Tweet
By popular demand here is the 2016 seed saving circle.
Like previous years this is for self-saved seeds. No F2 from commercial F1 seeds. A preference for 2016 grown seeds, though for seeds that stay viable this is not a requirement.
We're going to try and return to how things were done in previous years (2010-2014): Please register here now if you'd like to take part with the things you'll try and grow for seeds. The cut-off for joining will be 30 November 2016 or 16 participants with confirmed saved seeds. You can then pack the seeds in December and send them in in January (preferably early January).
For those who haven't done this before:
Please bear in mind that more often than not something fails to produce seed (too wet, too dry, pests, disease, ...) so to end up with at least two packets of seeds for all participants you'd normally need to grow 3 or 4 different species for seeds.
It also helps to plan for some extra plants of biennials to leave for the 2017 circle, both because it helps maintain the variety of seeds in the circle, and because biennials are actually tend to be quite reliable seed producers, so once you've managed to grow them and remembered not to eat them during the winter, it's plain sailing from there on.
If you get a thin box (<1 inch thick, <A4) during the year, hold on to it, because it's the most reliable way to send in and receive back seeds for only 2*Large Letter postage.
Links to three websites with detailed seed saving advice: http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ing_10517.html
Participants:
Elfeda
AWL
AWOL:
Like previous years this is for self-saved seeds. No F2 from commercial F1 seeds. A preference for 2016 grown seeds, though for seeds that stay viable this is not a requirement.
We're going to try and return to how things were done in previous years (2010-2014): Please register here now if you'd like to take part with the things you'll try and grow for seeds. The cut-off for joining will be 30 November 2016 or 16 participants with confirmed saved seeds. You can then pack the seeds in December and send them in in January (preferably early January).
For those who haven't done this before:
Please bear in mind that more often than not something fails to produce seed (too wet, too dry, pests, disease, ...) so to end up with at least two packets of seeds for all participants you'd normally need to grow 3 or 4 different species for seeds.
It also helps to plan for some extra plants of biennials to leave for the 2017 circle, both because it helps maintain the variety of seeds in the circle, and because biennials are actually tend to be quite reliable seed producers, so once you've managed to grow them and remembered not to eat them during the winter, it's plain sailing from there on.
If you get a thin box (<1 inch thick, <A4) during the year, hold on to it, because it's the most reliable way to send in and receive back seeds for only 2*Large Letter postage.
Links to three websites with detailed seed saving advice: http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ing_10517.html
Participants:
- veggiechicken - Lovage , a tall kale, Daubenton perennial kale
- Norfolkgrey a a beetroot - Devoy, tomato - Moonglow, French climbing bean - Lazy Housewife
- planetologist a aparsnip - F4, leek - Musselburgh?, carrot - Autumn King
- Scarlet
Elfeda
AWL
- sparrow100
- vixylix
- Thelma Sanders
- jackarmy a a a acucamelon, sweet pepper
AWOL:
- Paulieb
- Hayley a a a a a French climbing bean - Cosse Violette, tomato - Reisetomate Pocketbook Vine, pea - Golden Sweet mange-tout
- Neilbaldwyn
- Cadalot a a a a aparsnip, tomato- Tumbling tom; sandpipe
Comment