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Hi there,

I have a 'few' things to swap if anyone is interested…

Unopened current year packs:
Antirrhinum Magus ‘Brighton Rock’
Tomato ‘Gardener’s Delight’
Chives
Cabbage Kalikos

Current year excess:
Cercidiphyllum Japonicum
Cosmos Gazebo mixed

Seed from last year:
Climbing French been ‘Hunter’
Lovage
Salad Burnet
Mint Water
Telekia Speciosa
Basil Sweet Genovese
Chervil
Mustard ‘Red Giant’

Home seed:
Fatsia Japonica (from this season)
Coriander
Rhubarb
Cosmos Sensation Tall Mix
Dianthus deltoides ‘Artic Fire’

I’m interested in vegetables that can’t be easily bought from the supermarket and not interested into F1s.
The items below are some examples of what I would be interested in...but I like to try different varieties, so if you don’t have any of the below but you are interested on the seeds I have to swap... don't worry, just let me know what you have.

Kale ‘Cavalo Nero’
Artichokes
Specked or mix colour lettuce
Pumpkin ‘Munchkin’
Tomato Legend
Sorrel Buckler Leaf
Dark scabiosas
Aquilegia ‘Nora Barlow’
Aqulegia ‘Frilly Dilly Rose’
Hardy geraniums

Oooops - I wrote far more than I had planned!....
Anyone interested?

I have got a few Aquilegia -Nora barlow and some Okra seeds, which I will be happy to swap with the climbing french beans. Have sent you a pm as well.

Hi Tiby,

It's a deal! I've PM you with details.

Raquel

I would love some of your mustard giant red,climbing french bean,mint water what is this ?? ,cabbage,pumpkin munchin.sorrel,Lost mine!!,kale cavalo nero,hardey geramiums .I have giant walking stick kale,cheddar califlower,egg plants,purple trumpet flower,squashes,basils,large leaf cilontro,asparagus beans,henderson bush lima bean,cranberry beans,scarlet runner beans,black turttle beans,red okra,amethyst cabbage,pink lipstick kale,sea foam kale,speckled cranberry bean,garlic,tagnets marigolds

I'd love to try Telekia Speciosa if you want to swap .jo

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Hi J N,

I will very happy to swap!
Maybe for some of the cerinthe major purpurescens on your thread?

Raquel

Unfortunately I don't have the mint water any longer (it's a mint for damp ground) and some of the other items you are interested in are also the ones I was looking for... but I do have these:

mustard giant red
cabbage kalikkos
kale nero di toscana precose (same/similar to kale cavalo nero)

You may also have some of the ones below (I had a look in some of your other posts), just let me know which you would like...

salad burnet
lovage
dwarf French bean rocquencourt
artichoke violetto di chioggia
artichoke gros de laon
radicchio cesare
cabbage tronchuda portuguesa
parsley portuguesa comum
two other portuguese seeds: nabo roxo (turnip) & couve nabica (turnip greens)

Myself I would love to give these a try:

Giant walking stick kale
large leaf cilantro
asparagus beans
henderson bush lima bean
cranberry beans
amethyst cabbage
pink lipstick kale
sea foam kale
speckled cranberry bean
tall zinnas
yellow canary vine

The names of your kales are really great! I just had to google them to see what they looked like.

Raquel

Sounds great! I would like dwarf french rocquencourt,both artichokes.cabage tronchuda portoguesea parsleyP.,and both turnips.I just got in from a catolog:crisp mint lettuce,red velvet lettuce,tennis ball lettuce,yugosalavian red butterhead lettuce,good mother stallard bean,ireland creek annies bean,true cranberry bean,sunberry-they say these taste better than blueberry,russian red kale,dwarf blue vates curled kale,only other thing you should know is im in america,had a few people cancel when they found that out. Ia that o.k.?? would you want any of these?? I'll take anything,

Hi Gardenhappy,

I had a look and it seems that quite a few English seed merchants sell to America therefore I assume that's not illegal - does anyone else know otherwise?

I will investigate a little more and get back to you.

Raquel

Hi Raquel, just sent you pm.if you pm me your address will post off seed's.jo

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As I said, I did some research into this an it seems that according to DEFRA (our government department for such things) most seed coming into the UK (including things like cabbage and bean seed) will need a “phytosanitary certificate” :
http://www.defra.gov.uk/planth/publi...r/impguide.pdf - Appendix A, Section III)

It also seems that all seed sent to US needs the same certificate or an import permit.
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text...1.1.6.7&idno=7)

Sorry Gardenhappy…but this seems a bit of a long-winded process for me…

Raquel

That's o.k. ,I just seen this post lost the web address for a few days so i did not see this message until today,ya the kids and i are going to get a permit,i use to have my nursery license so its no big deal to me,but i do understand the hassel and totally understand,have a great fall and happy trading!!!