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I have just tried growing your Victorian colossal pea, with fantastic results.
We have a small garden and my wife found these thinking we would get more for the same space as the 'normal' peas. Problem is they are so heavily laden with pods they are tearing from the support frame and I have had to tie them up with soft string. A problem that is very welcome. I have just sown more in the greenhouse to plant out for a later crop. I have also tried your coloured carrots but too soon to try, but I will be ordering more seeds and greater variety in the future.
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Jeff Norris, Ashington, Northunberland
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I have just tried growing your Victorian colossal pea, with fantastic results.
We have a small garden and my wife found these thinking we would get more for the same space as the 'normal' peas. Problem is they are so heavily laden with pods they are tearing from the support frame and I have had to tie them up with soft string. A problem that is very welcome. I have just sown more in the greenhouse to plant out for a later crop. I have also tried your coloured carrots but too soon to try, but I will be ordering more seeds and greater variety in the future.
Best wishes
Jeff Norris, Ashington, Northunberland
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Almond Tree Robijn
Prunus x persicoides 'Robijn'
- Beautiful pinky-white flowers are followed by a heavy crop of soft-shelled nuts with a gorgeously sweet flavour.
- Very good resistance to peach leaf curl, making it all but immune to the disease.
- Self-fertile.
- St Julien A rootstock.
Supplied as a bare root tree pruned to approximately 3-4 ft (90-120cm) tall including roots.
Available from APPROXIMATELY late November / early December
GBP1 or more £26.50 each
Description
After a stunning display of delicate pinky-white flowers in the spring the tree produces a heavy crop of soft-shelled nuts with a gorgeously sweet flavour, ready for harvesting in late August.
Very good resistance to peach leaf curl, making it all but immune to the disease.
Will start fruiting approximately two - three years after planting.
- Self-fertile.
- Grown on St Julien A rootstock for an ultimate height of 12-15ft (3.65-4.6m) but can easily be kept at a height of 6-8ft (1.8-2.4m).
- Top Tips
- Almonds prefer a full sun position but will tolerate shade.
- Being closely related to Peaches and Nectarines (you can actually eat the outer flesh in exactly the same way), Almonds flower on second year wood - so avoid over-zealous pruning.
- Pruning is best undertaken after the tree has flowered and set fruit.
Pricing
Available from APPROXIMATELY late November / early December
How To...
How To Plant Fruit Trees & Nut Trees
Detailed advice on planting fruit and nut trees - including advice on container growing, pruning and training, and advice on specific varieties.
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An article on the basics of growing nuts written by Stephen Shirley that appeared in Grow Your Own magazine.