Just wondering if there are enough of us interested in sharing?
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Any EU members interested in joining a seed swap?
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Even wee if Jimmie Krankie got her way with devolution, I don't think there will be much of the EU left for us to join, so it looks like I'll be on the outside. Looks like quite a few countries are lining up for their own version of Brexit, maybe you'll be shopping over here soon unless Macron declares war over fishing round Jersey.
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I’m more than happy to coordinate it.
Its good to be able to share.
I don’t think there will be many of us so we can decide between ourselves whether home saved or spare from bought packets.
"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
Location....Normandy France
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The packets I tend to buy contain a lot of seeds and I've never tried my hand at saving seeds. And it makes no difference to me if seeds are F1 or not. Only got so many growing years in me... I don't mind if we do both home-grown and bought. And if there aren't that many of us, maybe co-ordinate who gets what, rather than it being a random selection that you then have to sort out.
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Hi Zelenina,
Last year, Nicos sent me a lot of seeds from France that I can't get here. But we've made no arrangements this year. Are you looking for anything in particular? I grow very few chillies, but I might have other things you're interested in.
Let me know here or in a pm and maybe we can coordinate something. And if not this year, then next.
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Hi Nicos, I will say yes to sharing saved or bought surplus seeds.
My problem this year is the fact I am going to be away for the best part of June so I dont know if I will be even able to grow a crop with nobody to take care of the greenhouse while I am away.
More than willing otherwise.
And when your back stops aching,
And your hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.
Rudyard Kipling.sigpic
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Afternoon, just placed an order for some seeds at long last. Anyone interested in some of these? I've also bought beans and sweetcorn, but not many in the packet, so I've not included those. But doubtless there will plenty of the following to go around.
Brussels Sprouts - Doric, Topline and Hirema
Summer purple sprouting
Cauli - Amazing
Beetroot - Solist
Courgettes - Diamant (green) and Ola Gabriella (yellow)
Toms - Pantano (been looking for these for years - originally bought them from Premier Seeds Direct but not available to me post Brexit, vigorous, climbing Marmande type)
Lettuce - All Year Round
Still to buy, lettuce and leeks, but I'm waiting on the lettuce in the hope Bren will give me some lettuce recommendations. I've decided lettuce will be my challenge this year. I never do a good job of growing them and we eat lots.Leeks will be Chef's White (quick grower, good for late summer, early autumn, not frost hardy supposedly but they do OK in a light frost, a regular for me) and Blauwgroene winter race Winik (hardy, rust resistant supposedly, first time for me growing these).
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I need to go through the seeds I already have. Many are out of date so I wouldn’t share those.
Happy to join in with fresh seed though!
We’ve not planned our beds yet, apart from where the spuds are going as OH and his friend have spent the last week building raised beds and hugelkulture beds"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
Location....Normandy France
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Originally posted by Snoop Puss View PostHi Zelenina,
Last year, Nicos sent me a lot of seeds from France that I can't get here. But we've made no arrangements this year. Are you looking for anything in particular? I grow very few chillies, but I might have other things you're interested in.
Let me know here or in a pm and maybe we can coordinate something. And if not this year, then next.
I have in the past ordered seeds from Germinance in France, but sadly they've decided not to send them outside France any more. They have some very nice varieties with lots of seeds in the packets. I can get some of the carrots elsewhere e.g. Oxheart and Rouge Sang, though I'm interested in other short fat types as well. I like their Rosé d'Armorique onions, but maybe for next year as I now have Rosanna sets which are similar. One I really want to get, if anyone has some seeds to spare, is the Rond Hatif parsnip which is a short one like Kraal Russian.
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Originally posted by Snoop Puss View PostI've decided lettuce will be my challenge this year.
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Zelenina, you might find these people of interest for chillies and tomatoes: https://www.pepperseeds.eu/?___store...=pepperseedseu
As for garden veg seeds, I have bought from the following in France
La Bonne Graine: https://www.labonnegraine.com/ Reasonable prices but not huge packet sizes
Baumaux: https://www.graines-baumaux.fr/16871...nces-potageres Large packets and a big selection but not cheap...
I've also bought from these people in Germany. Really nice folk, but not an enormous selection: https://www.bingenheimersaatgut.de/e...egetables.html
My order above for this year was from Holland: https://tuinzaden.eu/en/ Not bought from these people before and package hasn't arrived yet, so I can't comment on quality
As for the lettuce challenge, mine is because I'm terrible at doing the little and often. Little I can manage, but I'm not good at the often part. Also, it's really hot here in summer and, like you, I need to find a variety that will manage. Also, I wouldn't mind growing some kind of leafy green for salad use in winter.
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