Author Topic: Seed Sharing Circle 2013 (Read 85613 times)

Jayb · « **Reply #220 on:** December 08, 2013, 20:53:37 »

Sorry all, I've not been too good for a while, but on the up now, thank goodness! Will be updating very shortly, I think best to send seeds beginning of Jan.

ruud · « **Reply #221 on:** December 09, 2013, 17:14:49 »

beginning of jan. is fine by me,just recover, your health is much more important than that round robin.

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #222 on:** December 10, 2013, 18:44:15 »

Fine by me; I've got everything dried that isn't going to rot (my runner bean seeds were a disaster), so I can soon sort out what to send. How many people are on the list this year?

markfield rover · « **Reply #223 on:** December 10, 2013, 19:13:57 »

Fine here too, take it easy and enjoy Christmas.

Jayb · « **Reply #224 on:** December 10, 2013, 21:49:36 »

Cheers all

I'm working on numbers now, get back to you as soon as poss.

Gosh Christmas has come up quickly, just around the corner now

markfield rover · « **Reply #225 on:** December 11, 2013, 09:16:30 »

Which will give me time to do some colouring in of seed packets.

pumkinlover · « **Reply #226 on:** January 10, 2014, 09:43:53 »

I am afraid that I have to give up on my offer of Shark's Fin Melon. I've cut up a couple (still the 2012 ones) and I really do not think the seed is viable. Although I have 6 more!! I cannot keep cutting them up until used the mountain of flesh from the last one.
However my contribution - all bagged up and ready are

Brighstone Dwarf French bean (original from Galina)

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/assets/hsl/dwarf_french_bean_brighstone.jpg
The bean comes from the IOW where it was supposed to have come ashore after a shipwreck and grown there for many years (HSL info)

District Nurse climbing French bean (original from Galina)
http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/assets/hsl/cfb_district_nurse.jpg
Given to a district Nurse by an elderly lady in Cardiff
Pretty lilac flowers followed by dramatically coloured pods, green splashed with blue (HSL info)

Purple Tepee dwarf French bean (Dobies) I like this variety because it is easy to germinate and reliable. Lovely black pods which go dark green when cooked
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/images/large_db_pics/large/vebea2385_2.jpg (BBC)

Black sugarsweet Turnip (HSL) interesting dark colour almost like the snake skin maple! I failed the first year as where I live turnips are winter veg and swedes the summer one, so I grew it in the wrong season. Last year it did well as a spring sowing. I believe I did a good job in netting the plants so hopefully they will be true, but as you know I am new to this seed saving stuff and it is the first brassica I have tried to save- so please "rogue out" any oddities

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #227 on:** January 10, 2014, 14:18:57 »

I'll be glad to get District Nurse. I had some seed a few years ago but none of it generated. It's been an odd year; don't worry about the shark's fin seed.

Nigel B · « **Reply #228 on:** January 18, 2014, 19:48:45 »

Sorry guys.... I went offline unexpectedly. I had a bit of a melt-down.
I feel like I have let the whole lot of you down...
I'll make up for it whenever I can. I still have the seeds...

Next year maybe?

aj · « **Reply #229 on:** January 19, 2014, 16:11:34 »

Hi all

Where are we with this? I need to know whether to reserve seeds for this circle or to add to other circles.

*I am happy to do the admin for this circle if JayB can't do it at the moment - just let me know.

galina · « **Reply #230 on:** January 19, 2014, 18:25:26 »

Quote from: aj on January 19, 2014, 16:11:34

Hi all

Where are we with this? I need to know whether to reserve seeds for this circle or to add to other circles.

*I am happy to do the admin for this circle if JayB can't do it at the moment - just let me know.

No, it hasn't happened yet Nigel. Jayb was unwell and postponed it to January. I pm'ed her a week or so ago and offered my assistance, but I haven't heard back yet. Does anybody know how Jayb is?

pumkinlover · « **Reply #231 on:** January 19, 2014, 19:36:29 »

She has not been on here for a couple of days.

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #232 on:** January 20, 2014, 20:24:16 »

I hope she's OK.

Jayb · « **Reply #233 on:** January 21, 2014, 12:45:47 »

Sorry all, I've had some sort of a bug. Just catching up on A4A

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #234 on:** January 21, 2014, 16:42:16 »

Glad you're OK!

Nigel B · « **Reply #235 on:** January 24, 2014, 15:12:48 »

Oh excellent!

JayB, I can't find your address. If you wouldn't mind pm'ing it to me I'll get my end sorted.
So pleased I haven't missed this. :)

SueK · « **Reply #236 on:** January 24, 2014, 16:47:09 »

Glad things are looking up, jayb.

Have I missed the final numbers? I was banking on around twenty.

Jayb · « **Reply #237 on:** January 25, 2014, 21:22:01 »

If we work on 14 packets of seeds to send in, hope that's ok with everyone. I'll pm my address and details tomorrow. Exciting

pumkinlover · « **Reply #238 on:** January 25, 2014, 21:24:42 »

Hurrah!

Jayb · « **Reply #239 on:** January 25, 2014, 21:32:09 »

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