HSL Seed Catalogue

[zazen999]

The 2010 catalogue has dropped through my door.

I've already picked my 6.

Yippee!!!

[Flummery]

So have I! I had trouble steering myself away from the bean bit - almost resisted - I only picked 2 beans!

[SarzWix]

Ooooh! Is jealous! I don't have mine yet
I'll have to stay out of the pea section after the fabulous selection I got from Poly in a seed swap the other day I'll be after Leeks (again, seed saving failure this year ), carrots and... Beans?!

[HeyWayne]

Where's mine?!

Michelle Ryan's on TV, so all's well with the world - otherwise I'd be throwing a hissy fit!

[zazen999]

Leeks - did someone say leeks?

I have yet to do a germination test - but I have a seed tray full in the airing cupboard - i'll get some into kitchen roll tonight and see if they germinate then I'll send you some if they do.


I'm packing up a load of beetroot seeds for them this weekend.

[Alison]

Got mine and picked aready. Will be putting it in the post in the morning. Knew it was coming soon so have been looking forward to it. This year have gone a bit mad for beans, particularly shelly beans, peas and a bit of a general mix after that.

[Jeanied]

I dunno where to start this year - I have really gone OTT with half price seeds etc already so not sure what to get. And they don't offer what I'd really like to try - oca, wild garlic and artichokes!

[SarzWix]

Are your leeks 'Early Market' Zaz? If they are, I'd LOVE some They are my favourite leeks ever! I left some in for seed this year, but when we changed plots, they didn't transplant well and rotted rather than flowering

[Jeanied]

*conversation whizzes round Jeanied's head, causing her to swivel and fall off chair*

[zazen999]

Are your leeks 'Early Market' Zaz? If they are, I'd LOVE some They are my favourite leeks ever! I left some in for seed this year, but when we changed plots, they didn't transplant well and rotted rather than flowering

Blue de Solaise......I'll send you some anyway to try.

I looked into it and Leeks are notoriously difficult to save the seed for; they take SO long to go from flower to seed that it is usually winter before they do so and thus the rot sets in. So, you have to take them before then [once the seeds inside are black but the pods haven't actually opened and are still green] and take them indoors to dry out. Mine are still drying several months later.......plus the seeds themselves need conditioning before they will germinate. Which is why they are in the airing cupboard.

I've put some on kitchen roll to check and if they germinate [they better do, after all this effort], I'll get some to you to try.

With all the stuff going on at Garden Organic, I am wondering if it would be an idea for us on here to have a seed saving group where we all grow one or two just for Grapes and share it out at this time of year [like a Seedy Christmas pressie].........


Jennie - you can have some of my Oca once it is ready. I have no need for it.

[Incy]

Now I have to show my ignorance but could someone please enlighten me as I don't like to miss out on a seed catalogue. HSL

[zazen999]

Heritage Seed Library - as in my sig.

You've got to be a member though.....part of the membership fee is the 6 packs of seeds you get this time of year.

[seasprout]

I let my membership go for this year, its getting too expensive, life that is, I don't have the room to grow all I want. Still a member of Garden Organic though.

When I go to the members potato day in Jan, they have loads of HSL packets of seeds available for the swaps. I've started getting a few things form there but the are no guarantee's there is anything I want available.

[Flummery]

There were lots of leeks and carrots in the catalogue. The thing I couldn't find was the self adhesive address label they need to post the stuff back to me - there was heaps of other advertising bumf though. Annoying. I shall have to find a label and make my own.

[Alison]

I didn't have the label either but it did say on some of the bumf that if you didn't have one then just make your own (as you have done) which did seem a bit odd as if they weren't really putting them in at all?!?