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Quote from: aj on April 12, 2014, 09:42:11Hi allI still have the seeds that I saved from last year for the circle; as I didn't manage to get them sent in time so I may as well let you all have them this year. I can't remember what they were now [in a dark cupboard] but I think they were a few varieties of beans, peas and Vietnamese mustard...and from a fair amount of tomatoes. I am running my other forum circle solely through personal contact and facebook these days; so if anyone wants to join that one as well, let me know. All welcome. It should include some ex HSL and GO employees who are seed saving in their new jobs so you never know what delights might come the circle's way!Hi Aj, nice to see you pop by. Seeds for the circle, that's thoughtful, I think many of last years members are in this circle too so that would work well. I still have your selection of seeds from the group if you would like them, or join in this group - or both! Let me know what you would like to do and if you need my address to send seeds to. Your circle group sounds interesting, how do I join?
Hi allI still have the seeds that I saved from last year for the circle; as I didn't manage to get them sent in time so I may as well let you all have them this year. I can't remember what they were now [in a dark cupboard] but I think they were a few varieties of beans, peas and Vietnamese mustard...and from a fair amount of tomatoes. I am running my other forum circle solely through personal contact and facebook these days; so if anyone wants to join that one as well, let me know. All welcome. It should include some ex HSL and GO employees who are seed saving in their new jobs so you never know what delights might come the circle's way!
All sounds fab My Gilfeather have just started flowering I had hoped the Sugar beets and Early Blood beetroots would be flowering at different times but it's to close to keep both so the sugar beet will have top go. I rather fancy trying beetroot x sugarbeet seeds to see what comes?!
Oh, extra sweet beetroot would be fab! Little crossing trial perharps?
If you cut the flowers off one, will they produce another lot later, after the first has finished?
Forgot to add, I've read that quite a lot of sugar beet varieties are male sterile, but without knowing if this one is...
Quote from: Jayb on April 22, 2014, 15:06:26Forgot to add, I've read that quite a lot of sugar beet varieties are male sterile, but without knowing if this one is...Umm...perhaps then it would be case of getting beetroot pollen on the sugarbeet.. are you able to transplant...say 3 of each and plant them together somewhere else..very closely..and stick few canes around them with some fleece wrapped around..like tight cage. Let them mingle and see what is results...maybe the selected crosses need re-grossing again depending how much beetroot 'heritage' there is left/available?!Perfect one would be slightly bigger and sweeter root Hmm...I have look to my plot if my roots are available to each other in same time..its all about group sex...'all together now'..