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Elderberry – Ranch (Potted)
£9.99
1 Plant (1L Bio-pot)Give your immune system a boost!
This is a productive plant that’ll give you a good crop to cook with (don’t eat them raw!) Elderberries are easy to grow in any soil type and they are very hardy plants. The berries are packed full of vitamin C and antioxidants and are a great one for helping to fight off those winter colds – try cooking it down with water and sugar into a syrup. The ‘Ranch’ variety is relatively compact and will only grow to 2 metres high. You can harvest the berries from August to September.
Number of plants: 1 potted plant (1 litre biodegradable fibre pot)
In the kitchen: THEY MUST BE COOKED! Use Elderberries in crumbles, pies and other fruit puddings or they make delicious jam. If you’re feeling adventurous you can even make your own elderberry wine!
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Jostaberry – Josta Beere (Potted)
£9.99
1 Plant (1L Bio-pot)This unusual plant is a blackcurrant and gooseberry hybrid
Jostaberry produces fruit that looks very similar to blackcurrant but twice the size and with a unique flavour and produces very sweet berries. The jostaberry is a thornless bush (makes it easier to pick!) that is heavy yielding and mildew resistant. You will receive a growing guide with the plant to get your jostaberry growing off to a good start.Number of plants: 1 potted plant (1 litre biodegradable fibre pot)
In the kitchen: Use jostaberry in crumbles, pies and other fruit puddings or jams
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Cranberry – Vaccinium Macrocarpon ‘Stevens’ (Potted)
£9.99
1 Plant (1L Bio-pot)A reliable cranberry plant with good frost and disease resistance
This is the most widely grown variety of cranberry plant as it is well known for its reliability and resistance to frost and diseases. It’s a self-fertile variety producing beautiful deep red fruits with a lovely tangy flavour. Commonly known as ‘Stevens’ this is an American variety that is creeping and low-growing it will only reach a height of 20cm. You should be able to begin harvesting the fruits from October.The cranberry plant will come in a bio-degradable pot – you can either plant it in its pot, or peel the pot off. You will receive a full growing guide with your plant.
Number of plants: 1 potted plant (1 litre biodegradable fibre pot)
Variety: Vaccinium Macrocarpon ‘Stevens’
In the kitchen: Cranberries come into their own around Christmas but are good for much more than accompanying the turkey. Their sour flavour lends itself well to both sweet and savoury dishes, as well as in smoothies, juices and cocktails.