HSL Seed Catalogue

[HeyWayne]

I thought about writing down what I'd asked for, but then a kind of devil may care feeling came over me.

Oh the excitement!

[piskieinboots]

..Oh the excitement!

what with that and your fingers in the soil

[HeyWayne]

what with that and your fingers in the soil

It's rock'n'roll in our house! Bean's in for a cool Christmas.

[poly]

Where is my catalogue? It still has not arrived .

I phoned HSL, who said they employ a firm to send their catalogues out and it’s done in batches!!!!!
Person from HSL checked my membership which was in date and suggested I phone back next week if it still hasn’t arrived, great.

I always thought they came out together and seems a little unfair if not. Anyone else not had their catalogue?

[Alison]

That was quick - I sent my request off second class and my seeds are here today.

Ooooooo excellent, fingers crossed I'll get mine before Christmas. What did you get? All your first choices again?

[Flummery]

Just got mine today too - in spite of sending it in the begging-letter envelope to the worng address! All first choices - and they obviously know I have form and have sent me a lucky dip of another climbing bean - one that hasn't been in any of the last 3 years' catalogues, so maybe they don't have sufficient stock to offer it as a choice?

[zazen999]

Snap flum; I got a lucky dip of a dwarf half runner [my box is hidden away today as we have relatives over tomorrow so Mr Z has been tidying ]

ETA - Mountaineers white half runner.....I put it on the blog

[Flummery]

That's the bunny! I'm interested to see how that turns out - I have descriptions of the others from the catalogue!

[Alison]

Are the definitely a dwarf runner, just found this via google which indicates they're between 5 and 8' tall? Park Seed: Bean Mountaineer White Half Runner - An heirloom German pole bean, also called Old Dutch Half Runner. and what's a half runner anyway???

[zazen999]

I have no idea - I just copied it off the envelope. Time will tell I suppose. I must get round to:
a - listing my beans for 2010
b - letting two-sheds know so that I can send her some....

[its hilly]

Zazen, if you've not hit the magic number can I join. I'm all for preserving the less known varieties of stuff. i'm filling some builders bags to use as raised beds and have tubs, but no ground planting, dont ask.

[SarzWix]

poly, mine came in with their magazine, which it didn't last year. I nearly chucked it away thinking it was more charity bumph

[zazen999]

Zazen, if you've not hit the magic number can I join. I'm all for preserving the less known varieties of stuff. i'm filling some builders bags to use as raised beds and have tubs, but no ground planting, dont ask.

Yup, you are number 13.

Two-sheds is number 14

and a newbie chum of mine [who may or may not post on here before we get it of the ground] is number 15.

One more space.

[its hilly]

He he he..nearly caused a divorce there. Just came back to check on something I'd read earlier, saw zazen at the end of this and looked to see the answer. My whoop of 'YIPPEE IM IN THE CLUB' caused OH to sit down smartly
Bear in mind I'm not maternal and turn 50 in April.....

[jackyspratty]

Although I am very new to this lark I would be very happy to help out. Haven't planned what we are doing on the new lotty yet so can make some space. Also on lotty one quite a lot went to seed due to our incompetance so I mite be good at this! No offence taken if I am "too new", happy to hold my hands up!