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Other UsesDye; Essential; Herbicide; Insecticide; Repellent.This plant is widely used in companion planting schemes[238]. Secretions from the roots of growing plants have an insecticidal effect on the soil, effective against nematodes and to some extent against keeled slugs. These secretions are produced about 3 - 4 months after sowing[200]. These root secretions also have a herbicidal effect, inhibiting the growth of certain plants growing nearby. It has been found effective against perennial weeds such as Ranunculus ficaria (Celandine), Aegopodium podagraria Ground elder), Glechoma hederacea (Ground ivy), Agropyron repens (Couch grass) and Convolvulus arvensis (Field bindweed)[200, 238]. An essential oil distilled from the leaves and flowering stems, harvested when the plant is forming seeds, is used as an insect repellent[46, 61]. It is also used in perfumery[238]. Dried plants can be hung indoors as an insect repellent[238].
I'm sure I read recently that maxima will sometimes hybridise with moschata...
Quote from: Silverleaf on March 20, 2016, 15:31:11I'm sure I read recently that maxima will sometimes hybridise with moschata...In lab conditions. In garden conditions very rarely - it is a bit like French beans and Runner beans that can cross, but it happens so rarely, it can be ignored. People who have deliberately crossed maxima and moschata report very low seed count if any at all and even lower germination in the F1 generation. Most fruit aborted and so on. And as very few people have isolated growing conditions where they don't need to consider squash crossing, we must assume that we need to hand pollinate in any case. Which makes it a non-problem entirely.I hoped to show that isolating/hand-pollinating squashes for true breeding seed is very achievable for everybody.
Nearly a 1000 looks does this mean we will go sticky soon? Bought pink propagators from Tiger for my special seeds.
Sunloving has just signed up for the Circle Who I'm sure will be along before long to share her plans.
Bought pink propagators from Tiger for my special seeds.
Hi all, well I've been on the forum 5 yrs but only really grew the basics, now I have just under an acre and a 40 ft tunnel I think I might be able to do better. So I'm joining you but only through fingers covering my eyes in trepidation. I'm bulking up some things I was given by goodlife , pink flowered peas Alaskan early peas , load buster broad beans and a purple climbing bean, I'm growing some of brown envelopes open pollinated sweet corn and jelly melon and have a few other things I'm trialing such as the cinnamon basil. Jeannine is kindly sending some giant toms to so hopefully by the end of the season there will be at least one or two things worth sharing. I also grow lots of flowers from seed and wondered if we've swamped things like skyline sunflowers, or colour selected basics ? I'm setting up in a small business to sell fresh and dried flowers and will be doing a spot of selection of good vase life and colour flowers for instance.Well fingers crossed I can be a contributor and that my new growing conditions make for lots of seed fro share. Exciting! X sun loving
Is anyone interested in Winnie the Pooh peppers, I have some on the way and I could try and grow them for you if anyone is interested, I can keep them pure.I am reluctant to join the circle as such as I am not too reliable these days but I don't mind chipping in with some seeds if I get them and they are wanted . I shall also be growing my Mayoral Blue squash that is very rare. I got it straight from Australia where it was grown by the mayor of NSW, he wouldn't share the seeds but later on he died and a few got out, I got them from a friend of his relative. I have shared them with Tania of Tatianas Tomatoes (see her site) and she has grown them on and I did send a few seeds over a couple of years ago to the UK.Anyway, I am not in a position to offer to grow much more other than tomatoes which I am growing a lot of but I suspect that you are all Ok with those. I can post a list if you wish.I don't really need seeds but would like to contribute if I am able.XX Jeannine
This my tomato list. well the OP ones anyway.Anmore Dewdrop, a dehybridised TumblerAnmore Treasures " ' ( one is pink and one is red)IldiRebecca Sebastian's Ball Bag .. giantKootenaiKalinkaIslandaiseShirleo OP.. dehybridised ShirleyHoyNew YorkerVirginia SweetsWhippersnapperTigerellaCowlicks BrandywineMega Marv... giantBajajaOpalkaBlueberryJapanese Black TrifeleTommy Toethe following ate tiniesTiiny Toes and Tiniest ToesPolyarnyeFloragold BasketMicro GemmaMicro TinaMicro Tom have not germinated yet but they still might.ChibikkoBoetsMohammedDitmarsherHahm's Helbe Topftomate I think that is it for the open pollinated ones, nothing too exciting but I needed to replenish these seeds .There are a couple in there for giant tomato growingOh and I have a Thai dragon chili pepper but it will be isolated in another place as I don't want it to heat up Winnie the Pooh.I might do a melon , if so and if they germinate it will be Hero of Lockinge.XX Jeannine