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I have amounts of the following Franchi seeds spare

Tomato
San Marzano Redorta (probably the largest plum tomato going )
Cuor di Bu
Montecarlo F1 (large beefsteak )
Principe Borghese ( THE sundrying tom )
Costoluto Fiorentino
Raddicchio - Rossa di Treviso
Chard - Bionda di Lione
Celeriac - Bianco del Veneto
Cardoon - Gobbo di Nizza
Wild Rocket
Endive - Verde a Cuore Pieno
Globe Artichoke - Violetta Precoce
The amount sent will depend on how many people want to try them, but there will be enough for a season.

Sampler amounts from seedfest
Lettuce - Buttercrunch, Iceberg
Cabbage - Red Acre, Copenhagen Market, Michihilli, Early Round Dutch
Collard - Georgia Southern
Endive - Broadleaf Batavian
Chicory - Rossa di Verona Tardiva
Turnip - Purple top White Globe
Radish - White Icicle
Spinach - BloomsdaleFrench Bean - Contender
Tom - Red Oxheart, Roma
Cucumber - Armenian White Metki, Straight 8, Marketmore 76, SMR 58, Poinsett 76
Gherkin - National Pickling
Melon - Orange Honeydew, Honeydew Green, Yellow Canary
Watermelon - Black Diamond, Orange Flesh Tendersweet
Capsicum - Hot & Spicy

These will be sample amounts only but probably enough to bother trying.

Anasazi beans - grown by the Anasazi cave dwellers 1300 years ago and discovered in the 1900s by archaeologists. For information - http://www.marjonspecialtyfoods.com/show_now.htm
I have 1lb which should be enough to introduce this to a number of you in small amounts for seed saving. This bean deserves growing.

Manteca dwarf French bean - Chilean heirloom suited to drying
Cherokee Trail of Tears (climber)- Named for the 'death march' in the 1830's, purple pods, good drying bean
Runner Bean Desiree - dried white beans are indistinguishable from butter beans

If any of the other varieties listed here http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/yabbse/index.php/topic,13989.0.html are of particular interest, ask, I may be able to spare some.

I'm not particularly looking for swops but if you have aything uncommon particularly flowers ( wild or natural is good) I'd be interested. Otherwise I'm happy just to send them anyway.

Could I please have some celeriac and globe artichokes oh and the Anasazi beans sound interesting. :D

Could I send you a packet of these http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2002/05/16/carrots.jpg

Stupidly high germination rate too. I must have thrown away about 200 seedlings without any noticeable difference in the amount of seed left.

Could I please have a gherkin seed or two (never tried them before so really will be a trial) and a couple of celeriac if at all poss.  I dont know if I have anything flower wise you would be interested in (you sound far too professional to me to be interested in anything I have to offer) But I will post / pm what I do have.
Pm required ?
p.s. this is my first forray into swaps so please let me know if I've broken the rules.  :)

PM me your address Baffy and I'll send you some National Pickling gherkin seed. Start them off indoors like cukes but they'll produce well outdoors then. I only planted two and the first picking filled a chip shop pickled onion jar. Very productive.

F is right nect to G sorry

Ditto hawhaw. The anasazi are in transit to me so I'll send them together when the beans arrive. pm me your address. I'd be delighted with a few multi coloured carrots.

If possible could I have some of the San Marzano Redorta? Don't have many flower seeds at the momen but am awaiting some with my seed order, only asters if you are interested. I will look in my hut tomorrow to see what veg ones I have left too.

Could I have the other gherkin seed please? ;) 

I've got field forget-me-nots or how about some blue or amethyst fescue to offer in return?

G xx

I've got two packs of 8 National Pickling seeds and a pack of Boston pickling still. I'll also have millions of Boston pickling from my existing plants. PM me which you prefer ( or even some of each ) with your address.

I would very much like a few field forget me nots and also some amethyst fescue please. Feel free to add to your wish list as I've got lots to get rid of.

San Marzano Redorta ready to go Vez. Just pm me your address.

Thanks, DJ, I've sent you a PM.

