Yes That One Again...

[snohare]

...Has anyone got any skirret, either as seeds or slips ? I know RealSeeds used to do it, but not this year, and I just can't find a supplier in this country.
Should have grown it the first year I thought about it...

[Jeanied]

Now you come to mention it, snohare - I do happen to have some skirret seeds but I don't know how viable they are. PM me if you are interested.

[Aberdeenplotter]

Seeds, Eclectic Victorian Vegetable Seed from Pennard Plants Try that matey

[Jeanied]

Oh wow, AP - some really fascinating seeds on that site. Having spent far too much on Tattieman's site I'd better avoid it for a while!

[Aberdeenplotter]

yups and not overly pricey either

[binley100]

I just knew Jeanie would have some knocking around .........

you could try Thomas Etty as well they have random stuff like that.....

[snohare]

Ooh, thanks for that link Frank !
Would you believe I've been g**gling skirret and keep getting links to Amish companies and places in NZ, but not to Pennard ?
(I knew that G**gle is notorious now for "personalising" its searches, so that typing the same term into the search box on different computers leads to varying results, but this is severe !)
I like their seed tatties. How many do you get in a kilo, anyway ?

[snohare]

Yes, I tried Thomas Etty, Binley (I think that was one of the ones with no useful search engine), as well as all the bookmarks I could think of, that I always save because I think someday they might have something unusual that I'm looking for...but I had missed Pennard's somehow !
The problem now is, I need a twenty acre field and a pushwheel hoe to grow all the seeds I want to buy after looking at all these catalogues.

[Aberdeenplotter]

Ooh, thanks for that link Frank !

I like their seed tatties. How many do you get in a kilo, anyway ?

I have a 23.9 ounce tattie in a bucket in my kitchen.. Not many of them to the pound . Mind you it is a show variety named Amour. watery and horrible

[Aberdeenplotter]

I'd budget for 8 - 10 seed sized spuds per kilo

[Jeanied]

I bypassed the Bonnie Dundees and went for a Highland Prince - wonder what the new year will bring!

[Jeanied]

Sorry - still obsessing about my Tattieman order!

[snohare]

a show variety named Amour. watery and horrible

Aye, you can dress it up with posh foreign words if you want, make it look all glamorous and exciting - but at the end of the day it is a lot of effort and expense and it leaves a hollow hunger and a bad taste in the mouth !
(But I'm not bitter or twisted on the subject of amour. )

Having seen the cost of delivery, without even looking to see what counts as "Scottish Highlands", I think all I'll be buying there is veggie seeds.

[SarrissUK]

Wow, Pennard has some interesting stuff! £25 order sorted! Shhh.. don't tell anyone

[Aberdeenplotter]

just don't blame me for posting the link