Are there any companies that specialise in heritage veg?
I much prefer these old fashioned varities that have stood the test of time rather than these new fangled hybrids!
Thomas etty are great for heritage. http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~nfarley/thomas-etty/etty.html (http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~nfarley/thomas-etty/etty.html)
thanks!
Have a look at the heritage page at www.plant-seed-mailorder.org.uk (http://www.plant-seed-mailorder.org.uk) - Thomas Etty is has the largest selection in the UK - with lots of information about the plants
I seem to recall hdra do as well.
look in; http://www.hdra.org.uk/
TG
You're talking about the Heritage Seed Library, which is covered extensively elsewhere - the next time you can get seeds from them will be Nov 2004 - members get a 6 varieties of seeds of their choice and the chance to swap with other members
the full url is http://www.hdra.org.uk/hsl/index.htm (http://www.hdra.org.uk/hsl/index.htm)
It's all on the heritage page of my website (http://www.plants-seed-mailorder.org.uk) or did I say that before??? :D
Had a look at the Thomas Etty site and see they offer Aubergine `Rotonda bianca sfumata di rosa`-I got some seeds in Italy a while back and can say it`s a winner-large meaty fruit with a superb flavour.
I love to grow `heritage` but not all F1s are bad-remember when one had to check the cucumbers every day for male flowers?
Stephan
Thanks Phil for the added detail.
As I said I seemed to recall they did it, not being a member I didn't know the full details.
Thanks again.