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Seed Saving Circle 2023
galina:
Well it certainly seems to be so, as we have had some quite hot days and during winter it went into the 2 digit minus degrees many nights too, although we did not have weeks of -18C like the winter before last. And it would have been a bit warmer in the unheated greenhouse. But I never expected them to do well there and really only planted them because my seed donor encouraged me to grow them over winter. Still no signs of stretching and bolting. Yes, both cold and heat resistant.
My donor originally got the variety from here. https://www.dreschflegel-shop.de/sorten-zur-aussaat-in-der-zweiten-jahreshaelfte/blattgemuese/726/eissalat-rossia
A bit more about Solvita
https://www.bingenheimersaatgut.de/de/bio-saatgut/gemuese/moehren.html
Breeding history and breeder. https://www.kultursaat.org/dateien/zuechtung/sorten/solvita.pdf
They were bred under the biodynamic Bingenheimer seed label. They are a registered variety, but are free in a way that is very similar to an OSSI seed variety. You can grow them, multiply them, share the seeds, but you cannot own them or patent them for yourself. The description translates to something like this. Wüchsige Möhre mit hohem Ertragspotenzial für die Verarbeitung. Flakkeese-Typ mit konischer Form. Schnelle Jugendentwicklung und sehr gesundes, starkes Laub. Kräftig aromatischer und süßer Möhrengeschmack. Strong growing carrot with high yield potential. Of the Flakkee type and conical. Rapid early development and very healthy strong foliage. Strong, aromatic and sweet carrot flavour.
One of the breeding aims was to have the foliage not recessed but on top of a rounded carrot, so there is no waste in the kitchen cutting off a 'hollow crown' (to borrow a description from a parsnip).
I can attest to rapid and strong growth and great flavour, but not all of my carrots were conical, some were pretty straight. As indeed the ones in the photo which are not all that conical looking either. Others were more conical. So I expect to get a variation in shape from the seeds also.
My seed source was not however Bingenheimer, but a small Czech seed company, Permaseminka, that specialise in good seeds for the home gardener and also seeds for permaculture.
JanG:
Great detailed information, Galina, much appreciated. Looking forward very much to both varieties.
I’ve used Permaseminka too, and found their range to be very appealing and reliable.
garrett:
I'd like to join in again. I was just planting out my Rugosa Friulana courgettes earlier today and it reminded me about the seed circle. I'm growing lots from last year and looking forward to trying the varieties we shared.
Here's my provisional list for the circle this year:
Tomato Piglet Willie's French Black (medium dark red/brown)
Tomato Girl Girl's Weird Thing (large red/brown/green)
Tomato Reinhard's Purple Sugar (purple cherry)
Tomato Jaune Flamme (small orange)
Sweet Pepper Jimmy Nardello (small red horn)
Chilli Pepper Basque (Piment d'Espelette)
Bean Tresnjevac (dry shelling bean)
Bean Melbourne's Mini (short green pod)
Bean Selma Zebra (mottled purple/green pod)
They're the ones I'm confident about. The tomatoes all have fruit set and the peppers have also been bagged and set fruit. I'm going to attempt to isolate and hand pollinate a couple of squash, but we'll see how well I succeed there haha. I'll throw in some flowers too, I'll see what does well this summer.
JanG:
That’s a wonderful list, Garrett, and very good to have you in the circle again. Amazing tomato names! Looking forward to growing the first two for the names alone!
I’m interested in how you have bagged your pepper as I’ve had very limited success doing that. Do you bag the whole plant or individual flowers/ groups of flowers?
Good luck with you hand pollination.
galina:
Lovely list Garrett. Good to have you join in again.
Indeed great names Jang, especially the girl tomato. Named after a tomato eating dog called girl girl - the mind boggles, every bit as intriguing as some of the Tom Wagner names. Have just planted up his Betimes MacBeth, but definitely not set its blood red fruits yet, despite the hint that this one is early. So no promises yet.
Matt's Hornet and Ciliegia are doing well. Very interested in Matt's Hornet as I have been growing Matt's Wild Cherry.
https://www.juliadimakos.com/product/girl-girls-weird-thing-tomato/
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