) - PlantsEnjoy an all summer harvest of garden fresh strawberries. With high levels of sugar and vitamin C, Strawberry Irresistible is simply the sweetest strawberry you'll ever grow. It was originally bred for the supermarket trade but the fruit was found to be too tender to withstand transportation. A truly exceptional variety for home gardener use only. Fruits stand well and grow well in the garden or in containers. 10 bareroot plants Price: £9.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Strawberry : Irresistible (EM1294) - RunnersIn recent extensive commercial trials T&M found Irresistible had the best flavour out of all the strawberry varieties tasted. Vigorous dark green plants will produce glossy, good shaped large berries with a large calyx and an exceptional sweet and juicy flavour. 12 runners. Price: £12.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Strawberry : SonataHigh quality, mid-season variety with uniform shaped fruits produced in abundance. Deliciously sweet and juicy and lasts well once picked without darkening in colour. 12 runners. Price: £11.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Strawberry SonataA recent strawberry to come out of the bredding work done by Plant Research Internation and one generating considerable interest amongst growers. The high qualiyt, uniformly shaped fruits are produced in abundance; they're deliciously sweet and juicy and last well once picked! Supplied as 'waiting bed' plants - ready to pick in approximately 2 months! Voted 5 stars in TOP FOR TASTE trial by Which Magazine. Mid-late season variety. Price: £12.99 More Information from Suttons Seeds Strawberry ElsantaA superb strawberry that produces masses of glistening, aromatic bright orange-red fruit with a superb taste. These strawberries are medium to large sized and store well. Although first on the market over 25 years ago, it is still one of the most widely grown varieties in the UK! Mid season variety. Runner up in TOP FOR TASTE trial by Which Magazine. Supplied as 'waiting bed' plants - ready to pick in approximately 2 months. Price: £12.99 More Information from Suttons Seeds Strawberry : Cupid (EM1395)Deliciously juicy, June-fruiting strawberry. This T&M Exclusive offers good rain tolerance and is disease resistant, qualities which together make Strawberry Cupid - named in conjunction with the RHS - an excellent garden variety. Suitable for growing in containers. 12 runners. Cropping times may be brought forward or extended if you are growing them in a greenhouse or polytunnel. ** Propagation prohibited. For home gardener use only. Further propagation of Strawberry Cupid is forbidden without a license from Meiosis. Price: £13.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Strawberry : DarlisetteUnbelievably sweet strawberry - 50% sweeter than other strawberries! The large, glossy, firm orange-red fruits score consistantly high in taste tests with their deliciously sweet flavour. Early fruiting, Strawberry Darlisette will make a sweet and tasty start to the summer. 12 runners. Price: £11.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Strawberry : EleganceEasy to grow, fabulous garden variety with stunning fruits - a 30% bigger crop than the supermarket standard and a high percentage of Class 1 fruits. Strawberry Elegance grows well in poor soils making this an ideal variety for the home gardener. Good tolerance to powdery mildew and verticillian wilt. 12 runners. Price: £12.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Strawberry Sonata - 12 PlantsA recent strawberry to come out of the breeding work done by Plant Research International, and one generating considerble interest amongst growers. The high quality, uniformly shaped fruits are produced in abundance; they're deliciously sweet and juicy and last well once picked! (Mid-late season variety). Winner: ***** 'TOP FOR TASTE' Which Magazine. Price: £13.95 More Information from Dobies
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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