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Over the years Chris Bowers’ pot grown strawberries have often been said to be synonymous with ‘choice and quality’. Their reputation is well known throughout Europe and we receive enquiries from many parts of the world. The advantage of our pot grown strawberries is simple, they are grown in a special fertile pot for planting straight into the garden upon receipt. The pots are much larger than many others dispatched and the roots grow through their special pots so
there is no root disturbance. The result is that often just after two weeks in your garden, they are well established and seem as though they have always been there!
The benefits are obvious:
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No check to the growth at the time of planting
- Quick Establishment
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- The heaviest crop possible the summer after planting
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- No waiting 2 years for a crop with Chris Bower’s pot grown strawberries!
Add to this the obvious benefits of a superior, virus-free healthy plant, and the difference in the results becomes clearer. Customers who have been planting our strawberries for the past 20 years or more already know this, new customers may order with every confidence. Never settle for second best, it is always false economy. If you order early, we can normally despatch during the summer to your preferred time for planting.
Varieties and Pricing
Raised and introduced by Chris Bowers & Sons. Norfolk Nectar is the first release from our own breeding programme tailored for you the home gardener, with flavour top amongst its priorities. Norfolk Nectar is a cross between our two most flavoursome strawberries, Chapelaine (our top seller of the last 10
A new outstanding early strawberry!
Bred by HRI East Malling, the home of so many of England’s finest Strawberries. Alice has produced exceptional trial results and has been eagerly anticipated indeed. Cropping a week or more before Elsanta, the very regular conical berries have high percentage of Class 1 fruits and
We have reintroduced this very old favourite by popular request. Suffering surprisingly little from disease considering its age (last popular well over 30 years ago) the very dark green foliage partly hides the moderately sized torpedo shaped dark red juicy berries. As might be expected the flavour is superb. Stock
Mid-season variety providing a heavy crop of quality fruit with a good flavour. Excellent for jam, and all purposes. Can also be grown under cloches and in pots, a regular and heavy cropper. The standard variety to which all other varieties are compared. We use the new improved Clone 3A
early mid-season, medium to large fruits of very good flavour and appearance. A good variety for a frost pocket because the blossom trusses develop late. In its maiden year this variety is early with exceptional flavour, in the second and third years mid-season with a very good flavour. The plants
A mid-season from Holland. Ripening a few days later than Cambridge Favourite, the fruit is medium to large, firm and a bright almost brick-red colour. The flavour of the orange-red flesh is good. Heavy cropping and now being widely planted by commercial market growers. The firmness of the juicy fruits
A recent introduction from Holland that is ideal for growing under cloches or glass. An early variety with large, bright fruits that are firm and juicy. Excellent flavour, a good yield of quality fruit. Health is generally good, but mildew can be a problem in some areas. One of the
Raised by the Institute of Horticultural research East Malling (East Malling Research Station) Emily is a very special new early cropping variety. Emily gives us a higher yielding and earlier season alternating to Honeyoye, In a favourable area you could be picking your first fruits in late May from outdoor
Raised at H.R.I. East Malling from a cross between Elsanta and Allstar. Eros is an alternative variety to Elsanta with a higher percentage of class 1 fruits, fewer mis-shapen berries, a higher yield potential and greater resistance to Red Core. The fruits have an attractive glossy skin with a good
A new late maincrop season variety from HRI East Malling which crops from early July to early August. The firm brightly coloured and regularly shaped berries have an excellent flavour and are well displayed for easy picking. Resistant to wilt, powdery mildew and vine weevil. Does well under cover and
A favourite variety in Europe for many years, early cropping with large red fruits. Strong but compact growth. Mildew can be a problem, but one of the best older varieties, good crops of well flavoured firm fruits.
The wonderful new variety that we introduced in 1988. Honeyoye is a very early variety for picking early June onwards. The bright red fruits are medium sized, very attractive and have an excellent flavour. Very heavy cropping for an early variety, far higher quality, good, healthy growth and bright glossy
A very promising new early variety with larger berries than others of this season, regular quality and fewer misshapen fruits, very good sweet but distinctive, rich flavour. Does well under glass as well as the open garden. Very impressive results can be achieved with this variety.
A recent introduction, the fruits are large and extremely dark in colour. The fruit is well displayed and crops very heavily. Fruit size is maintained in successive seasons. Raised at Wageningen Research Station in Holland.
Laura is a new late Summer Season variety bred from Pandora and Cambridge Late Pine. Laura makes an easily managed upright plant displaying the abundant crop of well-shaped orange red berries to perfection. LAura has out-cropped Elsanta in trials and has shown resistance to both Verticillium Wilt and Blossom Weevils.
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