G xx

Hi DJ,

I'd love to try the Anasazi beans, the collard and the capsicum if you've spare still. I can swap you cheyenne chilli if you'd like. That's about the most unusual veg I have :)

bananagirl

Hi, DJ.  If you have any left could you let me have a few of the San
Marzano Redorta and celeriac please.  Nothing unusual in my garden, I'm afraid, but could send you a packet of 'Wildlife (bird) Attracting Mixture'.   

Gladly, I can't recommend the redorta too highly. I had plum toms weighing 1 lb from them. pm me your address.

Thanks DJ.  Have sent you a PM, will post seeds today.  Looking forward to those giant plums!!

DJ - would love redorta (or any other plum tom.), Anasazi and/or Desiree if still available.  No really unusual plants I'm afraid - have some green calendula, helipterum pierrot, eccremocarpus and mignotte spare if any good?

DJ hi there,

Would you have an anasazi bean left?  And maybe a gherkin or something to pickle?  Or even a Jaleno chilli?

Would you like plants instead of seeds for your new bog garden? 

I have been splitting out my Schizostylis coccinea (Kaffir Lilly).  Also have some pretty drum stick primulas, can't find the label at the moment but will go look in the daylight!

Ellkebe - I'll have more San Marzano Redorta in a couple of weeks once I've saved some more seed, by which time the anasazi should be with me too. I'll send some along with Desiree as soon as possible. The eccremocarpus looks really nice if you can arrange any.

Flowerlady - anasazi will be fine ( I've actually got 2lb on order which should be enough to supply the whole forum ) and I can always find gherkins and Jalapenos for someone with kaffir lillies and drum stick primulas.

If you'd both like to pm me your addresses, I'll send as soon as the anasazi arrive.

Dj - have pm'd you  :)   Many thanks

Quotehi i have loads of vegetable seeds for sal e loads of varieietys
contact me if you want some//

Adam13 you have been trying to sell them on the link I just replied to you in!

Hello DJ - the Anasazi sounds intriguing so if you have any left could I please trouble you for some - unfortunately do not think I have anything interesting enough to swap but I shall have a look.  :)

Hi DJ,

Any chance of the Montecarlo Tomato, the capsicum and the spinach please ?
I've posted a list of stuff I've got so if you want any of them you are more than welcome.

Andy

Pm me addresses and they're yours.

Hi DJ - I would love a few Trail of Tears beans if you've got any left, also a lettuce would be lovely (don't know the varieties you mentioned, recommend me one?)

I've got quite a few flower seeds, will PM you list & my address,

Thank you,

Chloe

The seeds arrived today DJ, thans they are very much appreciated.  ;D

Many thanks for the seeds, DJ.

Hello,
would it be possible to send me some manteca dwarf french bean seeds ?
I have some seeds from Pimiento de Padron - Spanish peppers if you would like some.
Many thanks.  Please let me know best way to send etc.

Update

Thanks to Wardy for the lupins and hawhaw for the Danvers.

Sammyd - I'm putting a pack together for you
adam04 - watermelon being sent tomorrow
reedos - your pack being sent tomorrow
doris - your pack being sent tomorrow
kentishcloe ditto if you pm me your address
diana
I'll send your jerusalem artichokes and asparagus in the new year as the artichokes don't keep and are better left underground till you replant them then.

Baggy - I still don't have your address or a list of what your 92 year old would like. I have a shop so anything is possible.

harvestmoon - manteca beans have been surprisigly vigorous and are only now starting to dry off. I'll send them as soon as they're ready if you pm me your address. I'd be pleased to try Spanish peppers along with the other varieties I grow.

Everyone who requested anasazi beans - they haven't arrived yet ( I'm surprised at the poor service ) but your packs will be sent as soon as they do.

It's our lottie shop but it' probably better stocked than most. We have a substanstial range of Fothergills and Johnsons seeds plus various others so sorting out exactly what Baggies 92 yo would like is no problem. When I took the shop over it was dismal but we now try and make sure that no-one needs to look elsewhere. My next addition is minor mainteance materials like sand/cememnt, nails, screws etc.With 125 gardeners and plotholders from other sites visiting we turn over around £8k a year and contribute arund £1000 to the kitty.
The other real benefit is that some items aren't easily found in garden centres, or are extortionate. For example, we do 2.2m wide enviromesh off the roll at £1.90/M and seaweed meal at £1.50/kg which are both cheap and not sold nearby. Probably the biggest rip-off at B&Q etc is Growmore. They charge £6.99 for 10kg and we can sell 25kg for the same price.

