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Originally Posted by Earthbabe  Is that carrot variety widely available in France and at what sort of price? My folks will pass through on the way back to Jersey from Spain in April which strikes me as a good time to be buying carrot seed. 
What variety of onion seed are you using. I am thinking of overwintering onions from seed and am getting a little confused about the best varieties to use.  |
Hello Earthbabe
As far as I know Touchon Carrots should be available but I think that any semi long carrots would do. As to price I really can't remember but not expensive. The Onions I am growing are Barletta, Rouge de Florence and Espangnol. These are only an experiment but the packet said that they could be sown in the Autumn.
I would suggest that you stick to native seed and not these Foreign ones. I gardened a lot in the UK and have found that a lot of things that did well in Devon just won't grow here, Runner beans for one. It gets just to hot for them and, don't laugh, the UV factor is much higher and a lot of things get sunburnt
Factor 50 for veg I think!!
Best of luck