Seed Sharing Circle

[Jayb]

Ooops meant to do a link, here you go http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,58536.280.html

[Jayb]

[Jayb]

Thank you Suek, seeds received in the week and have been sorted into everyones envelopes  ;D

[Robert_Brenchley]

I've got a few peas which I harvested before I got sick, plus whatever's in my seed tins (I haven't checked). So there'll be some interesting things anyway. Thanks for the encouragement; I'm quite unwell at the moment, can't be sure it's going to get better, and it's pretty difficult.

[lottiedolly]

I've got a few peas which I harvested before I got sick, plus whatever's in my seed tins (I haven't checked). So there'll be some interesting things anyway. Thanks for the encouragement; I'm quite unwell at the moment, can't be sure it's going to get better, and it's pretty difficult.

I am really sorry to hear that you are so poorly, i do hope that you start to feel better soon.

Kx

[galina]

I've got a few peas which I harvested before I got sick, plus whatever's in my seed tins (I haven't checked). So there'll be some interesting things anyway. Thanks for the encouragement; I'm quite unwell at the moment, can't be sure it's going to get better, and it's pretty difficult.

Please don't put yourself under any pressure over this - it's not your fault.   It's ok.  It is far more important that you get better however long that takes.  Healing well-wishes are going out to you.  

[1066]

sorry to hear you have been unwell Robert, as Galina says, bigger priorities than us and some seeds  :)

[lottiedolly]

Hi guys, mine have gone in the post this morning, so hopefully Jayb you should have it tomorrow.

Kxx

[aj]

I've got a few peas which I harvested before I got sick, plus whatever's in my seed tins (I haven't checked). So there'll be some interesting things anyway. Thanks for the encouragement; I'm quite unwell at the moment, can't be sure it's going to get better, and it's pretty difficult.

Robert -  the attitude I take is once you are in, you are in. So if your seeds don't work out then they just don't work out - no need to stress....it all works out in the end. One year you will have seed to give and others will receive.

All's well that ends well.

[plot51A]

I signed up really early to this - but have been silent for ages, sorry folks. Like some others, haven't had a very good seed saving year - brassicas, forget them, & didn't even manage lettuces most of which frazzled. But I had quite a good bean year so am sending 2 climbing french beans which originally came from HSL - Mountaineers White Half Runner, and Mr Fearn's Purple Flowered - very pretty bean, purple flowers. green bean, nice texture and taste. Also sending some British Green Tiger tomato seeds - the famous M&S tomato, found it prolific when it finally got round to producing fruit, interesting coloration, rather thick skin. Hope others may be interested in growing some.
Should be in the post in the next couple of days Jayb.

[lottiedolly]

I signed up really early to this - but have been silent for ages, sorry folks. Like some others, haven't had a very good seed saving year - brassicas, forget them, & didn't even manage lettuces most of which frazzled. But I had quite a good bean year so am sending 2 climbing french beans which originally came from HSL - Mountaineers White Half Runner, and Mr Fearn's Purple Flowered - very pretty bean, purple flowers. green bean, nice texture and taste. Also sending some British Green Tiger tomato seeds - the famous M&S tomato, found it prolific when it finally got round to producing fruit, interesting coloration, rather thick skin. Hope others may be interested in growing some.
Should be in the post in the next couple of days Jayb.

That is a lovely selection, looking forward to trying them next year

K  :)

[galina]

plot51a,

agree with lottiedolly, sounds pretty good to me.

How tall did the mountaineer white 'half runner' beans get?  I had never heard of the British Green Tiger tomatoes, but googled and found this:
http://fuggles.wordpress.com/2008/12/13/british-green-tiger-tomatoes/
and this
http://www.daughterofthesoil.com/greentiger.html
Interesting!  I think that Tom Wagner's Green Zebra tomato might have been one of the parents.

[galina]

My packet also has gone off to you Jayb.  The extra seeds in the pink baggie are for you.

[plot51A]

How tall did the mountaineer white 'half runner' beans get?

About 5' - 6'. There's no explanation from HSL how the name came about, only the origin - From Germany to South Carolina and back to UK, will put the all the info I have in for circulation  :)

[Jayb]

You are a star Robert, to still be thinking of us when feeling as you do  :)
I've got some peas for you too and hopefully when you get the seed parcel back, it will bring a little cheer to the winter.

Those beans sound super Plot51a, I'm really interested to try the white 1/2 runners as I grew some pink ones (aka Red Peanut') this year. Very pretty, nice little green beans eaten young, maturing to a red pod with pink seeds. Seeds are quite small but they really early to crop. Mine were up to about 4'. I'll add some in if you are interested in trying them.

The Green Tigers did well here too, thank you  ;D I loved them, though you are right the skin is tough, the flesh is dense too, but a good flavour plus nicely sweet, and I'm finding them quite good as a storing tomato. I like them best cooked, grilled or roasted, very tasty. I grew several similar/same varieties this year to compare and nearly all had the same skin and flesh. I hope to get it all written down at some point.

I'm not sure that Green Zebra is in the breeding, or not as a direct parent. It would certainly be interesting to know if it is.  Its not that clear on where it was bred/evolved.

[Jayb]

Lottie Dolly, seeds arrived today  ;D
They looked fab, rather than you send more tomatoes I rearranged the packets of OSU Blue tomatoes and added one to each envelope. I don't need any and I thought they looked more than enough to go around  :)

Thanks for the descriptions you sent, is there any chance you can forward that on to me so I don't have to type it out and I'll add it to the others then. Cheers.

[angle shades]

crikey, I have really lost the plot here now,  ::) I am still drying tomato and chilli seeds, am I too late to send seeds in?/ shades x

[earlypea]

I'm sure that's fine Shades  :)  not planning on sowing my tomatoes just yet.

Mine are still airing too.  I can still work outside happily now so I'll wait a bit until I've got more time.

[lottiedolly]

Lottie Dolly, seeds arrived today  ;D
They looked fab, rather than you send more tomatoes I rearranged the packets of OSU Blue tomatoes and added one to each envelope. I don't need any and I thought they looked more than enough to go around  :)

Thanks for the descriptions you sent, is there any chance you can forward that on to me so I don't have to type it out and I'll add it to the others then. Cheers.

So pleased you have received the envelope, i always cross my fingers that it gets there ok. I have sent you a pm with regards to the descriptions.

I bet you are starting to get quite a stock of seeds there now  ;D

Kxx

[Jayb]

No plenty of time for seeds to come in  ;D I was hoping to post out at the beginning of December, but not hard and fast.

Galina, seeds arrived today. Thank you so much for your superb seed envelopes (they are so cute, I love them) and sorting each selection, makes it ultra easy for me to add them to everyones envelope, much appreciated.

[Jayb]

Received from Ruud yesterday, a super selection of beans, tomatoes and other veggies, plus a very interesting looking mystery bean and an unnamed pole bean  ;D