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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: barkingdog on January 27, 2007, 15:25:31

Title: Heritage Seed Varieties
Post by: barkingdog on January 27, 2007, 15:25:31
Having just joined the Heritage Seed Library  ;D I'd like to know which varieties others would recommend trying?

Thanks,
barkingdog
Title: Re: Heritage Seed Varieties
Post by: saddad on January 27, 2007, 15:28:44
Pm me and I will knock you up a small sample "GoodyBag"
mainly climbing beans, peas and toms!
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/purplepeas.jpg)
These are their original purple peas... can you still order friom the cat?
Title: Re: Heritage Seed Varieties
Post by: barkingdog on January 27, 2007, 15:34:02
have pm'd you. They say you can order up until 1 March.

barkingdog
Title: Re: Heritage Seed Varieties
Post by: saddad on January 27, 2007, 15:37:37
Got it thanks, what are you particularly interested in from the cat? I've lent mine out to Deb P....
Title: Re: Heritage Seed Varieties
Post by: barkingdog on January 27, 2007, 15:44:15
I prefer beans and peas and lettuces really. Not sure which varieties
Title: Re: Heritage Seed Varieties
Post by: saddad on January 27, 2007, 16:10:51
Sorry for the delay, I had to drop my lad into town...
Stoke and Loos Tennis Ball are great winter lettuce as is Bronze arrow. I've never had any luck with the Crimson Flowered Broad Bean but the French beans are great.
Blue Coco I can spare a few I'll get some out asap so you can still order stuff from the cat without duplication.
;D
Title: Re: Heritage Seed Varieties
Post by: Deb P on January 27, 2007, 17:23:05
Quote from: saddad on January 27, 2007, 15:37:37
Got it thanks, what are you particularly interested in from the cat? I've lent mine out to Deb P....


Sorry, will return tomorrw... :-[
Title: Re: Heritage Seed Varieties
Post by: saddad on January 27, 2007, 17:26:05
Look forward to seeing you Deb. but beware we are a house of germs at the moment!
:(
Title: Re: Heritage Seed Varieties
Post by: Deb P on January 27, 2007, 17:32:30
Quote from: saddad on January 27, 2007, 17:26:05
Look forward to seeing you Deb. but beware we are a house of germs at the moment!
:(

Should I wear a mask from work then?

Or shall I just poke the catalogue through the letter box and run.... ;D
Title: Re: Heritage Seed Varieties
Post by: saddad on January 27, 2007, 17:34:54
An allotment fence between us should be enough!
::)
Title: Re: Heritage Seed Varieties
Post by: real food on January 28, 2007, 20:33:00
Bronze Arrow lettuce is particularly good, as it is resistant to slugs, and tastes excellent for humans! Reasonably hardy (Glasgow Area), it grows away quickly in the Spring, and I harvest individual leaves to start with for an early taste of salad.
Afghan purple carrots are good.
Mr Bethell's Purple podded pea is good.
Derby striped tomato did well in my greenhouse, as good as Tigrella.
Black Sugarsweet turnip also tasty.
Red-flowered broad beans did well for several years. Not a very big crop with small pods, 3 or 4 beans to a pod, but very attractive in flower.
Title: Re: Heritage Seed Varieties
Post by: OliveOil on January 28, 2007, 22:31:45
Ooo i joined at the weekend, cant wait to get all the bumf through this week.
Title: Re: Heritage Seed Varieties
Post by: barkingdog on February 02, 2007, 12:20:56
thanks for all the suggestions. I have made my selections now! Some of which were your recommendations!

barkingdog
Title: Re: Heritage Seed Varieties
Post by: OliveOil on February 02, 2007, 20:19:09
Bumf came through today!  with a free packet of kale - asparagus... posting my order tomorrow.