Author Topic: HSL Catalogue (Read 23843 times)

galina · « **Reply #60 on:** January 05, 2012, 16:22:26 »

Pleased for you Saddad :) - still waiting ..........................

goodlife · « **Reply #61 on:** January 05, 2012, 16:35:48 »

Mine arrived this morning too..and as Saddad..all first choices and Jeyes peas.. ;D
Does anybody know what sort of pea Jeyes is?

saddad · « **Reply #62 on:** January 05, 2012, 16:46:14 »

I'll look it up in the catalogue... if it's a shorty does anybody want them? :-\

goodlife · « **Reply #63 on:** January 05, 2012, 16:58:48 »

Ah..just saw it..its climber. I flicked the cataloque through bit too quickly in first time.. ::)

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #64 on:** January 05, 2012, 17:05:52 »

I've been told they just planted the Daubenton's and left it; after three years it finally produced seed. Evidently you need to be patient with the stuff!

saddad · « **Reply #65 on:** January 05, 2012, 17:20:45 »

Quote from: goodlife on January 05, 2012, 16:58:48

Ah..just saw it..its climber. I flicked the cataloque through bit too quickly in first time.. ::)

I'm keeping it then... ;D

galina · « **Reply #66 on:** January 05, 2012, 22:58:14 »

Quote from: goodlife on January 05, 2012, 16:35:48

Mine arrived this morning too..and as Saddad..all first choices and Jeyes peas.. ;D
Does anybody know what sort of pea Jeyes is?

Tall shelling pea, lasts quite well into warmer weather. Grows well for us here.

galina · « **Reply #67 on:** January 06, 2012, 10:56:48 »

Very happy today! They have arrived here too. All first choices and the lucky dip was a second choice (boothby blonde cucumber).

1066 · « **Reply #68 on:** January 06, 2012, 11:14:12 »

I've asked for Jeyes peas too. trouble is I was nearly put off by the name, can't help but think of Jeyes Fluid :-X

galina · « **Reply #69 on:** January 06, 2012, 11:57:40 »

Quote from: 1066 on January 06, 2012, 11:14:12

I've asked for Jeyes peas too. trouble is I was nearly put off by the name, can't help but think of Jeyes Fluid :-X

I believe that this is no coincidence. I vaguely remember reading something aeons ago that the same company used to sell seeds.

Also that there is a pea listed in Vilmorin's vegetable variety books of over 100 years ago called 'jeyes conqueror'. There might have been other peas with the Jeyes prefix in the name, no guarantee that our Jeyes pea was called 'Jeyes Conqueror'. Names do often get corrupted with the passage of time, but all this hints very strongly that our Jeyes pea from HSL is indeed a very old variety.

saddad · « **Reply #70 on:** January 06, 2012, 12:55:58 »

Quote from: galina on January 06, 2012, 10:56:48

Very happy today! They have arrived here too. All first choices and the lucky dip was a second choice (boothby blonde cucumber).

That was a good lucky dip result... :)

Digeroo · « **Reply #71 on:** January 06, 2012, 14:29:05 »

Jeyes Pees now that reminds me of the school loos. ::)

1066 · « **Reply #72 on:** January 06, 2012, 22:10:14 »

Thanks Galina, any info is always appreciated

and Digeroo ::) ::) :D

Hector · « **Reply #73 on:** January 07, 2012, 11:32:53 »

Really pleased :0 ) Got all my first choices and an extra Kale Madeley...which I will need to read up on.

I got

Major Cookes Bean (Really wanted this one !!!)
Pea Robinson (same!)
Runner Bean Jerusalem
Tomato Golden Grape (meant to be really sweet and prolific)
DFB Emperor of Russia (meant to be delicious)
Crimson Flowered Broad Bean

Suzanne · « **Reply #74 on:** January 07, 2012, 11:42:24 »

Possibly looks like I have left this a bit late - only posting my order today! ::)

Oh well whatever I get from HSL always is worth growing. :)

saddad · « **Reply #75 on:** January 07, 2012, 12:38:43 »

You should still be OK... they once had a mail problem and I had to re-send in February and I still got my choices... :)

Hector · « **Reply #76 on:** January 07, 2012, 12:42:48 »

Two years ago I wasn't getting all my HSL mail and it was (I think) second week in February I sent mine in. I still got lovely things :)

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #77 on:** January 07, 2012, 13:20:27 »

I originally joined in March (I think), got my order in just before the deadline anyway, and got all my choices.

Deb P · « **Reply #78 on:** January 07, 2012, 13:37:54 »

Got mine this morning as well, they must have done a massive post out!
Pea 'Ultra U' was my lucky dip packet, also got all of my other first choices too:

Tomatoes 'Polish Giant'' and 'Enorma/Potentate' (thought they might be good for the biggest tomato competition!)

Pepper 'Long Green Buddha'

Pea: 'Clarke's Beltony Blue'

CFB's 'Sarah's Old Fashioned Black' and 'Ryders Top O' the Pole'

Happy bunny here....... ;D

saddad · « **Reply #79 on:** January 07, 2012, 16:56:16 »

Again... we have "Top of the Pole"... you could have had some... and they aren't kidding... always get to the top of the 8' canes and half way down again.. :)

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