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General => News => Topic started by: froglets on March 14, 2008, 11:36:17

Title: Swapping "illegal" seeds - Radio 4
Post by: froglets on March 14, 2008, 11:36:17
Radio 4 You & yours today at 12 will have an item on gardeners swapping seeds that the EU deems to be outside of their regs.

I'll have to use listen again as I'm on my way out.  Typical!
Title: Re: Swapping "illegal" seeds - Radio 4
Post by: Jeannine on March 14, 2008, 12:23:16
Actually you can swap them if you grew them, you just can't import them or sell what you have saved XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Swapping "illegal" seeds - Radio 4
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on March 14, 2008, 19:19:42
Fortunately the regulations are often honoured in the breach. When the law is an ass, beat it.
Title: Re: Swapping "illegal" seeds - Radio 4
Post by: Deb P on March 14, 2008, 19:24:09
Aw, I was quite looking forward to being a law breaking 'bad girl'...... ;D
Title: Re: Swapping "illegal" seeds - Radio 4
Post by: Eristic on March 14, 2008, 22:32:23
Pssssst. Wanna buy sum dirty colly flower.
Title: Re: Swapping "illegal" seeds - Radio 4
Post by: Deb P on March 15, 2008, 09:12:51
 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Swapping "illegal" seeds - Radio 4
Post by: Jeannine on March 15, 2008, 10:54:05
Swap you for some illegally imported  aubs


by the way you can import cauli it is legal LOL
Title: Re: Swapping "illegal" seeds - Radio 4
Post by: ruud on March 15, 2008, 15:08:48
For us foreigners,being involved in illegal uk swaps,the problem is even bigger.Those seeds from your british isles will not grow on the right side and all turn to the left.Can you imagine the faces of fellow gardeners looking too lerftside growing vegetables,what can i say,got them imported from the u.k.It was illegal but what a heck i dont mind.
Title: Re: Swapping "illegal" seeds - Radio 4
Post by: cornykev on March 15, 2008, 17:51:03
I've been doing a bit of lettuce laundering myself today but keep it under you hat folks.  :-X     :o     ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Swapping "illegal" seeds - Radio 4
Post by: Jeannine on March 15, 2008, 18:30:55
I have just ordered 4 packets of tights from Canada with a couple of extras stuffed in the legs!!  I got a cook book last week containing tomato seeds and a Valentine box of chocs last month with beans in.XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Swapping "illegal" seeds - Radio 4
Post by: Mr Smith on March 16, 2008, 10:48:04
The BBC and the EU go together like eggs and bacon :)