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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Uncle Joshua on February 24, 2012, 15:29:55

Title: Seed Help?
Post by: Uncle Joshua on February 24, 2012, 15:29:55
Hey folks

I have been to order some plug plants today from the chap I always get them from, Tom who grows them is 84 years old but still works his fingers to the bone growing plants for loads of local allotment holders.

Today he told me a tale about his Dad who ran the place before him trying to grow a tomato called elegance, his Dad could grow the plant but never get them to set, he also had the same problem with other tomato seeds from the same company. Tom said how he'd like to try these seeds again but couldn't find them, he found a place that sold the plants at a fiver each but being a good Yorkshire bloke he wouldn't pay that and anyway, " I want to grow them me sen"

Anyone have a clue where I could get my hands on some seed to surprise him?
Title: Re: Seed Help?
Post by: elvis2003 on February 24, 2012, 16:20:13
Try ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=elegance+tomato+seed&_sacat=See-All-Categories
Title: Re: Seed Help?
Post by: Uncle Joshua on February 24, 2012, 21:07:43
Cheers elvis2003. I'll contact the seller and see if He'll sell me a few more than 10 seeds. would be nice to see the old chaps face when he gets them.
Title: Re: Seed Help?
Post by: northener on February 25, 2012, 00:03:20
Nice one
Title: Re: Seed Help?
Post by: elvis2003 on February 25, 2012, 08:44:14
Good luck Mick,tis a lovely idea
rach x
Title: Re: Seed Help?
Post by: grannyjanny on February 25, 2012, 09:16:23
Does anyone know if this tomato is a bush one please?
Title: Re: Seed Help?
Post by: goodlife on February 25, 2012, 09:20:32
No dear..its cordon..
Title: Re: Seed Help?
Post by: grannyjanny on February 25, 2012, 11:46:01
Thank you dear ;D :-*.
Title: Re: Seed Help?
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on February 25, 2012, 15:53:46
Save the seeds from a couple of toms and you won't have to go looking again.
Title: Re: Seed Help?
Post by: Uncle Joshua on February 26, 2012, 21:30:21
Thanks for your help with this guys.

I've ordered 20 seeds and can't wait to take them to Tom. he's been searching for some seed for years.