One of the sites in Nottingham has a shop run by one of the retired ex-gardeners who is no longer able to garden. He opens it 7 days a week and it keeps him part of the site. Ultimately that's what I'd like to happen here but in the meantime I open Saturday and Sunday mornings for a few hours and also open up on request in the week. It seems to work as our turnover has trebled.

Thanks DJ

DJ - Charlie mentioned again on Sunday that he wanted more broad bean seed to overwinter (Aquadulce ).  He normally plants 8 or so rows and he could only manage 3 with the ones I donated.  I will pm you later this eve when I have gone through my stuff to check what I can give him too.  Would you believe it - the b'stds came back and nicked the cloche ends that they forgot the last time round.  I hop their hands drop off !!  Grrrrrr.

seeds arrived today....

mucho thanks 8)

DJ,

Seeds came today, very appreciated - thanks

Andy

THats the one thing we miss on our lottie - no shop as it is quite small being in the village so rely on Wilkinsons for the sensibly priced stuff.   Sounds like you almost have a need to spend more time in the shop than the lottie dj or is the workload shared?

I do 99% of the shop but tbh it's an excuse not to do anything on the lottie some of the time  ;D
The other beauty is that if there's anything I want I order it and put the rest into stock, so I always get trade prices.

{GG} definately a good bet given the amount of rain thats being around!

thansk DJB,  got the seeds the other day! :D

Why was the post telling adam13 who I think is now banned not to do what he used to do best on this thread  ??? ???

Strange  ???

O well nothing intended for any person on this thread it was souley pointed at adam13 who I posted to in another thread. Some how the post has migrated for the winter to this thread  ???

The_Snail

Which was amusing as Adam04 had just posted here so it seemed aimed at him  :D

No No adam04 is another person as far as I know.

Nice selection of seeds DJ

The_Snail

uuuuwwww,  love being the topic on threads :D

no, im definatly a different person to Adam13

Hi DJBrenton,

I am the one with the small garden.  I couldn't resist after seeing this site and have got myself an allotment.  I don't suppose you have a few spare seeds I could try? ::)

My flower list is just a few below on the swaps page if you fancy anything.

Thanks,

Rob

Hi Terces

just PM me your address and I'll send you a selection. Have fun.

You might want to remove your address frm that post. I should have explained what pm means. Click on my name and one of your options will be to send me a personal message. It's a little more discreet than posting your address for all and sundry to have pizzas delivered to your house  ;D

Hi,

Thank you so much for the seeds.

I am quite overwhelmed by your generousity!

The allotment I have is enormous so I will give these a good try.

Many thanks again,  Rob (aka terces)

You have no idea how much better I feel for having sent all those seeds to someone who might use them rather than them sit in a box.  :)

Hi,

If you have any left I would love to try -

Tomato - Principe Borghese and Montecarlo F1
Runner Bean Desiree

I have an unusual yellow cherry tom called Galina from Vida Verde catalogue if you fancy trying that - and also seeds of the wild verbascum.

Carole.

I seem to have missed this post, sorry.
I have Principe Borghese left but no Montecarlo. Might I recommend Cuor di Bue instead.
PM me your address.


On another note, it seems my US contact finally has my seeds and will be sending them this week. To everyone who asked for Anasazi beans that means your seeds will be on their way soon.

Djbrenton, are there still a couple of Principe Borghese left? Just a pinch of seeds enough to get a couple of plants?

Cheers  :)

There are indeed. PM me your address and I'll send some.

I try to access the link mentioned earlier in the topic
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/yabbse/index.php/topic,13989.0.html
but every time I'm redirected to somewhere else.  ::)

Djbrenton, if  there are still

Principe Borghese
Anasazi
armenian white metki

left? Can you please share them with me?

