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Re:tree peony , sorry to be so vague and if I find the label I will update( or when it flowers)  I think yellow , I do remember buying it from a beautiful walled garden nursery just outside Hay on Wye.
Hot footing it to the Post Office ......

I was delighted to receive two lovely fat packages of seeds today, one from Garrett and one from Juliev.Thank you both very much for the generosity of the contributions and for the care which had gone into their preparation

Thank you for the offer. Just wondering what colour the flowers on your tree peony are?

I have just noticed that my tree peony has beautiful fat ripe pods , would anyone like 2/3 seeds ?

Yet another literary offering.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DNXPV9RP

I'm in awe of the contributions this year 

I'll be adding Corée de Sang, which I received from Guy Dirix. It's a vigourous climber of the shelling/drying type.
https://belleepoquemeise.be/le-roi-du-potager/coree-de-san/

Quote from: JanG on November 20, 2024, 07:00:21
Do you find Shimonita can develop a perennial habit too?

Unlike Red Beard, Shimonita does not split into mulitple bulbs but remains singular. I would presume it dies after flowering - I don't know for certain, as after they set ripe seed I pulled up the lot.

Both are going to be treasured Jan, thank you.  Looking forward to these. 

I spoke too soon when I wrote 'one final'. I think this really is the final final!

I have gathered seeds of agretti, otherwise known as Salsola soda. If you haven't come across it, it's a bit like samphire, kind of succulent and slightly salty.A common name is saltwort. It can be eaten fresh as a salad ingredient or very lightly cooked and is good with spaghetti etc.
The seed has to be very fresh and even then germination is certainly not 100%. I love it, and for me it now self-seeds every year in my polytunnel. You can grow it out of doors as well. Early in the season I think it would benefit from some protection. Once you have it you can keep harvesting fresh seed each year but quite a lot of the seed on sale isn't fresh enough to be any use. I had good seed eventually from Franchi which they sent out within a fairy short window I think. I'm hoping my seed will be good. Real Seeds also supply it. Photo is internet

There have been problems with accessing A4A over the last couple of days and I've emailed circle members separately in case the problems persist. Mercifully they have been fixed for which many thanks.

I have one final contribution to make to the circle. Last season we were aware that the developer of many fine lettuce varieties, Frank Morton, was retiring. There was concern that some of his varieties might fade out of circulation. I had bought several directly from his company back in, I think, 2018. One of these, Mayan Jaguar, successfully germinated this last season so I have seed ready to share. I haven't got a photo but this is an internet image