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If you've spent all year carefully pruning, training, spraying, feeding, watering and generally fretting about your tree fruit, the very last thing you want to do is damage it while harvesting. And imagine the distress of discovering after a few days in (what you thought were) ideal storage conditions, your carefully cultivated wares have changed from crisp, juicy apples into a rancid soggy mess.
Luckily, we've brought together the following products to help ensure you don't have to go through such an ordeal... |
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Apple Basket |
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£29.95
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A touch of tradition is evident with this Apple Basket that has been styled on the old French fruit picking design, hessian lined with a sizeable capacity. Ideal for all garden gatherings.
Buy Now and Save £6 |
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Berry Picker |
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£9.95
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Make harvesting of berries easy with this clever device. The sturdy berry picker has a comb to separate the berries from the stem and can make harvesting of the fruit up to ten times faster than hand picking. |
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Traditional Apple Racks |
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from £135.00
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The chances are (and let's hope so) that you won't be able to consume all of your apple crop at harvesting time, so storage becomes of premier importance - and these Traditional Apple Racks offer a top class solution. They are manufactured from beech, and this pale hardwood is easily worked to create the robust frame and removable shelves, all designed to allow maximum airflow around the stored fruits - essential to maintain quality and flavour. Available in both 5 and 10 drawer versions (in beech), and 6 drawer in pine. important space between drawers for air to circulate and provide generous capacity. |
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Stackable Apple Rack |
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from £18.95
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This stackable space-saving Apple Rack is designed specifically for storing apples for the winter - made from pine wood it provides a cool, frost-free environment to keep your apples in ideal condition for several weeks.
Extra Value Buy 4 Save £13 |
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Harvest Collection Bag |
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£12.95
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Although designed for the collection of tree fruit this Harvest Collection Bag has a multitude of uses. It is extremely durable and light, made from a welded rubber mesh and has a shoulder strap allowing you to keep both hands free to harvest your produce. |
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Fruit Picker Basket & Handle |
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from £5.95
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Don't let all your hard work throughout the year go to waste by dropping ripe tree fruit when harvesting - the Fruit Picker Basket & Handle is just perfect for collecting fruit from those uppermost branches. The lightweight telescopic aluminium pole extends from 1.8m/5’9” to 5m/16’5”, putting you well within reach of the juicest fruits, and the task of harvesting is made easy by the picker. The stem is not cut as the basket is positioned beneath the fruit and the stem between the basket's 'fingers' and a slight twist is all that is needed to snap the stem. The basket catcher is made from soft cotton for bruise-free fruit.
Extra Value Offer - buy both the Telescopic Handle and Basket Picker and save £2 |
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