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Blackberry 'Loch Katrine'
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FROM £24.99
Super-large, 9 gram berries!
Super-sweet and juicy
Thornless variety
Delivery Information View Product DescriptionLoading...Description How to Grow More Info DeliveryThe first of a new generation of large-fruited, sweet blackberry varieties to be made available to the grower – exclusively by us!
Whilst big, sweet blackberries dominate the supermarket shelves, they are the monopoly of a few commercial growers and not available to the home gardener – until that is, our trailblazing Blackberry 'Loch Katrine'. Blackberry 'Loch Katrine' offers super-large berries weighing up to 9 grams each – double the size of most other garden varieties.
These lovely, sweet berries have a superb blackberry flavour, coming top in blind tasting trials at the James Hutton Institute where it was bred. The berries have a unique sugar to acid balance which delivers their special sweet taste.
'Loch Katrine' produces very high yields – up to 4kg for a single plant – amounting to over £30 worth of berries if you were to purchase them from a supermarket. This vigorous variety is also free from thorns making it easy to train and a pleasure to harvest.
Bred in Scotland by James Hutton’s breeder, Nikki Jennings, 'Loch Katrine' is the first new blackberry to be released by the Institute since 2006 and sets a new standard for the gardener.
Height: 2m (6ft). Spread: 2.5m (8ft).
Estimated time to cropping once planted: 16-20 months.
Estimated time to best yields: 28-32 months.
Height Up to 2m (6ft)
Spread Up to 2.5m (8ft)
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1 x 1.8 Litre Potted Plant (KF8792)
2 x 1.8 Litre Potted Plants (KF8793)
Plant blackberry bushes in a sunny position in any well drained soil. Incorporate plenty of well rotted manure or garden compost into the ground prior to planting. When growing blackberry plants, support the stems on a framework of wires stretched between sturdy 1.8m (6') posts, or trained against a trellis or wall.Water well for the first year until blackberry plants are fully established. Train the stems onto their supports as they grow. Cover the plants with netting to protect the crop from birds as blackberry fruits begin to develop. Blackberries can be harvested from July onwards. In autumn, prune the canes which have fruited over summer to ground level. Canes which have not fruited should be 'tied in' to their supports. In spring, while the ground is moist, apply a mulch of well rotted manure or garden compost to the base of the canes to improve moisture retention throughout the summer.Seeds and garden supplies will normally be delivered within the time period stated against each product as detailed above. Plants, bulbs, corms, tubers, shrubs, trees, potatoes, etc. are delivered at the appropriate time for planting or potting on. Delivery times will be stated on the product page above, or in your order acknowledgement page and email.
Orders for packets of seed incur a delivery charge of £2.99.
Orders which include any other products will incur a delivery charge of £6.99.
Where an order includes both packets of seeds and other products, a maximum delivery charge of £7.99 will apply - regardless of the number of items ordered.
Large items may incur a higher delivery charge - this will be displayed in your shopping basket.
Please see our Delivery page for further details, and more information on different charges that may apply to certain destinations.
For more information on how we send your plants please visit our Helpful Guide on plant sizes.
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