Strawberry Collection - 4 months
24 Strawberry plants for less than £20.00!
Collection comprising 24 plants (6 of each variety):
Christine (picture 1) - This strawberry really has it all! Christine is the earliest variety we offer - cropping outside from the first week in June. By protecting with cloches or growing in a tunnel you can expect to pick from mid May. The fruit is large, firm and extremely juicy and sweet - giving a wonderful start to the strawberry season. Christine is easy to grow too having strong resistance to the major strawberry diseases and pests. To ensure best yield and flavour water generously in dry spells and particularly after flowering.
Sallybright (picture 2) - This midseason strawberry was bred by Dr David Simpson at East Malling who was so impressed by it that he named it after his wife! We saw it in summer trials and quickly identified it as a winner - superior to 'Perfection', which had been a customer favourite for many years. The fruits are large, uniform and shiny and well presented on upright plants, making picking easy. Flavour is superb with just a hint of acid to balance the sweetness and it makes superb strawberry jam. Importantly for the gardener this is another strawberry with excellent all round resistance to disease.
Amelia (picture 3) - This lovely strawberry was bred and selected at East Malling and is an excellent choice to grow alongside Sallybright. It's vigorous and easy to grow, having good resistance to mildew and wilt disease. The juicy fruits are large, firm and sweet and will be ready to pick from late June.
Malling Opal (picture 4) - Probably the best ever 'everbearer' from Dr. David Simpson, which starts to crop earlier than many existing varieties, and produces the large, sweet and juicy fruit that you would expect from a June bearer. It also produces a consistently heavy yield, cropping steadily from June right through to October - our trials have shown that you can expect to pick around 2-3 lb per week from just 10 plants!
Buy any 3 Strawberries save £9
Price:
£19.95
Code:
453218
Delivery:
March
Units: Pack of 24 Plants (6 of each variety)
Culture: Preparation for planting - Plant strawberries 45cm (18") apart with 75cm (2½') between each row. Choose a sunny, sheltered spot and dig in plenty of well-rotted manure or compost. Full growing instructions included.
Hints: Note - Plants supplied will be strong, open-ground runners (plants), certified under the Plant Health Propagation Scheme (PHPS). All plants will be hand graded and selected before packing.
HEALTH BENEFITS - One of the most nutritious of fruits! Low in calories (approximately 90 calories per punnet). Very high in vitamin C (five berries a day provides more vitamin C than an orange!). High in folate (which aids memory and concentration). Plus high in fibre too!
