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Hi guys

I received my 2008 catalogue and have chosen the following seeds (amounts denoted in brackets) and am prepared to swap half amounts as follows

Ordering : (fingers crossed)

Yellow Intermediate Mangel Beetroot (40)
Sigmadew Cucumber (3)
Hamburg Fench Bean (10)
Guernsey Parnsip (100)
Carlin Round Pea (10)
Peavevine Cherry tomato (20)

Want to swap for:

Broad Ripple Yellow Currant (small yellow tomato)
Mrs Fortune's French Bean
Auntie Madge's small plum tomato
Black Plum Tomato

Anyone interested in swapping ??? ;D ;D

Jitterbug

Hi Jitterbug, and Guys and Dolls

I am also waiting to see if I get the Heritage Seeds I have requested (last years selection arrived before Santa !!)

I have not yet got round to sorting out my 'swaps' for 2008 but do have some Tomato Black Plum, which I saved at the end of 2007 season. I have done a germination test on the dried seeds and achieved 100%

PM your addy (I have wiped most of my old files) and will send you some.

To all Seed Swap enthusiasts:

I have quite a good supply of Black Plum this year, they seem to have produced a lot of seed even though the season was wet and weird. If anyone else would like some PM me.

I hope to put together my seed swap/gift list before the end of January, so may be best if you wait and see if there is anything else you would like. Get more for your postage ha! ha!

Best wishes to you all for Christmas and good health and happiness in 2008

Cheers
Mikey

I could dig you out some Broad Ripple Yellow Currant... but be warned you will be weeding them out for years!
;D

Hi Mikey (and Grandson)
Nice to see you back online. My beans you sent last year were fabulous, so a huge THANK-YOU. We will be eating some on Christmas day.
Happy Holidays to you and your family  :)
Hugs
Lauren xx

Hi Mikey and Saddad and Jeannine

Would be interested in a bit of each.  Saddad - No problem with having to weed however is it a good eater?? (compared with Sungold) :P

Jeannine : Got your order and OK - hope I get some Peacevine.

Let's wait and see what arrives in the post and then we can finalise the swaps.
Thanks

Jitterbug

It is not as sweet as Sungold... but nice enough in a hot month, gets a bit tasteless by November. Massive producer, if you leave it alone, other than a bit of surround support it gets to about 6' every way, trusses of up to 10 fruit and once counted 200 trusses on a monster before I got bored and stopped trying to count them all. They split when really ripe and then fall so you end up with seedlings everywhere, this makes a good indicator for soil temp before planting out squash..
;D

Thanks Saddad - sounds OK to me - I will give it a try.

Jitterbug

OK Guys got my seeds and I have the following:

Tomato, Broad Ripple Yellow Currant
Mangel Yellow Intermediate Beetroot
Guernsey Parsnip
Climbing French Bean Mrs Fortunes (only a few seeds so will have to bulk up for next year)
Climbing Bean (French) Hamburg (only a few seeds though)

So if anyone wants a pinch let me know and I will gladly let you know.

Jeannine unfortunately I did not get the Peacevine - sorry - maybe you want a bit of the Broadripple Yellow Currant?

Jitterbug

Ji Jitters, panic not my love; I found a supplier and I have some coming, from the US I will send you a few when they come XX Jeannine

Quote from: Jitterbug on December 20, 2007, 17:46:10
Hi Mikey and Saddad and Jeannine

Would be interested in a bit of each.  Saddad - No problem with having to weed however is it a good eater?? (compared with Sungold) :P

Jeannine : Got your order and OK - hope I get some Peacevine.

Let's wait and see what arrives in the post and then we can finalise the swaps.
Thanks

Jitterbug

JB, Saddad, Jeannine,

my HSL requests have showed up (huge sigh of relief - was looking dodgey at one point)

All Climbing French Bean:

Madeira Maroon   seeds 10
Hamburg     10
Ryder's Top O' the Pole  10
George's   10
Ryder's Coco Bean   10
Selma Zebra    10   (love the name of this one - sounds like an animal trader  ;D)
Bonne Bouche   10

I am willing to swap 5 seeds of any of the above for other HSL Climbing French Beans
In particular (the 2nd choices from my HSL order):

Majorcan Pea Bean
Old Homestead
Coco Bicolour
Kew Blue
Mrs Lewis's Purple Podded

Any interest, please send me a PM, first come first served

Mikey

Sorry Mikey I aint got any of the ones you want.XX Jeannine

Quote from: Lauren S on December 20, 2007, 15:33:58
Hi Mikey (and Grandson)
Nice to see you back online. My beans you sent last year were fabulous, so a huge THANK-YOU. We will be eating some on Christmas day.
Happy Holidays to you and your family  :)
Hugs
Lauren xx

Lauren,
sorry doing this on Public Forum, am fighting a losing battle with the PM system

I wiped all A4A records from last year (on purpose  ;D) what variety of Runners did I send you please ?

ta Mikey