Seed Saving Circle 2017

[ruud]

http://www.bohnen-atlas.de/sorten/o/1629-ortner-speck

[ruud]

[ruud]

find out now that i also got the name wrong it is brutt e buon,sorry for that.

[ruud]

https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/2017-little-easy-bean-network-–-everything-beans-post-it-here-join-the-fun.20356/pa

[galina]

Thank you Ruud.  Yes I have grown Ortner Speck last year. Fairly late Austrian bean, but still ok to grow and to save seeds from and a nice meaty bean.  Stringless, good for bean salads and green beans, but also dual use for shelling.

Brutt e bou is still a mystery.   Where does the bean come from?  Must be very rare and I can't find any references.  Are the pods green?  Thank you for very interesting and unusual seeds.    Looking forward to growing.   

The beans are brutt e bou and ortner speck both are pole beans,both are all purpose.Picked young as a snap bean.Also used as a dry bean.I hope you have enough information,if not just ask me.

[galina]

find out now that i also got the name wrong it is brutt e buon,sorry for that.

Have corrected.  Thanks for extra info.  It is an Italian bean. And if Google translate got it right it means something like 'ugly and good'.   Green pods with a lot of purple speckling.  Thanks Ruud

https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/2017-little-easy-bean-network-%E2%80%93-everything-beans-post-it-here-join-the-fun.20356/page-44#post-304746

https://www.flickr.com/photos/134623476@N08/36777315802/

[earlypea]

Also received here by unusually early post, yesterday - cheers penedesenca   cheers all

[sparrow]

After all the problems, you very much deserve a good postal service, Sparrow!  That's excellent.

I have planted up the oca.  When you said the first two were from Jayb, were they the ones we got a couple of years ago in the seed circle?  Might they be Pobbles and Redley?

I am struggling with your writing Ruud.  Please what is the name of the French bean.  Bruht et bon?  And is it tall or short?

Have already got the Bosque Blue Bumblebee tomato in the propagator,  last bit of space, the others will have to wait a few days, but I just could not resist.  I had seen photos of this tomato before and it was on my 'I desire' list. 

Thank you for all the seed treasures. 

I know - am so glad postal things are brilliant again. I can't remember the names of the oca (I am a BAAAD seedsaver!) but I definitely got them from here so the names must be right. The dark red one is just known as 'black'.

That tomato looks incredible. I am definitely sticking it straight in to grow too. Am so loving a quiet morning sorting through the goodies.

[galina]

I have planted up the oca.  When you said the first two were from Jayb, were they the ones we got a couple of years ago in the seed circle?  Might they be Pobbles and Redley?

I can't remember the names of the oca (I am a BAAAD seedsaver!) but I definitely got them from here so the names must be right. The dark red one is just known as 'black'.

Just asking because you had said that you also swapped oca with Thomas Etty.  And because I had awful luck with Pobbles.  Never had a problem with oca before, but with Jayb's precious oca from seed the voles got them and I don't have any Pobbles left. 

Best cultivation advice is to cover oca plants for maximum harvest of big tubers as soon as the first frost strikes to keep them going, but in my case that cloche gave perfect safety for the voles, who must have had a massive party.  Wonderfully tasty oca no doubt!   

The dark red 'Black' looks good too.  We had a really interesting emergency package from you. 

[sparrow]

Ah right - yes I did swap with Thomas Etty, but I gave him tubers in exchange for packets of seeds. :D

I've so far not had a problem with mice or voles, but we do have a very active plot cat and several pairs of foxes, so perhaps they are too busy hiding to plunder. I would hate to have them anywhere near my saffron!!

[galina]

Ah right - yes I did swap with Thomas Etty, but I gave him tubers in exchange for packets of seeds. :D

That makes it much easier.  For comparison here are the ocas from Jayb (about halfway down the page). 
http://seedsaverscircle.org/seed-circle/a4a-seed-saver-group-2015/

[sparrow]

In that case that's probably not it. I first grew oca in 2014 and have kept the same varieties since. ho hum!

[galina]

In that case that's probably not it. I first grew oca in 2014 and have kept the same varieties since. ho hum!

Thanks for the explanation, Sparrow.   

[sparrow]

I thought I had got them from here, but it must have been from someone else with the timings not fitting and the pictures on your link show different colours to what I have. I will go have a dig about in my records.

[Seacarrot]

My parcel is here. #Squee.

So many treasures to look up. Thankyou everyone.   

[penedesenca]

Thank you all for letting me know and glad you are enjoying the seedy goodies 

pumpkinlover
markfield rover  - Seeds arrived
penedeseca  - Seeds arrived
sparrow - Seeds arrived
silverleaf
plot 18
seacarrot  - Seeds arrived
ruud
martinburo
earlypea  - Seeds arrived
robert brenchley
galina  - Seeds arrived

[Plot 18]

I'm just sulking, I hoped they'd get here today

[Plot 18]

They're here  Seed shuffling planned for this evening 

[Silverleaf]

Nothing here yet, but second class is of course slower so I'm not worried. Maybe tomorrow?

[Silverleaf]

Or maybe this afternoon! Yay!

Thanks so much everyone, what a lovely selection. :) Lots of sorting and researching for me this afternoon!

[martinburo]

The seeds arrived. Many thanks everybody.