Grapevines, Kiwis & Hops

Autumn / Winter 2011/2012

Our grapevines are grafted to avoid the deadly Phylloxera root aphid, which has been reported in the UK.

GRAPEVINES - INDOOR £8.50 sold out

Lakemont 12.00

Yellow, seedless with good muscat flavour. Resists mildew and downy mildew.

GRAPEVINES - OUTDOOR 11.50 all sold out

Boskoop Glory	old highly-rated black/red dessert, considered best bulk producer for UK conditions, did very well in recent poor summers. Some own root plants available @ £7.50.
Regent	New red variety for wine or dessert, inside or out, resists mildew & downy mildew.
Phoenix	very large muscat berry, turns yellow when ripe in October, heavy crop.
Siegerrebe	another good reliable UK performer, early brownish grapes for wine or dessert.

 

KIWI £6.00 Perennial vine-like climbers. Need a warm site to crop outdoors but are reliable croppers in the greenhouse. They have attractive foliage and flowers so make a good ornamental, with crops outdoors in warm summers as a bonus.

Boskoop £10.00	Self-fertile Dutch variety for a warm spot. sold out
Hayward young plants £6.00	Female variety, the standard commercial choice, excellent quality fruit.
Solo young plants £6.00	Self-fertile, likes a warm spot outdoors or in the greenhouse.
Tomuri  young plants £6.00	Male pollinator for Hayward, use approx 1 male to 5 females if grown in close proximity.

HARDY KIWI - Actinidia arguta £25.00 each

PURPURNA SADOWA - Very hardy, small sweet kiwi, red fruited in the sun; for outdoor growing. Pollinated by Weika, below.

WEIKA - Male hardy Kiwi to pollinate Purpurna Sadowa.

 

DWARF HOPS £6.00

Prima Donna - reaches 2-3 metres. Out of the East Malling hop breeding project, this new dwarf hop produces excellent cones for brewing as well as young shoots for cooking as a vegetable in early spring. Deciduous climber - stems die down each autumn, but makes a good summer screen.

Golden Tassels - about 30 cms smaller all round than Prima Donna, with yellow foliage, but the brewing, edibility and landscaping potentials are the same.