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Seed Saving Circle 2020
markfield rover:
Thank you both , I am forging ahead ,one of my choices is Hangman’s Door pea sounds a bit Farrow and Ball !
JanG:
Great! And quite a name. I wonder what the history of that is. There's not much on line about it, just Adam Alexander saying he had a disaster with it!
Do you know anything about it or its history? Mangetout? Shelling?
markfield rover:
Morning, yes the pea was from Adam Alexander, the only information I have is that it grows 1.2 meters is purple podded and from his picture on his seed list looks like a shelling pea , he also described it as unique, so armed with this I’ll keep you informed,especially on the flavour front.
JanG:
Seed circle for learning how to save seeds and share with the group – 2020
First of all, I’d like to thank Penedesenca for so ably running the seed circle distribution for the last three years, thank those who have already expressed interest in joining this year’s seed circle and welcome new members.
During lockdown, there has been an unprecedented interest in growing vegetables at home, and at the same time massive disruption to seed availability. Restrictions on agricultural workers and problems with supply and demand due to Covid and Brexit might well bring about shortages of fresh fruit and vegetables, especially salad crops. This spring has already seen many shortages in the seed industry. Our seed circle can help with exchanging seeds and with seed saving advice. To be able to exchange seeds has never been more important and when we save seeds for ourselves and share with others, we’ll have great variety and won’t go short on seeds next spring.
The start of the growing year is a good time to reach out and welcome anyone who would like to save seeds to join our group of experienced seed savers who have already signed up. As the year goes on, we can keep seed saving in mind both for ourselves and to share within the group. We welcome new members who are happy to commit to growing at least two vegetables to seed, irrespective of their previous experience.
With that in mind it would be great if we have some ongoing discussion about what seeds can be saved, when and how, and share experiences. A reminder that peas, French beans and tomatoes ae especially easy to keep pure but there are plenty of others too and that you can join the circle seed sharing with just two crops. This is all explained more fully in the first post of this thread and you can find very helpful seed saving guides on the Real Seeds website at, http://www.realseeds.co.uk/seedsavinginfo.html
It would be great if old and new members could share what seed saving experience you have, whether just starting, or interested in very specific varieties. It would be good also to share what you’re particularly interested in saving, contributing or receiving this year. Thank you again to those who have already expressed an intention to take part. And to those who are thinking they might like to join in, please do express your interest.
I’ll start the ball rolling in a separate post with lamb’s lettuce and land cress and one or two suggestions.
I look forward to your posts. Do join in any discussion or ask any questions about seed saving in general or for specific crops.
JanG:
Good to know that Hangman's Door came from Adam Alexander. Worth growing for the name alone! There must be a story behind it.
Good luck with it.
Yes, it will be good to hear how the flavour is. I think quite a few purple podded peas are a bit bitter - but always good for stews, soups and stir-fries even if they aren't very sweet.
I'm growing two of his varieties this year. One is Jaune de Madras which is a yellow-podded mangetout which he thinks might be the same as Golden Sweet, and the other is Avi Juan which he gives quite a story for. I hope to able to contribute seeds of those if all goes well.
1.2 metres is a nice height. easier to support perhaps than a very tall variety.
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