Seed Saving Circle 2026

[ruud]

Jan count me in for the seedcircle.Did you got some germination from the old seeds,i do.Old seeds germinate quiet slow took some time to get result.

[Elfeda]

Can I join too ?

I am growing salmon flowered mangetout and black seeded simpsons lettuce and few other peas only if they go into the ground in the next week

growing  normal tomatoes like yellow pearand pricipe borghese and marmande, a a chilli and pepper maconi. Indian climbing bean showing up and cobra beans , as I managed to rot rest of bean varieties in the recent cold spells

[JanG]

Jan count me in for the seedcircle.Did you got some germination from the old seeds,i do.Old seeds germinate quiet slow took some time to get result.

Very pleased to have you on board, Ruud.

I'd be interested to know what success others have had with your older seeds. Off the top of my head I've had germination from Dino melon and Ince Kabuk tomato. Squash I'm just trying now in damp kitchen towels. I didn't have any success from pepper seeds, but they're rather short-lived of course. It's been an interesting experiment.

[JanG]

Can I join too ?

I am growing salmon flowered mangetout and black seeded simpsons lettuce and few other peas only if they go into the ground in the next week

growing  normal tomatoes like yellow pearand pricipe borghese and marmande, a a chilli and pepper maconi. Indian climbing bean showing up and cobra beans , as I managed to rot rest of bean varieties in the recent cold spells

You'd be very welcome, elfeda. Do keep us posted as to how you're growing goes. Do you have an allotment or grow in your garden? If you can take some photos and share them that would be great.

[garrett]

I'd like to join again, please. I've sown my peppers,tomatoes and flowers already and happy with them. Waiting until May to start the squash and beans. Still making my final decision on which ones to grow this year.

On the subject of the old seeds, I tried twice with the peppers but didn't get a single seed to germinate. Must've been too old. Hopefully I'll have more luck with the winter squash.

[JanG]

Good to hear,,Garrett,  that your season is well under way and you'll be up for the circle.
Fingers crossed for some germination from the older squash seeds. I had the same as you with the pepper seeds; I suppose they were always going to be the least likely.

[galina]

Did you got some germination from the old seeds,i do.Old seeds germinate quiet slow took some time to get result.

We have Noir de Carmes, Dino, Retato and hopefully (only one very late seed) Iroquoise melons.   

[ruud]

if you are succesfull in getting fresh seeds thst would be great.

[Vetivert]

Please count me in! 

[JanG]

Please count me in! 

Delighted!

[Debs]

Hi,
Please count me in for this growing year
Debs   

[JanG]

Hi Debs. We would be very pleased to have you in the circle.
As a new member, please could you say a bit about what you're growing and what you would hope to contribute?

I believe you had a new plot a year or so ago. How has that been going?

[Debs]

Hi JanG,

*Pea Blauschokker (purple podded) recently planted out in     my allotment
*Climbing French bean 'Viola Cornetti'
 received from Galina in the seed circle 2016 (grown & seed collected last year)
*Tomato 'Gazzi yellow egg' ( grown and seed collected last year) received from Markfield Rover in the seed circle 2016

Also, (if anyone is interested), I'll put in the pea from 2016 which was believed to be 'sharpe's express' 
Debs

[JanG]

Thanks Debs for the detail. I hope your growing goes well this season. How is it going with your allotment? Is it hard work to pull it round or was it in quite good condition when you took it over?
We look forward to having you in the circle.

[Debs]

So, I've had the plot since end Jan 2025. It was overgrown, some of it covered in black plastic, and some parts (walkways?) were carpeted 😣
I initially cleared sections, sowed seed, entered the annual allotment show for fun and received 3 1st placings for potatoes, home-made tomato chutney and sweetcorn ( the judge said it was the best he'd ever seen at the show!)
I've pruned a large overgrown apple tree which has responded well so far (🙏), tripped into a small very overgrown pond which I hadn't seen, but which now is cleared and has frogs and a newt ( hopefully more)
The soil is friable and seems really good, but has mares tail which I'm slowly digging out to reduce it
I picked the plot ( despite it being overgrown), as it has a greenhouse, potting shed and apple tree! Once I'd begun clearing, I found gooseberries and raspberries and other plants, which was fantastic
There's still lots to do, but I love it and go as often as work & life allows
It's a great spot with a resident pheasant, bird song and other wildlife (some not so welcome!)
It's my little piece of heaven 😊

[Elfeda]

*Tomato 'Gazzi yellow egg' ( grown and seed collected last year) received from Markfield Rover in the seed circle 2016

wow, I too put these gazi-yellow-egg seeds into chitting  after 10 years, they seems not sprouting yet. good to know someone got success already.

and all oea seeds from him also into ground , if any of them come up, thinking of saving the mix in his name :)