New products at Crocus
by Sarah - September 19th, 2009.Filed under: Crocus, New Products.
Crocus just added these new products
raspberry – late season fruiting £12.99
Position: full sunSoil: fertile, well-drained soilRate of growth: fast-growingOther features: tasty, firm fruit (mid-July to mid-August)Hardiness: fully hardyA widely grown and popular variety to rival ‘Malling Prosenl’. It has spineless canes, some resistance to aphids and virus, and is easy to grow and control. The heavy yield of very firm, round fruit is ready for picking from mid-July and the raspberries are full of flavour. A good mid-season variety.Garden care: Prepare the ground well before planting. Remove all weeds and dig in plenty of well-rotted manure in to the area. Once planted, shorten the canes to about 23cm (9in). Each spring, mulch well with well-rotted manure. Plants flower on one-year-old wood, so the new canes need to be separated from fruiting ones. After cropping, cut the fruiting canes down to the ground and tie in the new ones that have grown that year.
white outdoor grape £9.99
Position: full sunSoil: well-drained, preferably neutral to alkaline soilRate of growth: fast-growingFlowering period: June to JulyFlower colour: tiny green flowersOther features: has green grapesHardiness: fully hardy
grape (syn Riesling Sylvaner) £9.99
Position: full sunSoil: well-drained, preferably neutral to alkaline soilRate of growth: fast-growingFlowering period: June to JulyFlower colour: tiny green flowersOther features: has rgolden yellow grapesHardiness: fully hardywhite wine grape, also grown for dessert grapes, prolific and grows outdoors
pink indoor grape £9.99
Position: full sunSoil: well-drained, preferably neutral to alkaline soilRate of growth: fast-growingFlowering period: June to JulyFlower colour: tiny green flowersOther features: has pink grapes
strawberry – mid season fruiting £8.99
Position: full sunSoil: any soilRate of growth: fast-growingOther features: tasty, orange-red fruit (late-June to mid-July) Cropping times may be brought forward or extended if you are growing them in a greenhouse or cloche tunnel.Hardiness: fully hardy Bumper crops of large fruits that have a deliciously sweet taste and firm flesh, can be harvested from late june on this recently introduced strawberry. It is said to have a much lower incidence of producing misshapen fruits than many other types. Height 15cm (6″). Supplied as 12 runners.Runners are sent out bare root and should be planted on arrival.