Allotments 4 All

Welcome to the seed circle, Debs, and thank you for your proposed donations. And well done for getting a new allotment up and running.

Could you give a little more information about your peas? What was their approximate height? Were they for podding or mangetout type? Were they sweet or more like soup peas? Green podded?

I'm guessing that most of us would probably not need unnamed peas but Juliev is collecting broader groupings of lots of crops and might well appreciate a donation. She and/or others might say differently, but it might be that just one packet of those, rather than seven, will be needed.

So we are now a group of eight enthusiastic growers which means of course that as we package seeds we need to be making up seven packets of each:
Galina
Vetivert
Markfield Rover
Juliev
Ruud
Garrett
Debs
JanG

Both Vetivert and Garrett gave lists early in the season of varieties they were hoping to contribute, both wonderfully rich and varied. No doubt they will both give progress reports before too long.

Galina has given regular, much appreciated progress reports and I have indicated a few contributions on a fairly random fashion as I see what's doing well.

I look forward to hearing of more possibilities as rich harvesting is hopefully progressing well for all of us.

So excited to be back after so long!
It's been  20+ years since my last allotment,  but in January this year, after 5+ years on the waiting list, I finally got a plot and it's been a growing season of clearing overgrowth, lots of weeding etc and getting some plants in!
I sowed some Viola Cornetti (from Galina)saved from the 2016 seed circle.
Germination was poor but I managed to collect a decent amount of seed
Also sowed some peas from the same seed circle and lost the label 🙈 so will put those in too.

My contribution will be...

Viola Cornetti C.F.B
Peas (u/k variety)
Gazza Yellow Egg tomato-  very productive, sweet variety
San Marzano Italian cooking tomato

Deb 🌻
 

Thanks JanG - it's great to be back!
Looking forward to receiving the parcel (I'm excited already!!)
Deb 🌻

Excellent news, they were biding their time and have now come good. 

They are suddenly producing like there's no tomorrow I had the first harvest yesterday. 

Hello Deb.
Congratulations on a productive first season! And on getting your 2016 bean seeds to germinate.
You certainly can contribute your beans, peas and tomato seeds to the seed circle. It will be great to have you join.

If you could put a note to that effect on the seed circle thread it would make sure that others who are planning to donate seeds will know how many packets to set aside. And just to let you know that we have a date now of end of November.

Hi Galina 😀
I've had a very busy, but productive first season!
I had some seeds left from a 2016 A4All seed collection, ( Viola Cornetti CFB which were from you!)
A few germinated, and I collected the seeds.
I also have some peas( need to find the label) and San Marzano tomato seeds
Can I contribute these to the seed circle this year?

Deb 🌻

I have also grown lettuce Stoke from HSL again this year.  This is a miniature cos lettuce that is suited to survive winters in the South of England with minimal protection.  It is certainly excellent as a follow on vegetable after an early crop is out, as it grows quite quickly and stands cold weather later in the year very well.  Leaves are nice and crisp.

I got my original seeds from HSL, as did Adaptive Seeds, who describe it very well.  https://www.adaptiveseeds.com/product/vegetables/lettuce/lettuce-stoke-organic/

Thank you for that additional info Vetivert.  Looking forward to them. 

And I have also processed the buttercup squash seeds which are now drying too.  Oh that delicious melon smell as you cut into it! 

I'd read accounts from growers in the States that these mountain beans stop producing pods in the heat. Hoping you get a spurt of production as temps cool.