Author Topic: Seed sharing circle 2011 (Read 111512 times)

SueK · « **Reply #400 on:** September 29, 2011, 15:59:19 »

Quote from: Dandytown on September 29, 2011, 15:48:40

Great and thank-you as I have just finished number 20 and am going to pull my hair out. Not sure I have the attention span for small arts and craft stuff. More a hammer and nail kind of person :)

By the way, here is a neat little site for templatesa http://tipnut.com/seed-packets/

I am using the childrens set for my peas

Don't forget to keep some for yourself, Dandytown! :) Those templates look great!

1066 · « **Reply #401 on:** September 29, 2011, 16:53:51 »

ooo those look smart!

I got a job lot of clear plastic bags, and cut some sticky labels in half :-X :-[ ;)

anyway here's a sneak preview :D

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Poolcue · « **Reply #402 on:** September 29, 2011, 17:22:48 »

Sorry nothing fancy here. I will be using dinner money envelopes and a bic biro. ;D

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #403 on:** September 29, 2011, 19:47:00 »

My pea crop has been crap this year, but I'll have something. Some of the beans have plenty of pods ripening, though again the crop hasn't been good. I should have Black Magic and Cosse Violette, and hopefully Major Cooke.

Dandytown · « **Reply #404 on:** September 30, 2011, 15:33:42 »

Black Magic would certainly help 8)

1066 · « **Reply #405 on:** October 03, 2011, 08:04:39 »

Quote from: Dandytown on September 30, 2011, 15:33:42

Black Magic would certainly help 8)

LOL ;D

SueK · « **Reply #406 on:** October 03, 2011, 14:55:24 »

Currently drying out tomato seeds - all the Prairie Fire and the first batch of Vova Yellow. Very grateful for the mini heatwave to help finish off the tomatoes!

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #407 on:** October 03, 2011, 20:42:16 »

Quote from: Dandytown on September 30, 2011, 15:33:42

Black Magic would certainly help 8)

Just don't ask me to turn out at midnight to pick the bloody things with vast ceremony. You can have your black beans, but no haggling!

Poolcue · « **Reply #408 on:** October 09, 2011, 10:28:20 »

Apologies for my lack of updates.A tale of two crops.
The Koralik have been fine and I am soaking and drying batches of seed on a weekly basis.
The Moonlight on the other hand have been a disaster.I think I might have had a duff packet.
I started a batch off in pots and a month later nothing had happened.
I did a second batch and got a couple of plants.
I sowed direct and nothing came up.
I have a couple of plants and am leaving them to see if I have any viable seeds.
So if it is alright with people I have a decent Anaheim chilli crop and would like to offer those instead.

Jayb · « **Reply #409 on:** October 09, 2011, 11:44:03 »

Koralik and Anaheim chillis sound good to me :)

martinburo · « **Reply #410 on:** October 10, 2011, 18:03:06 »

I have spring cabbage (Durham Early) and sorrel (Belleville) and I'll also add lovage seeds, all packed and ready to be sent. No pictures, sorry, my laptop broke.

markfield rover · « **Reply #411 on:** October 10, 2011, 19:27:01 »

Before I get drummed out of the Brownies! My progress to date is-the King Tut pea is in- sadly not a huge crop but hopefully enough to go around.
Bonne bouche cfb ( great taste) -thinks it is still June but looking good and as for Birds Egg cfb the crop is small but again I hope that a few seeds are better than none.
Cheers.

galina · « **Reply #412 on:** October 10, 2011, 22:08:21 »

Looking good everybody! :)

markfield rover · « **Reply #413 on:** October 11, 2011, 09:35:51 »

Forgot to mention if it is okay I will add sweet peas ! Just as a bit of pretty, give our circle a lovely scent.

1066 · « **Reply #414 on:** October 11, 2011, 11:20:57 »

Looking at what's drying I should have Madeira Maroon and Red and White (from HSL) to add. Phew!

markfield rover · « **Reply #415 on:** October 12, 2011, 10:53:05 »

Rightyo, I have 180 King Tut peas do you think this will do ? I have had bigger crops with others maybe I expect too much from
'heritage' sorts -perhaps heritage for a reason!
Cheers

1066 · « **Reply #416 on:** October 12, 2011, 12:07:19 »

Markfield - 180 sounds plenty. For some seed swaps of heritage varieties I've only had 6 or 8 peas or beans, and that is usually good enough to start off with :)
Oh,, and I love the name King Tut!

markfield rover · « **Reply #417 on:** October 13, 2011, 09:12:22 »

Thanks 1066 - The King Tut pea is also known as Prews pea- there seems to be a bit of 'Mummy' history to this one including
archaeology-tourists and locals who knew they were on to a good thing, nothing concrete but a ' romantic 'tale.

galina · « **Reply #418 on:** October 13, 2011, 12:08:46 »

MR,
Last year we had 5 seeds of Black Turtle bean. Here 4 of them grew into strong healthy plants and produced seeds plenty enough for a proper 'grow, save and eat' in future years. With beans, tomatoes, peas and squashes it is fine not to have a lot of seeds from many different plants, because we can save from just a few plants without creating a problematic genetic 'bottleneck'. More is better obviously, but unlike sweetcorn, brassica, root crops and alliums, there is no big genetic deterioration, provided all plants are healthy and true to type. If there is a chance to get more Black Turtles or 'Tuts' in years to come from another source, I shall grow those separately and compare to make sure they are the same, and then combine the batches.

In the meantime I cherish and save seeds from my Black Turtle beans, as I will cherish your King Tut peas, whatever the quantity. We are all seedsavers here and can make more ;D

markfield rover · « **Reply #419 on:** October 14, 2011, 14:35:15 »

Thanks galina I guess every little does help. I also think every seed is a minor miracle!

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