Raspberry Fruiting

Raspberries are ideal for pies, jam or eating fresh. They require free-draining soil and do not like wet soils.

Glen Lyon	Great for cooking, disease resistant	June - July
Glen Magna	Superb eaten fresh, disease resistant	July
Glen Prosen	High yields, pest and disease resistant	July
Glen Ample	High yields, strong flavour	July - August
Octavia	Sweet flavour, large and juicy berries	July - August
Polka	Masses of large, sweet deep-red berries	July - October
Cascade Delight	Good for wetter soils, prolific	August
Autumn Bliss	Firm texture, good flavour	August - October

Blackberry and Hybrid Berry Fruiting

Blackberries and Hybrid Berries are great for cooking, making jam or eating fresh. Modern varieties are thorn-free too!

Ouachita	Upright, almost thornless stems with masses of fruits. Reliable and disease resistant	Late June
Adrienne	Masses of large, sweet, conical fruits on thornless stems. Ideal eaten fresh or cooked	Late July
Tayberry	Heavy cropper, dark juicy fruits, cold tolerant	Late July
Black Cascade	Compact, thornless, hanging basket variety with masses of cascading fruits	Early August
Reuben	Large, sweet, abundant fruits appearing on 1st year canes. Very upright and almost thornless	Late August

Blackcurrant Fruiting

Blackcurrants have intense flavour and are perfect for cooking, baking and making jam. They also freeze well!

Ben Sarek	Ideal for the smaller garden, heavy cropper, good for colder sites	Mid July
Baldwin	Heritage variety, compact, tart fruit have excellent flavour	Late July
Ben Lomond	Late flowering, large sweet berries, heavy cropping, disease resistant	August
Ben Alder	Late flowering, late cropping, high yields and the best for juicing	Early August
Ben Tirran	Rich tart flavour is great for cooking, freezes well, heavy cropper	August

Strawberry Fruiting

Eaten fresh or in deserts, strawberries are easy to grow and the perfect summer fruit.

Honeoye	High yields with a sweet and juicy fruit. Perfect for jam making, as a desert or for freezing.	Early Season
Korona	Very large fruits with great flavour. Very adaptable to all conditions.	Early Season
Romina	Sweet and juicy with high nutritional value. Good disease resistance.	Early Season
Cambridge Favourite	Great for container growing, high yields, disease resistance and jam making.	Mid Season
Elsanta	Long cropping period with reliable fruit, good flavour.	Mid Season
Hapil	Very large fruits, high yields, great commercial variety, good in a dry summer.	Mid Season
Red Gauntlet	High yields of large fruit, with a second crop in autumn. Good for growing under cloches/tunnels.	Mid Season
Sonata	Good commercial variety with large, uniform, sweet fruits.	Mid Season
Sweetheart	Great in containers or in the ground, fast growing, high nutritional value and sweet flavour.	Mid Season
Pegasus	High yields and flavour with good pest and disease resistance. Better for heavy soils.	Late Summer