Seeds for next season

[Elkay]

This is really a message for Ali - to remind her to save some seeds from the little yellow plum shaped tomatoes for next year. What I do with tom seeds is to put them to dry on a piece of kitchen roll - then when dry I put seeds and kitchen roll in an envelope and mark it so I don't forget what I've saved.

I've just done mine and already gathered all sorts of flower seeds etc - anyone more suggestions from anyone?

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Sept 25, 2011 15:05:45 GMT 1 Elkay said:

I've just done mine and already gathered all sorts of flower seeds etc - anyone more suggestions from anyone?

Thompson & Morgan

[Elkay]

Very funny, Panj - I've just had a T&M delivery - but I don't know the name of this particular variety of toms so have to keep growing from the previous year's seed

[Ali]

Drat and double drat - they've all gone LK, didn't think of doing that.

Have saved some Cucurbita Maximas seeds if anyone is interested

I'm not buying from T&M anymore, the things just don't want to germinate for some unknown reason whether it's old stock being flung out to France or what I don't know.

[Madame Moorhen]

I am going to save some tomato seed too! All this thing about F1 seeds not coming true - the self seeded tomatoes in the veg patch were identical to the parent plant bought last year.

The best one I have is a red slightly oval cherry which is called Apero. Sadly the Sungold never self seeded as I couldn't find any plants of that in the garden centres.

I'll also keep some of Noire de Crimee and Ananas, which are not F1 anyway, but heirloom varieties.

[Elkay]

I feel another early plant swap coming on for next year already...........................

[Madame Moorhen]

I already have a load of plants for Dave the Brave's new build house garden (he's from Grumpy Gits), a lot of which were shrub cuttings from Ali's garden, and gooseberries for Sandra/Double Cream (these are the cuttings from Donk).

I love all this sharing but it does mean extra watering for me looking after plants for others - but I have really reaped some amazing benefits from all the plant swaps - I think they are GREAT!

I also have saved seed from Lurcher's poppies and corncockles so more to pass around next year to whoever would like. They've even been sent to Wales!

[Ali]

Lovely idea LK, perhaps we should move towards your direction this time, we've done 50, 22 and 35 perhaps we should travel a little towards 56....

The 'Swap Road Show'

Thats got me inspired now to take some hard wood cutting of things, got some beautiful roses (Gertrude Jeykll (spl) ) being one and all sorts of shrubs and of course it will be seedling time too.

[Elkay]

Does that mean I'd better take some cuttings of my hardy fuschia? Or is everyone all fuschia'd out?

[Madame Moorhen]

I like them but I have no room for any more shrubs without digging yet more flower bed space, and a lot of shrubs looking for a home in my garden! And the more I plant the more I need to water!

I have to say no from now on and only take veg or annuals and absolutely NO WAY any more soft fruit bushes.