I have
toms "Yellow pear" and "Yellow cherry"
red sunflowers
Ipomoea "Grandpa"
Ipomoea "Black night"
Hollyhock "Arabian nights"
Rosemary
Dill
Pampas grass
If you are interested in any of these I'll send them to you or I can pop in to the shop. We live in Beeston area. It is not far from where you are, is it?

Thank you.

I would be interested in

Principe Borghese
Anasazi Bean

I have available

Djerba Purple Carrot (not all purple some are black and some orange, weird)
Bolivia 153 Amaranth (red panicles)

Hi Natasha and Amhibian

The principe Borghese seem never-ending. Every time I look in the packet there seem to be more. Also lots of anasazi left and I can split the Armenian White Metki

I'm starting to bloat with seed but I'd quite like some red sunflowers and would be delighted if you came to our lottie Natasha.

If you'd like to email me I'll give you my number and if you'd like to email me an address amphibian I'll mail your seeds. djbrenton@gmail.com

please id love some beefstake monte carlo and some chard if you still have some spare?

Hello djbrenton

Boy I turn my back for a second and ther's more seeds on offer - and almost all bagged.  If I'm not too late I would love to give the Principe Borghese tomato, the runner bean desiree and some national pickling gherkins and some lettuce to try please ;D.

I have a small number of two types of clematis seeds that I could offer you - alto they can take long to germinate and are fickle?? Otherwise I have a small amount of gem squash and hubbard squash seeds (South African) that I can offer?

Let me know..

Hi DJBenton,

I sent you a message last year about the Anasozli beans and trail of tears bean, but you had not recieved the from the States then.

Would it be possible for me to have a few of the beans please????

Happy gardening
Gill

Hi Gill
They were sent on 24th January. If they still haven't arrived in another week let me know and I'll re-send. I'm hoping they haven't fallen foul of Australian Customs.

Hi there DJBrenton

:'( :'( :'( I've not heard a thing yet - does that mean all your seeds have gone?  See my mail above.  If so, just my darn luck. :'(

Jitterbug

Sorry Jitterbug I've been snowed under ( not literally ). I've still got Principe Borghese, Desiree and various lettuce but have Homemade Pickles gherkin rather than National if that's of interest.
I'd quite like to try some Hubbard if you have any left. email me your address djbrenton@gmail.com

If you have any left, I would love a few Principe Borghese, Raddicchio and those interesting Anasozli seeds.

I'm not sure what I have that you would be interested in...but I can offer a pinch of each of the following, pick as many as you like!:

Red Orach
Lettuce Iceberg 2
Lettuce Valdor (winter variety)
Lettuce Saladin
Lettuce Little Gem
Rocket
Mizuna
Tokyo Bekana (only a few left)
Pepper - Long Red Marconi (only a few left)
Cucumber White Wonder (only a few left - sow by Jan 2006)
Broccoli Romanesco Natalino
Radish Cherry Belle (soooooo many!!!!!!)
Radish French Breakfast 3 (soooo many!!!!)

Thanks!

Hi,

I tried to send you a pm but your inbox is full.
Anyway, I'm wondering if you received my e-mail regarding the seeds. :(

Tora

Hi dj

do you still have any Principe Borghese and Cuor di Bue left?  just a couple of each.

the errant primulars that I told you about have at last come through! 

Are you up for a swap?

Yep, seeds of Italy really do send a lot of seed! I've still got your address.

To those who've asked for swaps lately, sorry for the delay. I've been reclaiming a derelict garden for a local group and am really busy. I will sort everything out this week though.

Also, I've just recieved salsola soda ( aka agretti/roscano/barba di frate). The box looks like something you'd put in the larder rather than sow (i'e large ), so if anyone wants any, email me.

Dj you PM box is FULL!! 

I'll get your prim on its way asap. 

Did the others survive? :-\

Was wondering, would you by any chance have any red flowered broad beans?  Sadly when I received my order from Seeds Of Distinction my order came up bare  :'(   Huge disappointment, this was main reason for ordering from them!!

talk soon,
FL

Hi dj

Are you still up for a swap? :)

Regards

Tora