Author Topic: Franchi seeds, anyone familiar with them (Read 9548 times)

Trixiebelle · « **Reply #20 on:** May 30, 2007, 20:46:42 »

Troilus and Cress???

Emagggie · « **Reply #21 on:** May 30, 2007, 21:07:59 »

King Pear?

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #22 on:** May 30, 2007, 21:24:23 »

yep, they'll do.

2 Gentle Mangos of Verona
The Ten Pests
Good King Henry the Fifth

Amazin · « **Reply #23 on:** May 31, 2007, 22:25:41 »

Italian veg?

Surely, much Ragu about nothing.

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #24 on:** May 31, 2007, 22:30:55 »

Cauli-olanus

The Merry Chives of Windsor

nittynora · « **Reply #25 on:** May 31, 2007, 22:43:03 »

Seven chives for seven brothers? ;)

Les Legumes Dangereux? ::)

Borlotto? :o (Othello!)

I do apologise! ;D

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #26 on:** June 01, 2007, 09:48:06 »

Quote from: nittynora on May 31, 2007, 22:43:03

Seven chives for seven brothers? ;)

I never Knew that was Shakespeare! Is that the one where all the girls drink a sleeping potion, the blokes turn up, think they're dead, and poison themselves, the girls wake up and then stab themselves to death, to the tune of "Bless your beautiful hide"? They don't write them like that anymore :D

Jeannine · « **Reply #27 on:** June 01, 2007, 10:00:30 »

I still like my Dickens Tale of Two Titty Fruit.

I think the one you refer to was something to do with a Giant in the film industry from across the Atlantic...Howard Dill jumps to mind Rhubarb.

XX Jeannine

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #28 on:** June 01, 2007, 10:56:33 »

Jeannine- if i googled "titty fruit" would I get anything sensible, or would i regret it??? I'll do it anyway. Amazing!!! aka "Apple of Sodom"!! :o I bet you also grow Naranjilla's Solanum quitoense too, tho it grows 10ft
Howard KALE surely

gordonsveg · « **Reply #29 on:** June 01, 2007, 17:34:24 »

2nd ythoughts after seeing tom p-b endorsing them.

Trixiebelle · « **Reply #30 on:** June 01, 2007, 18:35:51 »

Quote from: Rhubarb Thrasher on June 01, 2007, 09:48:06

Quote from: nittynora on May 31, 2007, 22:43:03
Seven chives for seven brothers? ;)

I never Knew that was Shakespeare! Is that the one where all the girls drink a sleeping potion, the blokes turn up, think they're dead, and poison themselves, the girls wake up and then stab themselves to death, to the tune of "Bless your beautiful hide"? They don't write them like that anymore :D

They certainly don't rhubarb.

ROFPMSL ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Jeannine · « **Reply #31 on:** June 01, 2007, 18:41:06 »

I am not kidding, truly, I have seeds.

Titty Fruit aka Nipple Fruit. Beautiful,tall thorny plants that bear purple flowers followed by long spikes of 3 inch yellow fruit that are curiously shaped,sort of like a cows udder,and glowing yellow/orange ,they grow directly off a 2-5 foot stem. An inedible aubergine,used in flower arrangements or potted plants,they fetch a high price in stores. Originally from Thailand.

Cedar Creek have them and there is a picture on the site.

XX Jeannine

Howard(type of pumpkin) and Dills, breeder of Atlantic Giant pumpkin..Ok yours is better

Trixiebelle · « **Reply #32 on:** June 01, 2007, 18:55:23 »

I BELIEVE YOU JEANNINE! ;D

Jeannine · « **Reply #33 on:** June 01, 2007, 18:58:22 »

Good, cos I got Yugoslavian Finger fruit too. No Peter Pecker Peppers though.

Trixiebelle · « **Reply #34 on:** June 01, 2007, 19:00:18 »

Tsk! ;)

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #35 on:** June 01, 2007, 19:13:41 »

no you're right Jeannine, very curious fruit indeed. I wonder if it's the result of human selection, like those sea crabs in Japan, whose shells look just like human faces. And where did the name "Apple of Sodom" come from?

If you're a fan of 7B for 7B, then explain me the song lyric "A man can't sleep when he sleeps with sheep"

Jeannine · « **Reply #36 on:** June 01, 2007, 19:23:34 »

Well Rhubarb I don't know about the lyrics on 7b for 7b but if a man sleeps with sheep maye he has a guilty conscience and it keeps him awake nights, or maybe the sheep snore. Maybe if he follows the folks around him and has no mind if his own???

I really haven't got a clue XX Jeannine

PS I will watch it tonight and see if it gives me a clue

Trixiebelle · « **Reply #37 on:** June 01, 2007, 19:27:32 »

What sea crabs? Have you got a picture?

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #38 on:** June 01, 2007, 19:54:49 »

Trixiebelle, the story of the crabs came from Carl Sagan's documentary series "Cosmos" from 1978ish. Very good though he did keep referring to people as "Yoomans" I remember. He said that after a historical sea battle off Japan, with lots of samurai dead, the fishermen started throwing back crabs with shells that looked like faces, so that after centuries of artificial selection all the crabs now look like human faces. only a quick Google now suggests that none of it is true

http://www.docbug.com/blog/archives/000701.html Like the bloke's blog, I remember Carl Sagan saying it vividly.
The crabs do look like faces - "samurai crab" should Google it

gordonsveg · « **Reply #39 on:** June 06, 2007, 20:26:29 »

I only read your post about these seeds on friday, but sent email off for catalogue, it turned up on my email by monday. Very good going. The prints a bit small but readable
Looks like I will be spending my pocket money there this year.
Thanks Jeannine for address. ;D ;D ;D

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Author Topic: Franchi seeds, anyone familiar with them (Read 9548 times)