The All In Seed Circle 2018

[Guest]

Who would like to join in a 'all in' swap this year? Open to up to 20 members.
Save seeds from at least 2 varieties of fruit,veg or herbs (not F1 or close offspring), bag them up at the end of the year (so if 20 members you'd need to send in 19 packets of each type of seed), post them to me with some stamps for return postage, and grow some new to you varieties next year in exchange.

All seed families (except flowers) welcome regardless of specific circles. I realise there may actually be sane people on the vine who do not wish for 20+ varieties of tom or chilli (can't think why )

Tips here for seed saving: http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1397063

Anyone interested?
Closes to members on 31st October. Anyone who hasn't said what they have saved by 31st October will be removed from the list. Peeps must meet the vine swap rules by this date.

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...cle_92688.html
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...cle_88124.html
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...cle_83714.html
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...cle_76488.html

1. Norfolkgrey - caffreys oats, sweetcorn and princes pride parsnip
2. Veggiechicken - 9 Star perennial Broccoli/cauli, Armenian cue & Beth Alpha cue.
3. Bario1 - perennial kale and chard
4. Scarlet - Sweet Cicely, Welsh Onion
5. Thelma Sanders - Hungarian Black Wax pepper
6. Squingy -pennyroyal, callaloo and tom black cherry

Out

Self-contained - ?Hyssop, Garlic chives, Mustard - Red Giant, Summer savory,
Planetologist - Landcress and leek
Mistlepie - Mangetout Carouby de Maussane, Pea beans, Corriander, Dwarf French beans (sprite, I think) , Some tomatoes
Seasprout - ?lettuce, ?pepper, ?pea, ?tom
Snowwhyte - ?Walking stick kale, ?squash
Deano -
Cadalot - 2 types of tom
Happyhumph

Finished Parcel

[veggiechicken]

Go on then!! Probably a kale, lovage and who knows what?

[seasprout]

Me - me - me... I’ll join.

[Dead Dogs]

.......I realise there may actually be sane people on the vine who do not wish for 20+ varieties of tom .......-

Why do chickens come to mind

[veggiechicken]

..........Because chickens are sane???

Thought not!!

[Scarlet]

I think I could join - just not sure what I'd do? I'll have a think.....

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

..........Do I, Don't I! .............................

[Guest]

Do I, Don't I! .............................

I will make the decision for you. Yes you do or I will borrow one of VCs pointy sticks

[Thelma Sanders]

I'm Thinking (hopefully not Out Loud- thanks Ed! ) but I'm sure there will be something to send......
errrr don't know what right now though

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

..........Do I, Don't I!

I will make the decision for you. Yes you do or I will borrow one of VCs pointy sticks

Take it I'm in then!

With what as yet I haven't a clue!

[Guest]

Don't forget this is just one of the seed circles/ swaps being organised this year. Feel free to shout to join. member for 3 months and 50 posts by the close of the circle is all you need to join. We will happily help and support people before that though. So any questions just say, even if you think they are silly or basic. The more peeps the better

[seasprout]

Keeping in touch.

I’m going to try a heritage lettuce this year and save seed, it will be isolated, so hopefully it should work ok. I’m also growing some nice heritage peppers, again will be isolated, perhaps a fancy pea, and tomato....

Just hoping for a good growing season.

[Cadalot]

Count me in I will send in two varieties of tomatoes that will not be sent into the tomato seed circle from the following list

01 Bajaja
02 Balconi Red
03 Micro Tom
04 Minibel
05 Red Robin
06 Rosella
07 Sub Artic Plenty
08 Super Roma
09 Tiny Tim

[self-contained]

Hello,

Novice gardener here, with no experience as yet of seed saving, but this sounds like it could be fun

I don't meet the member requirements yet, but expect to come October (I suspect I will have many newbie questions over the coming months, and that should boost my post numbers considerably!)

I've had a dig through my seed packets, and picked out anything that I think is a bit less commonplace. I will be growing in containers and they are all things I haven't grown before. I would be very grateful for some advice from more seasoned growers about which (if any) of these will readily go to seed and are likely to yield sufficient seed for a swap from just one or two containers (I will be growing all of these anyway, so I can always change what I offer to swap if something goes badly).

I have:
Hyssop
Garlic chives
Mustard - Red Giant
Summer savory
Kailaan
Perilla (red and green mix, so this may mean they cross and seed won't be reliable, right?)
Cornflower - Blue Boy (I know it's a flower, but it's edible, so I thought it might count like a salad?)
Leek - Blue de Solaise
Chicory - Red Treviso and Variegata di Castelfranco
Red Amaranth
Physalis (did grow these last year, but didn't get past seedling stage after the unfortunately hot sun-room event of 2017, but my leftover seeds have germinated so I'll give them another go)

[Guest]

Self-contained most of what you have listed is fine. The exceptions are leek, they are biennial so won't flower till next year and cornflower, sorry I know it says all in but it is fruit, veg and herbs no flowers.

Mustard, kailaan and chicory - you should ignore plants that are quick to go to seed and select from later flowering plants. Although I can't see any cross pollination issues just be careful if you are growing anything similar which hasn't been mentioned.

Basic/ common/ mainstay varieties are perfectly welcome as long as they are self saved fresh seed. Although I think tom - moneymaker would be banned just about everywhere on this forum . We all love the unusual colours, shapes, flavours but there is a lot to be said for good old decades of tried and tested veg

Real seeds do a guide to seed saving which is worth a read How To Save Your Own Seed at Home Apart from that just ask a way

The red green perilla will cross. I would select one and remove the flowers asap off the other.