HSL choices

[sparrow]

The new catalogue is out. Anyone put their selection in yet?
It doesn't look too dissimilar to last year unfortunately...


http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/sites/www.gardenorganic.org.uk/files/2016%20HSL%20catalogue_0.pdf

[sparrow]

[saddad]

Mine hasn't arrived yet, something to look forward to!
The longer you are "in" the more repetitive it seems, I joined in the 90's now I am waiting for a couple of varieties I've had before to come round again as they have fallen out of my save and resow list for various reasons... I now have over 60 tomato varieties but a couple got overlooked and I ran out of seed.

[galina]

Same here, still waiting.  If you let us know which tomatoes you are looking for Saddad, maybe somebody has seeds for them.

Thank you Sparrow for the peak preview url.   

[penedesenca]

Mine hasn't arrived yet, something to look forward to!
The longer you are "in" the more repetitive it seems, I joined in the 90's now I am waiting for a couple of varieties I've had before to come round again as they have fallen out of my save and resow list for various reasons... I now have over 60 tomato varieties but a couple got overlooked and I ran out of seed.

What were the varieties? There are lots of seedaholics I am sure someone could help

[Digeroo]

Mine arrived by email.  Did you sign up to get it on line?

The catalogue is available on line in the members area.  I normally have difficulty cutting it down to six but not much grabs me this year. 

There is still no growing advice.  I would like a forum type arrangement so that member can give feed back on each variety.  I want to know what grows well on a rather dry windy site.   Though we now have a hedge down the windward side.  Hopefully it will grow but the horses keep nibbling at it and it will not do much during the winter.

[galina]

Mine arrived by email.  Did you sign up to get it on line?

The catalogue is available on line in the members area.

Yes it's all there after logging in as member.  No need to wait for the email.  Thanks Digeroo  :)

[saddad]

Auntie Madge... an outdoor determinate was the one... somebody did send me some but they didn't germinate either.

[galina]

Auntie Madge... an outdoor determinate was the one... somebody did send me some but they didn't germinate either.

Got fresh seed of AM grew several plants this year, you are welcome to some seed.

[saddad]

Catalogue has arrived now (Yesterday)

[Deb P]

Received the online copy and ordered online the same day. Was a little disappointed with the tomato selection, ordered some Swedes, Leeks,squash and one tomato. Also not overly excited!

[galina]

Sorry Saddad, Auntie Madge is indeterminate.  Yes definitely better outdoors with limited blight resistance, great flavour, long trusses and ripened earlier than Gardener's Delight.    photo attached

My choices:  Carrot White Belgium, Cauli English Winter Late Queen, Cucumber Jordannian, Melon Cantalun (I must be mad to try again), and Turnip Red Tankard, Vietnamese Mustard Mr Hong's.

[saddad]

Well, I've been wrong before, and I will be again... still a great outdoor tomato though!

[Deb P]

Quick turnaround, I've just received my seeds in the post today with a bonus dwarf french bean. Received all of my first choices.....

[saddad]

Got all my first choices too when they arrived today... 

[pumkinlover]

Mine have come too.....
climbing french mrs lewis's purple podded, dwarf xenia field, pea eat all, turner's spring, fairbeard's non pareil
vietnamese mustard hongs and dudi tower hamlets.
 
Hopefully some material there for next years seed circle.

[Jayb]

I only put my choices in just before the deadline, 4 first choices and 2 seconds, plus celeriac Tellus as my extra.

Bossingham Longpod broad bean (my 2nd choice, first was Relon)
Long Blood Red beetroot
Tower Hamlets dudi (my 2nd choice, first was Slovenian)
Waley's Pea Bean a climbing French bean.
Hutton Wonder pea
Coopers Bean

dudi tower hamlets.
 
Hopefully some material there for next years seed circle.

Glad to have another Dudi grower to compare notes with.

[Hector]

I didn't get all my first choices but not surprised...left it to the deadline :)

I opened package and saw Scotland Yellow Tomato...so well pleased.
I am having a memory lapse regards the others and I'm in the vets just now, so can't look!