Fruit Plants

Imagine, gorgeous, mouth watering Strawberries, fresh from your own garden! We grow a range of fruit bushes including Strawberries, Gooseberries, Blackcurrants, Raspberries, Rhubarb and Blueberries. They can be planted in amongst existing gardens or given their own patch.

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Raspberries
A delicious summer treat!

April 2011

Adding to our fruit plant selection this year, we have grown 2 varieties of red raspberries to tempt you. Latham is a very reliable variety which fruits in July. It produces glowing red berries with a wonderfully sweet flavour. After harvest in the summer, cut down to the base all stems (canes) that have fruited, leaving the new growth to produce berries the following year.

Heritage is a vigorous everbearing variety that will produce a summer crop in July and a fall crop in September. In the fall, cut down all fall fruiting canes after frost and they'll be back next year with a bountiful crop. Raspberries should be grown in a sunny location in narrow rows. Canes grow vigorously up and will need to be supported with stakes and string. Raspberries can be eaten fresh, made into jam or try freezing some for winter treats (my family's favourite!) They are one of the best fruits for home gardeners to grow as they do not keep or ship well and are very expensive in stores. Drop by the farm and we'd be happy to help you out with your raspberry patch!

Raspberry Bushes

May 2010

This year, we are excited to be adding a selection of fruit plants to our repertoire. All plants are grown at the farm and it has been quite mouth watering watching our strawberry plants grow! We have Strawberry, Rhubarb, Gooseberry and 2 types of Blueberry available. It's easy to add a few fruit bushes to your garden. They can be grown either in their own patch or popped in amongst flowers and shrubs. Rhubarb is one of the easiest to grow and makes quite a majestic addition to the garden.

Strawberries are also easy - just give them a sunny patch and watch them take off. Gooseberries and Blueberries require a few more considerations when planting and growing, but both will flourish in our area. All our fruit plants can be planted out anytime and we would be glad to offer variety and care advice as you make your choices - maybe even a few recipes too!