Seed Sharing Circle 2015 and growing progress

[Silverleaf]

Last year I didn't have enough room for all the oca I wanted to grow, so the extras sat around in little pots for months. I only planted them out once I'd made space by harvesting early potatoes.

They actually did fine, so I'm going to do the same this year rather than giving them their own dedicated area. Space is really tight for me!

[Silverleaf]

[galina]

The first tiny Minogue seedling is up, well 'up' is an overstatement, there is just the tiniest bit of green showing.   

I am really excited by these and their potential.   

Several of the tomatoes just sprang up after 3-4 days, so good to be caring for baby plants again.   

[Robert_Brenchley]

Great; none of mine is up yet. Some of the Green Mountain is showing, but that's all apart from the Allium christophii I planted in the autumn. Only two of the Green Mountain I planted last year have survived, thanks to a fox digging my seedlings up, but they're staying firmly in pots this year!

[galina]

Robert, a second one has germinated   

Ruud,  I have just read up on the Swedish Brown bean.  A very traditional bean apparently, but I can't find out for definite whether it is a dwarf or a climbing French bean.  I think dwarf?

Also I have tried to learn more about 'Hungarian Orange pepper' and 'Pumpkin from Marocco', but Google did not help either.

I have found information about tomato Crimson Cushion.  Sounds like it is a really good beefsteak variety.
http://store.tomatofest.com/Beefsteak_Heirloom_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0044.htm

Could you please tell us a little about your varieties?  Or do you have any photos?    

[galina]

Mine look to be overwintering ok in a cold greenhouse, they did start to flower about a month ago, but then we had a frost. I noticed today they have some more buds forming so they must be quite happy, or very stressed! I've not sown any seeds, I'm hoping my plants will come through ok, but it's good to have a back up if needed.

Goodness Jayb, it must be a lot warmer where you are.  My plants had the tops frosted off but several leaves lower down on the plants are looking green and hopefully growing.  The stems seem to have thickened quite a bit, but they are a long way from flowering.  It is not quite like they are resprouting from the base, but not far off. 

Here is to earlier Litchi tomato fruits! 

[ruud]

Hi galina swedis brown variety one bot is a dwarf.It is a commen dry bean in schweden just in soups and cassaroles.http://www.heirloomtomatoes.bizland.com/Bean,%20Dry%20-%20Swedish%20Brown.jpg.The pumpkin i got the seeds from a friend who has been to marocco and collected them there from a local pumpkin variety.They taste great sweet and great for making pumpkinsoup.hungarian orange pepper i also got grom a swap.Last year i got two pepperplants loaded with orange peppers.The peppers are not to hot just right for in the kitchen.https://www.google.nl/search?q=hungarian+carrot+pepper&espv=2&biw=1024&bih=643&tbm=isch&imgil=IHTud9zJ

[galina]

Thank you for all the info Ruud, very helpful 

[Jayb]

Goodness Jayb, it must be a lot warmer where you are.  My plants had the tops frosted off but several leaves lower down on the plants are looking green and hopefully growing.  The stems seem to have thickened quite a bit, but they are a long way from flowering.  It is not quite like they are resprouting from the base, but not far off. 

Here is to earlier Litchi tomato fruits! 

We've not had many frosts this year, a light touch the last few mornings though. Fleece seems to have kept the Litcchi protected well enough. Some of the cape gooseberies in the poly-tunnel are looking quite good too and I picked a few fruit the other day, yum!

[Jayb]

Ruud, your Hungarian orange peppers sound lovely, I haven't sown any but now I'm thinking I should. How tall do they grow?

[markfield rover]

All the onions are up! Exciting mornings!

[galina]

. Some of the cape gooseberies in the poly-tunnel are looking quite good too and I picked a few fruit the other day, yum!

Polytunnel  a n d  climate envy here    .  If I didn't know that the downside to your maritime climate is greater susceptibility to blight, I'd move! 

[ruud]

one meter was the biggest plant in my greenhouse but most of them are knee high jayb

[Jayb]

. Some of the cape gooseberies in the poly-tunnel are looking quite good too and I picked a few fruit the other day, yum!

Polytunnel  a n d  climate envy here    .  If I didn't know that the downside to your maritime climate is greater susceptibility to blight, I'd move! 

There's always a downside and LB is a pretty big stinger, but I do love it here.
Lol be great if you did move, think of all that growing chat, swapping plants and seeds, tomato tastings!

[Jayb]

one meter was the biggest plant in my greenhouse but most of them are knee high jayb

Thanks Ruud that helps, I'll sow some this afternoon.

[Silverleaf]

. Some of the cape gooseberies in the poly-tunnel are looking quite good too and I picked a few fruit the other day, yum!

Polytunnel  a n d  climate envy here    .  If I didn't know that the downside to your maritime climate is greater susceptibility to blight, I'd move! 

There's always a downside and LB is a pretty big stinger, but I do love it here.
Lol be great if you did move, think of all that growing chat, swapping plants and seeds, tomato tastings!

You should both move near me instead! Never seen blight here. (Now I've said that it'll probably arrive this year...)

[Jayb]

You're so lucky with that. Yes being near would be great 

[Jayb]

First of the Cinnamon vine are poking through. I've no idea where I'm going to plant them though, I already have one in the poly-tunnel?

Lemon grass and chillies are doing great, still under lights.

[markfield rover]

Oca looking pretty..litchi toms coming along nicely and as for the F3 parsnips if I had asked them politely they would have germinated ,as the packet was so generous I have shared with others who usually have problems with snips ,they will not with these super seeds.

[galina]

The Minogues from seed are looking bonny - they will need moving up soon.   

[Robert_Brenchley]

Mine are looking good as well. I think I put in white potato onion as well; has anyone had any luck with that? Mine aren't showing. They may just be slow though. Last year, I planted some everlasting onion seed, and one came up after several weeks. This year, it's still pretty thin, but it's germinating a lot better than that.