Seed Saving Circle 2016?

[Robert_Brenchley]

I think so. It's an uphill process at the moment, and the treatment for my eye problem is rather unpleasant, but at least it's going in the right direction!

[Robert_Brenchley]

[Bluejay]

Hi @Sparrow, I am the fellow who bred the bean called Blue Jay. Way back in 1977.  I've got the website that you like to look at. Glad you enjoy the site. Sparrow that would be nice if you can check with the Heritage Seed Library about the "Sarah's Old Fashioned Black". 

Hi @Galina, You have "Bob And Mary". Lovely ! My Candian friend will be ecstatic. Would you like to be paid for them somehow?  I'm curious do you ever use Paypal? What I will do is write to her and let her know you have these beans. It will be better to send them directly to her. Beans pass Canadian customs without any problems. Especially where she lives on Vancouver Island.

So eventually someone might locate "Sarah's Old Fashioned Black"  My friend wants to get these beans back into circulation.   

Anway I hope everyone in the UK it healthy and happy, and has had good gardening weather in 2016.

I'll check back on this thread from time to time.   
   

[galina]

Russ, pm sent 

[sparrow]

I've got TPS from my sarpo miras this year if anyone's interested?
Wish I'd known how much the berries stink! 

[Robert_Brenchley]

They really stink; I had some appalling ones last year. Some of them started rotting before I got as far as extracting the seeds. I'd be glad of some Sarpo Mira. someone just sent me one of the other Sarpos, but the more the merrier when it comes to blight resistance!

[pumkinlover]

Well, this has to be  first but my seeds are all packed up ready!

[earlypea]

I meant to post ages ago, sorry.....

As I said a long way back, most of my planned items failed because of adverse weather conditions on my plot.  Things really picked up late summer though and I have a few seeds to offer.  These are mainly my 'workhorses' and I look like a reseller for Realseeds.  Most of these I grow every year and I wouldn't be without.

So, I have

Early tomatoes:

Stupice - always my absolute earliest (vine type)
Aurora - a bush, sauce-type. (normally second earliest)
Grushovka - bush - Very pink.  Type -half-way between a plum and an ox-heart (normally a week or two later)

Winterkefe Mangetout (saved from seed sent by Galina in 2010 seed share).  Prolific, hardy, beautiful - I get major compliments over this early beauty.

Two other things I might add:

"Cupidon" Filet Bush Bean.  I grow this under cover and as it says on the Realseeds website it does, unlike other dwarf types, go on and on.  Only thing is the skins of the seeds is slightly rough-looking.  I think because it was so wet when they were ripening.  Should I put them in?  They are not perfect.

Wapsipinicon Peach - Vine tomato with furry, peach-like skin.  Flavour good, but not as wowed as I thought I'd be by its looks.  Maybe there is a better strain of it somewhere?  Do people want it or not?

OK, looking forward to hearing from others and hearing about what's coming.

[galina]

Earlypea, glad things came right at the end of the season after all, lovely selection of goodies   

[sparrow]

My stuff's ready, just need to know how many packets and where to send them.

[ruud]

Wenn do i send my seeds over the pond? I wish everybody a very green 2017.

[Hector]

Apologies, I have to withdraw. HOpe you all have a great 2017

[galina]

So sorry to hear Hector,  thank you for your kind wishes and hope that 2017 will be good to you also. 

[sparrow]

For BlueJay:

Hi - I've heard back from HSL, and while they can't send me seeds this year 'Sarah's Old-Fashioned Black' is on this year's grow out list for adding to the 2018 catalogue.

Hope that helps - sorry I couldn't get hold of any for you this year.

[galina]

My stuff's ready, just need to know how many packets and where to send them.

Have contacted Jayb regarding the seed circle and other matters, but unfortunately not heard back.  She hasn't been on here since October and similar on FB and on her own forum.  Does anybody know what's the problem?  Or has been in contact?

[sparrow]

No - I sent a PM a few days ago and haven't heard anything. Am hoping all is ok with her.

Should we sort out an exchange between us? Perhaps we could set seeds aside for when she's back?

[galina]

No - I sent a PM a few days ago and haven't heard anything. Am hoping all is ok with her.

Should we sort out an exchange between us? Perhaps we could set seeds aside for when she's back?

I didn't even know that she is away?

[sparrow]

I didn't mean that - poor phrasing - just when she is back in contact.

[sunloving]

I'm just peering out from under the bedclothes at the year and planning to have a rummage at what I've got to share.ive definitely got biquhino chillies which I isolated last year, and golden bantam x early king sweet corn and that salmon flowered pea. Still have some kalahari melons in the fruit bowl if anyone fancies giving them a whirl.
Exciting, hope that Jayb is ok maybe we could have an end of jan deadline?
X sunloving

[markfield rover]

Morning all , do we know how many we are?

[markfield rover]

Rough - very count looks like 16!! Should we confirm our interest ?