September 18, 2018 | #61 |
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Tormato, this is especially for you, we're waiting....
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/...cientists.html
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September 22, 2018 | #62 |
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Are their any hungry seeds sharks here in our waters???
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September 22, 2018 | #63 |
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My allium cernuum, Nodding Allium, gave a bunch of seeds this year, will be sending them in.
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September 22, 2018 | #64 |
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[QUOTE=clara;712558]I'll send:
Napa Chardonnay - light yellow cherry, RL., indet. did very well in our incredible heat Perla Ogrodu - red cherry on a small plant (less than 1 ft.), best for small pots or hanging baskets Sadovaja Zhemchuzhina Rosovaja - pink cherry, best for hanging baskets Peppers: High Fly Pepper F8 - from the Philippines. Hot, but not superhot. Perfect for making chili flakes or for grinding |
September 22, 2018 | #65 |
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Sending a few red trumpet honeysuckle seeds.
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September 24, 2018 | #67 |
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A few more things I've harvested...
cucumber - Yamato Sanjaku... skins are slightly bitter, so peeling is recommended. One of my plants produced rusty/amber/brown-colored cukes, but the size and taste was identical to the green ones on the other plants. I've kept seed from the two types separate, and have a limited quantity of the brown off-type. pepper - Trinidad Perfume...now I know what people are talking about when they say a pepper has a "floral" taste. Small, thin walled, and wrinkly, so there is a fair amount of work involved in processing them. An occasional one may have nearly imperceptible heat. |
September 24, 2018 | #68 |
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My local library was the seed source. The taste was kind of bland to me. Maybe I should give them another go next year. - Lisa |
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September 26, 2018 | #70 |
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My Ramallet San Llorens and Ramallet Ibiza Blanca tomatoes are ripening so slowly I'm not sure I'll be able to collect and dry seed in time. (They're Spanish "hanging" tomatoes.) Does anyone have any experience with long-keeping, slow-ripening tomato seed? When is the seed viable? Must the fruit be completely ripe? Some of these are red on the inside but still yellow on the outside; some have light red with green shoulders. What should I do?
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For me, it was the best tomato this year - we had a terribly hot summer with only a few raindrops in 5 months, but no cooling down. It was one that produced despite these unusual temps while other tomatoes refused to produce blossoms. And the taste - I can only say "wow!": a bit sweet, a bit tangy, a bit fruity, for me just a perfect combination. I've already packed 50 ziplocks, will send them in a few days. |
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What I have learned in my gardening experience is that it's easier to water the right amount during a drought. The opposite being when it rains too much, it's very difficult drying out the soil. |
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September 29, 2018 | #73 |
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I'm getting tomato seed packs ready today. I will update on this post. I've made it through the letter A = 25 varieties. B = 37 C = 31 D = 14 E = 18 F = 06 G = 30 H = 19 I = 19 J = 05 K = 09 L = 16 M = 32 Last edited by AlittleSalt; September 29, 2018 at 04:00 PM. |
September 29, 2018 | #74 |
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That's half the tomato seeds book. Equaling 261 varieties with some of the varieties having more than one pack. It fills up a gallon Zipper bag. Come to think about it - that's the same thing as sending in 26 varieties of 10 bags each.
LOL that should sponsor 4 people It also leaves me with enough seeds to sponsor people in the 2019/2020 MMMM. Last edited by AlittleSalt; September 29, 2018 at 04:12 PM. |
September 29, 2018 | #75 |
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Up to 1400 seed packets here.
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