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Old 14-04-2008, 04:16 PM
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Default Seeds from tombs!

I have a few 'King Tut' peas, bred from the peas Howard Carter found in Tutankhamen's tomb (well, maybe!) plus some tobacco seeds bred from those found in a 1000 year old burial site (better credibility on these, I think!).

Don't need anything in return. I have enough for 2 or 3 people. Drop me a PM if you're interested
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Old 14-04-2008, 04:19 PM
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Lol! King Tuts peas! I've got some lovely 'dry building land' in Florida for you!
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Old 14-04-2008, 06:35 PM
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I had to look when this was posted as I thought it might have been an april fools joke

King Tut
Tall plant has purple pods which contain 6 wrinkled seeds which are light olive-brown and darken to mahogany with age. Seed found in Pharaoh Tutankhamon's tomb, a rather common myth in the seed world.

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Old 15-04-2008, 09:42 AM
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Doesn't matter if it's a myth crichmond. There's a wonderful Egyptian cotton quilting thread called King Tut - no-one thinks that came out of his tomb but we all still lust after it and buy it! I'm growing a Latvian drying pea already and Seahorse has promised me a few of these - I shall compare and contrast as they say!
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Old 15-04-2008, 09:44 AM
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Any left may I have some please?
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LOL, My father, brother and nephew have the initials TUT. My father is affectionately known as King TUT! If there are a couple of the pea seeds left could I beg some please - would love to give my dad a feed of peas that share his name!
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When we lived in Glasgow my work mates and I used to go to King Tut's Wa Wa Hut every Friday after work for a few bevvies! Ah... fond memories!
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Old 15-04-2008, 11:25 AM
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Allotment Lady and Shirley, drop me a PM with your addresses and I'll get some in the post. (Did you want both kinds AL?).

That's all my spare Tuts gone I think but still some tobacco left if there are any takers.
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Old 15-04-2008, 11:36 AM
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I also read on one site that king tut peas are a soup pea, although I feel sure they could be used in other things.
Whats the tobacco Seahorse? is it proper tobacco I might be interseted in trying it.

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Old 15-04-2008, 11:49 AM
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Sent you a PM Chris
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Old 15-04-2008, 12:13 PM
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damn now I am looking over that website to see if anything warrants me spending more money..
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Old 15-04-2008, 12:24 PM
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I live quite near to Kent's Cavern,a vast network of caves inhabited by Neanderthal man and prehistoric animals.Remains of bear and sabre-tooth tiger have been found.
More interestingly where lighting has been placed so that modern man can see history,seeds that have lain dormant for thousands of years have germinated and grown.
So seeds from the tomb may not be such a far-fetched idea!
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Old 20-04-2008, 05:25 PM
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So how come we can't manage to get some to germinate after only two years!
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Old 21-04-2008, 10:02 AM
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'Tis a bit arid in a Pharaoh's tomb Janna!
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Is that stuff smokable?
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