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Title: Seed swap
Post by: gerbera on April 29, 2006, 10:00:32

Hi,

I'd love to try growing the following:

Lima / Butter Beans
Egyptian Walking Onion
Salsola Soda / Agretti / Barbe di Frate

Does anyone have any seeds?

I have got loads of seeds to swap....too many to list. So if you would like to swap, let me know what sort of thing you would be interested in, and I will check my ever-expanding seed collection!

Thanks,

Creckless

Title: Re: Seed swap
Post by: Jeannine on February 23, 2007, 00:15:39

Hi my Lima beans have arrived from Us today I will get a few out to you at the weekend XX Jeannine

Title: Re: Seed swap
Post by: Jeannine on February 23, 2007, 00:16:26

Soory popped this is wrong palce XX Jeannine

Title: Re: Seed swap
Post by: mikey on February 23, 2007, 14:07:45

Creckless,

I have some Egyptian Onions, NOT seed, but baby bulbils.

I moved to my present home in August 2005 and brought bulbils with me (in fact this years babies are descended from parents at least 15 years ago) I have no idea what the variety is (maybe there is only one variety ??)

Most seasons they crop heavily producing up to 6/8 bulbils per leaf stem, but the harvest last Autumn was poor. Saved +/- 30 bulbils, all potted up and are growing away nicely in a cold greenhouse, they have about 5 cm of green growth.

If you are interested will be happy to let you have 2 or 3 babies, drop me a PM

Mikey

Title: Re: Seed swap
Post by: saddad on February 27, 2007, 17:32:48

Being Cheeky and crashing this thread Mikey I'd love a couple, have plenty of Babbington Leek Bulbils if you fancy an exchange...

Title: Re: Seed swap
Post by: gerbera on February 27, 2007, 18:01:11

Thanks for the offer, but this thread started yonks ago, and I now already have some egyptian walking onions!

But perhaps Mikey could send the ones he offered me, to Saddad!

Title: Re: Seed swap
Post by: rutters on February 27, 2007, 18:58:11

What are Egyptian Walking Onions and why are they called that?

Title: Re: Seed swap
Post by: saddad on February 27, 2007, 21:59:15

They multiply by producing tiny bulbs at the top of the flower stalk which then droops over and starts a new plant... so they "walk" across the plot... AKA tree onions.. why Eygpt? poss point of origin...
:-\

Title: Re: Seed swap
Post by: hazelize_uk on February 27, 2007, 22:00:25

never heard of those before they sound awesome!

Title: Re: Seed swap
Post by: rutters on February 27, 2007, 22:07:08

WOW..anyone got any spare??

Title: Re: Seed swap
Post by: mikey on February 27, 2007, 22:34:55

Hi,

Saddad + rutters

happy to send you a few 'babies'

have sent PM's to you both

Mikey

Title: Re: Seed swap
Post by: mikey on February 28, 2007, 10:16:46

All gone .....

sorry Folks, no more 'Babies' to spare

If this growing season is as good as past years (NOT 2006) then hope to have ample supply in coming Autumn (may regret saying that ... if the Red man with the horns reads these posts ha! ha!)

Anyone interested please drop me a PM in September/October 2007

Cheers

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