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22-01-2008, 11:52 AM
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 100 Vegetables Got this book for Christmas. Interesting read, full of little snippets of info.  100 Vegetables and where they came from. Wiliam Woys Weaver. ISBN:1565122380 100 Vegetables Where They Came From - there's some copies available from Amazon £2.50 (plus £2.75 p&p). Of course it means I now need to buy lots of seeds I'd never previously heard of!!! 
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22-01-2008, 12:37 PM
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| Oh Manda, any excuse. Theres no hope for any of us. 
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22-01-2008, 12:51 PM
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| Momol - I love the look of those - I have already bought my tom ration this year so will be trying those next year. Real Seeds do them and I am dying to try them!!!! |
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22-01-2008, 01:08 PM
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| I'll keep a look out momol, think I've seen them before, perhaps ebay - I'll just check the book too. They're not my type of tom though bit too 'odd' looking! Have you tried ananas noire, think it was invented by someone out your way (well Belgium really!)? ps did you see my question for you on the Spices thread?
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22-01-2008, 01:14 PM
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| About the curry leaves coming true from berry ? yes they do ( mine is grown from berry) or which question ? ( sorry to be thick..) Momol
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22-01-2008, 01:16 PM
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| Ananas noir is said to be tasty, but never tried it before and believe me, I never seen it in any of the belgium garden centre selling them...  . Next year project...saw it at Baker Creek...Momol
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22-01-2008, 01:33 PM
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| We've grown it for a couple of years - here's a seller on ebay in France. I bought my andine cornue & teton de venus (couldn't resist the silly name, but they're very tasty!) off this chap (he's in Provence) - very friendly. tomate-ANANAS-NOIRE If you don't fancy buying any more I've got 9 seeds left and would split them with you if you like. Ah the spice question was a new one re camphor basil!
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22-01-2008, 01:39 PM
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| Don't have camphor basil... but got some unique cross basil (with the help of some bees) which I crossed some 3 years ago ( italian genovese basil X Thai basil). She can take much cooler climate than Thai basil and produce very big leaves like Italian basil but still has similar Thai basil colour...Got no more space left Manda, next year project... Momol
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22-01-2008, 01:45 PM
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. No thank you, not for me, not this year.Oh dear, is this becoming a tomato thread!
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22-01-2008, 01:46 PM
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22-01-2008, 01:48 PM
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I saw some Zapotec toms whilst searching and now I fancy trying them - helpppppppppp me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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22-01-2008, 01:57 PM
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Amishland Heirloom Red Tomato Seeds Quote:
Hemorrhoid ? OMG Momol
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22-01-2008, 02:11 PM
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22-01-2008, 02:16 PM
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| Relax Manda, it is just the same old problem (or more a disease) like everybody else here... seedaholic (whispering)... .Don't answer yet...I will know it soon .BTW Manda, the e bay link you sent has "Voyage Tomato"...helppppp Momol
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22-01-2008, 02:30 PM
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| Hey, let's look at it this way. Seeds are still substantially cheaper than lastest fashion clothes, wines, cigarettes, takeaways, latest electronic gadgets etc or even bus or train fare! Seeds addiction can't possibly bankrupt us, can't it? Don't feel guilty, just go with the flow .
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24-01-2008, 07:34 PM
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| Lol!!! Its good isn't it. The really annoying thing is he's written other similarly fascinating books ('Heirloom vegetable gardening' and 'the bean bible' but nearly all are out of print! I've only got to 'A' and I want some sweet, smokey aji dulce!!! Oh and at the other end I shall be getting the purple artichokes 'violetto de chiogga' from Dave's!
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24-01-2008, 07:45 PM
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| Crikey! I've just checked those two out on Amazon. £231 for the Bean Book!!! You never know though, I got an amazing deal on an OOP knitting book from Amazon Marketplace. It's normally listed at £100+ but I found one of those places that buys ex libris by the truckload selling it for 33p! I've never got through an online checkout so fast in my life! I'm sure I ordered some purple artichokes recently - will check if they were 'violetto de chiogga'. I'm sure a few might find their way into the envelope |