Autumn/Winter 2016-2017
RHUBARB £6.00 per crown.
| Brandy Carr Scarlet | Richly coloured, excellent flavour. sold out |
| Cawood Delight | Low yield but very good quality, shiny deep maroon stems, not for forcing. Sold out |
| Champagne | Red stems with a good sweet flavour, April to August. Can be forced for March use. |
| Delight | new variety that is described as an everbearer, (but dont take any stems in the first year). Fresh, sweet/sharp flavour. |
| Stockbridge Arrow | Long, thick tender juicy stems, upright, good forcer but needs a dustbin to cover it. |
| Timperley Early | Very early [often around New Year] variety with excellent flavour. |
| Victoria | The latest variety to emerge, crops into the summer, good flavour and reliable. |
STRAWBERRIES Bare Root 50p per plant, 40p each per 10 or more.
| Alice | Promising well-flavoured firm main-season variety. Had good flavour in wet 2007 when the others were very watery. |
| Cambridge Favourite | The standard variety for many years, good all-rounder, very good when well grown. Mid |
| Elsanta | Mid season. High yields of glossy berries. Good shelf life. Good flavour when well grown. Commercial favourite. |
| Fenella | 2 weeks later than mid-season, heavy crops, good disease resistance, and stands up to heavy rain well. Could be a new organic favourite. |
| Florence | The organic choice, healthy and tasty, 2 weeks later than mid season |
| Honeyoye | Early. Good flavour, firm berries, recommended for freezing. Heavy yields from compact plants. |
| Korona | Early.Good flavour, health and yield. Seems a good subject for organic growing. |
| Royal Sovereign |
Heritage [ 1890’s] variety widely grown for market from the 1920’s. Still sought after by its fans for its quality fruit. These plants are of Certified healthy stock. |