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Finally got round to ordering seeds and seed potatos. Also checked over the lovely flamethrower I got for Christmas! Everything there except the paraffin.
For the seeds I went to The Real Seed Catelogue for the first time which should be really interesting for their open pollenated (mostly) heritage varieties. Great Vegetable Seeds from The Real Seed Catalogue
White Beetroot; Sprouting Brocoli Early Purple and Late Purple Sprouting Brocoli; Cima di Rapa San Marzano; Carrot Giant Red; Perpetual Spinage; Lettuces Grandpa Admire's, Australian Yellowleaf, Winter Marvel; Spring Onion Feast; Parsnip Tender & True; (tall) Peas Telephone and Champion of England; Salad Endive Bianca Riccia da Swede Joan. Most of these are new expreiments for me and many will be grown in comparison with my current favourites or to try to get success for a change (especially carrots and swede).
All seed potatos (except Lady Christl - sold out) came from Alan Romans. You have to support someone as devoted to potatoes (aka mad) as he is; and he has a massive selection at perfectly reasonable prices: Alan Romans - Potatoes
Arran Pilot, Maris Piper, Red Duke of York, Sharpe's Express. Sharpes Express is new for me.
Then Tuckers for a very wide range at very fair prices and they are the only people who stock my favourite dwarf french bean cultivar Allergria: Vegetable Seeds from Tucker Seeds
Potato LADY CHRISTL (FE) SEED POTATO Broad bean WITKIEM MANITA; French bean ALLEGRIA Savoy CabbageTARVOY F1 Red Cabbage RED DRUMHEAD; Carrot JAMES SCARLET INTERMEDIATE and AUTUMN KING VITA LONGA ; CORN SALAD VIT Cucumber BURPLESS TASTY GREEN F1; Leek MUSSELBURGH Turnip PURPLE TOP MILAN
Again some old, some new.
Lastly, for a couple of cultivars I really like but not obviously available or sold out elsewhere, Thompson and Morgan. Really expensive, but I do love the catalogue.
Courgette 'Defender' F1 and 'Soleil' F1 ; Squash 'Harrier' F1; Tomatos 'Glacier' , 'Stupice', 'Tamina' and 'Sungold' F1 ; Lettuce mixed, Yugoslav Red and Patella Red. And I treated myself to a few sweet peas as well.
For the seeds I went to The Real Seed Catelogue for the first time which should be really interesting for their open pollenated (mostly) heritage varieties. Great Vegetable Seeds from The Real Seed Catalogue
White Beetroot; Sprouting Brocoli Early Purple and Late Purple Sprouting Brocoli; Cima di Rapa San Marzano; Carrot Giant Red; Perpetual Spinage; Lettuces Grandpa Admire's, Australian Yellowleaf, Winter Marvel; Spring Onion Feast; Parsnip Tender & True; (tall) Peas Telephone and Champion of England; Salad Endive Bianca Riccia da Swede Joan. Most of these are new expreiments for me and many will be grown in comparison with my current favourites or to try to get success for a change (especially carrots and swede).
All seed potatos (except Lady Christl - sold out) came from Alan Romans. You have to support someone as devoted to potatoes (aka mad) as he is; and he has a massive selection at perfectly reasonable prices: Alan Romans - Potatoes
Arran Pilot, Maris Piper, Red Duke of York, Sharpe's Express. Sharpes Express is new for me.
Then Tuckers for a very wide range at very fair prices and they are the only people who stock my favourite dwarf french bean cultivar Allergria: Vegetable Seeds from Tucker Seeds
Potato LADY CHRISTL (FE) SEED POTATO Broad bean WITKIEM MANITA; French bean ALLEGRIA Savoy CabbageTARVOY F1 Red Cabbage RED DRUMHEAD; Carrot JAMES SCARLET INTERMEDIATE and AUTUMN KING VITA LONGA ; CORN SALAD VIT Cucumber BURPLESS TASTY GREEN F1; Leek MUSSELBURGH Turnip PURPLE TOP MILAN
Again some old, some new.
Lastly, for a couple of cultivars I really like but not obviously available or sold out elsewhere, Thompson and Morgan. Really expensive, but I do love the catalogue.
Courgette 'Defender' F1 and 'Soleil' F1 ; Squash 'Harrier' F1; Tomatos 'Glacier' , 'Stupice', 'Tamina' and 'Sungold' F1 ; Lettuce mixed, Yugoslav Red and Patella Red. And I treated myself to a few sweet peas as well.
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