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Hi-all, this is the first time I have been on this forum as a member, as I usually hang about with lots of friends in the hobby on the american and european forums for several years now, and only recently discovered this home grown forum here in the UK.
To date I have collected about 2,000 varieties of tomatoes some of them quite rare and unique , about a hundred varieties of peppers hot and cold, and about forty varieties of squashes giant and normal.
To date many of the Russian varieties of tomatoes are proving ideal for the british climate and seem to enjoy it, rarer varieties from the USA like the many Brandywine types require more care and looking after but you are rewarded by a wonderfull tasting tomato if you are lucky.
at the end of each season I exchange hundreds of varieties of seeds in a seed swop to anyone that is interested, the current favourite is the O.S.U. Blue, which is a rare variety from the USA developed by Oregon state University, and is of deep blue/black colour which also spreads into the stems and leaves at times.
I live in Nottingham UK and am available for e-mail contact regarding tomato seed swaps at any time, throughout the year- currently I am mainly interested in only the rarer more unusual types from around the world. the rarer the better, also giant tomatoes over two pounds and upwards to 6lb where available in either beefsteakes or oxhearts, and currently have no less than six giant varieties on trial this season from all around the world, Russia. USA, and Europe.
Some people in the Uk experiance great difficulty in growing tomatoes outside in their gardens and ripening a crop, my outside growing has been going on for the past fifteen years and regularly reach a height of six to eight foot in height and ripen quite well by the end of summer, if you put the right fertilizer down for them in the spring you will have no further problems growing them-Vitax Q4 is the one to beat, together with miracle grow standard or the rose one for mid season feeding,at four week intervals.
as a growing on compost in pots for massive root growth early in the season you just cant beat the new (Westland Multipurpose + ) made from recycled and composted wood waste, wonderfull stuff benn using it for two years now.
To date I have collected about 2,000 varieties of tomatoes some of them quite rare and unique , about a hundred varieties of peppers hot and cold, and about forty varieties of squashes giant and normal.
To date many of the Russian varieties of tomatoes are proving ideal for the british climate and seem to enjoy it, rarer varieties from the USA like the many Brandywine types require more care and looking after but you are rewarded by a wonderfull tasting tomato if you are lucky.
at the end of each season I exchange hundreds of varieties of seeds in a seed swop to anyone that is interested, the current favourite is the O.S.U. Blue, which is a rare variety from the USA developed by Oregon state University, and is of deep blue/black colour which also spreads into the stems and leaves at times.
I live in Nottingham UK and am available for e-mail contact regarding tomato seed swaps at any time, throughout the year- currently I am mainly interested in only the rarer more unusual types from around the world. the rarer the better, also giant tomatoes over two pounds and upwards to 6lb where available in either beefsteakes or oxhearts, and currently have no less than six giant varieties on trial this season from all around the world, Russia. USA, and Europe.
Some people in the Uk experiance great difficulty in growing tomatoes outside in their gardens and ripening a crop, my outside growing has been going on for the past fifteen years and regularly reach a height of six to eight foot in height and ripen quite well by the end of summer, if you put the right fertilizer down for them in the spring you will have no further problems growing them-Vitax Q4 is the one to beat, together with miracle grow standard or the rose one for mid season feeding,at four week intervals.
as a growing on compost in pots for massive root growth early in the season you just cant beat the new (Westland Multipurpose + ) made from recycled and composted wood waste, wonderfull stuff benn using it for two years now.
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