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Most Popular Sold Rootstocks, Scions and Trees

Posted on October 3, 2020 by qwertyqweryt61

We are very often asked which rootstock and scion varieties are most popular. So we finally got our heads down and worked it out. The percentage given is over the previous 3 years to the current date. ROOTSTOCKMM106 – Apple … Continue reading →

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Greenhouse Fumigator or Vapourizor – electrically operated – August 2020

Posted on August 24, 2020 by qwertyqweryt61

personal views on an electrically operated Greenhouse Fumigator. Continue reading →

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Testing of Greenhouse Fumigator – August 2020

Posted on August 20, 2020 by qwertyqweryt61

READ THE MANUFACTUERS INSTRUCTIONS FIRST There has been a lot of discussion on the internet forums as to the value for money of Greenhouse Fumigator (the ones you set light to). The main discussion seems to be the amount of … Continue reading →

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Sorbus – Sorbopyrus. ‘burka’ – Hybrid – August 2020

Posted on August 8, 2020 by qwertyqweryt61

Sorbus – Sorbopyrus. ‘burka’ – Hybrid is extremely hardy hybrid between Sorbaronia alpina (Aronia arbutifila x Sorbus aria) and Sorbus aucuparia, cultivated with an eye on the fruit production. Carrying large red/purple fruits that are sweet when ripe, 2 cm … Continue reading →

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Plum – Black Diamond® (USA) ripe 8th August 2020

Posted on August 8, 2020 by qwertyqweryt61

Plum – Black Diamond® (USA) ripe 8th August 2020. Our tree is still quite young, and it is not growing in the most ideal location. These are the first fruits that we have harvested off this variety. The fruit is … Continue reading →

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Plum – Aleksona (Lithuanian) ripe 8th August 2020

Posted on August 8, 2020 by qwertyqweryt61

Plum – Aleksona (Lithuanian) ripe 8th August 2020. Our tree is still quite young, and it is not growing in the most ideal location. These are the first fruits that we have harvested off this variety. It is of average … Continue reading →

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A new apple variety ‘Agra’ from Latvia, ripe 24th July 2020

Posted on July 25, 2020 by qwertyqweryt61

This is a new variety that we purchased from Latvia a couple of years ago. Breeder: Rudolfs DumbravsBreeding place: Iedzeni, Madonas county, LatviaHolder: APP Darzkopibas institutsApproved on: 31/01/2002Future expiration date: 31/12/2032 A very early summer variety from Latvia. The fruits … Continue reading →

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A new variety to us – Apple – Pirja 23rd July 2020

Posted on July 23, 2020 by qwertyqweryt61

A Finnish breed from 1981, which is a cross between the varieties ‘Huvitus’ and ‘Melba’. A slow-growing tree that has medium-sized, flat-round, green-yellow apples with a red to red-striped cover colour that covers almost the entire fruit. It has a … Continue reading →

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Plum – Najdena (Russian) ripe 22nd July 2020

Posted on July 23, 2020 by qwertyqweryt61

Plum – Najdena (Russian) ripe 22nd July 2020. This is the first fruits that we have harvested off this variety. It is quite nice, with a sweet yellow flesh, with dark purple skin when fully ripe. However it is not … Continue reading →

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First Blackberry ripe 1st July 2020 – var Black Bute

Posted on July 8, 2020 by qwertyqweryt61

This is one of the first ripening blackberries that I have found, and that truly tastes like the wild flavoured Blackberry, sweet with a slight acidic tone. Some of the new varieties have a not very nice after taste or … Continue reading →

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