Topic: Seed Sharing Circle 2013

[Debs]

oops!!  well spotted Galina

Grise not gris (pepper)

Note to self . . .

Must brush up on my French 

Debs

[galina]

Sorry Debs, my mistake.  Haven't researched how it is spelled until now.  The French spelling seems to be 'Echalotte Grise' aka grey shallot.   

[Jayb]

Hi Paulie, good to have you join the group.
As you are new to the A4A you may want to introduce yourself to everyone, this is quite a handy thread to say hi http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,58536.740.html
Or just jump in and post away  Look forward to getting to know you and reading about your chillies. I grew them a couple of years ago, very pretty plants and a good crop of chillies, they were quite hot though! Can't go wrong with seeds from Real Seeds

[Jayb]

Welcome back Debs  Those shallots sound gorgeous, not sure what the postage might be for you though?

[Jayb]

Where we are at, 16 in the group at the moment, please holler if I've left anyone out;

Aj, growing all sorts
Robert B
Goodlife, Cherokee White Corn,  hangdown broad bean
Galina; Lettuce Mescher, Melothria scabra, aka mouse melon or Mexican Sour gherkin, Climbing beans from Austria and USA, herb 'Salad Burnet'.
Markfield rover
jayb, Yu Choy Sum - Red Stem, Ethiopian Kale
Toshofthe Wuffingas
Ruud
Nigel B, figs
Digeroo
Green lily
SueK, short season Russian tomato varieties, some peas and beans
Ian Pearson, Celeriac are in the plan, probably Biskopens Graart peas.
Pumpkinlover, Sharks fin seeds
Paulie, Lemon Drop chilli
Debs, Eschalot Grise

Just ideas and maybe's of what we are growing.

[goodlife]

Oh....list is coming on nicely 

[Debs]

Having trouble locating shallot sets - might have missed the boat for these but will keep on trying

May have to have a rethink . . .

Debs

[elsie]

After having to drop out last year after a number of disasters, I've been hesitant to join, but just can't resist, so can I be on the list too please? I have a new plot on a new site, so all looks good 
In the hope that this year will be a good one for squash, I will be growing a few different varieties, also lots of yellow courgettes (yes, they are my favourites) so will try to hand pollinate a couple of the fruit. Failing that, I will fall back on my tomatoes, or possibly peas...but for now, lets say it will be squash of some sort 

[markfield rover]

I am thinking tomatoes I have quite a few from the HSL so I will give them all ago,and hopefully be able to contribute a better number this year.Will post names later.

[Robert_Brenchley]

Keep going Elsie, you weren't the only one to have disasters last year!

[elsie]

Thanks Robert, unfortunately my troubles last year were caused by humans (in particular one very unplesant neighbour and a badly run site) as well as the weather :( but it's a new year, and as the seed sowing has begun and I have started work on my new plot, I am in very good spirits and looking forward to the year ahead x

[Jayb]

After having to drop out last year after a number of disasters, I've been hesitant to join, but just can't resist, so can I be on the list too please? I have a new plot on a new site, so all looks good 
In the hope that this year will be a good one for squash, I will be growing a few different varieties, also lots of yellow courgettes (yes, they are my favourites) so will try to hand pollinate a couple of the fruit. Failing that, I will fall back on my tomatoes, or possibly peas...but for now, lets say it will be squash of some sort 

Yes love to have you join in Elsie. Sorry you had such a bad year with everything going on. Squash, peas, or tomatoes all sounds good to me 

[Jayb]

I am thinking tomatoes I have quite a few from the HSL so I will give them all ago,and hopefully be able to contribute a better number this year.Will post names later.

Yummmm   

[markfield rover]

I also have fingers crossed that I may be getting some Turkish runners.

[elsie]

After having to drop out last year after a number of disasters, I've been hesitant to join, but just can't resist, so can I be on the list too please? I have a new plot on a new site, so all looks good 
In the hope that this year will be a good one for squash, I will be growing a few different varieties, also lots of yellow courgettes (yes, they are my favourites) so will try to hand pollinate a couple of the fruit. Failing that, I will fall back on my tomatoes, or possibly peas...but for now, lets say it will be squash of some sort 

Yes love to have you join in Elsie. Sorry you had such a bad year with everything going on. Squash, peas, or tomatoes all sounds good to me 

Thankyou 

[Jayb]

I also have fingers crossed that I may be getting some Turkish runners.

As in runner beans?

[Jayb]

A small update

Aj, growing all sorts
Robert B
Goodlife, Cherokee White Corn,  hangdown broad bean
Galina; Lettuce Mescher, Melothria scabra, aka mouse melon or Mexican Sour gherkin, Climbing beans from Austria and USA, herb 'Salad Burnet'.
Markfield rover, HSL tomato varieties
jayb, Yu Choy Sum - Red Stem, Ethiopian Kale
Toshofthe Wuffingas
Ruud
Nigel B, figs
Digeroo
Green lily
SueK, short season Russian tomato varieties, some peas and beans
Ian Pearson, Celeriac are in the plan, probably Biskopens Graart peas.
Pumpkinlover, Sharks fin seeds
Paulie, Lemon Drop chilli
Debs, Eschalot Grise
Elsie, Squash, Yellow courgette, back up plan tomatoes and peas

Looks to be room for a couple more.

[markfield rover]

Yes ,runner beans I have been assured they taste sooooo much better than what we are used to,sounds like a challenge to me ,dibbers at dawn!!!

[Jayb]

Wow  Runners are my favourite, so I'm now dribbling in anticipation of an elite runner, yum 

[SueK]

Any passing Garden Organic members could do worse than look in the new issue of The Organic Way, where our own aj  mentions the pleasures and benefits of taking part in a seed circle.

It all made a very interesting read!