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Lupins from seed

On 03/07/2012 in forum

ripen first.  Leave the flowering stalk on the plant until the pods turn brown, then cut them off and you can collect the seed by opening the pods.  You can sow them straight away if you have a coldframe to overwinter the young plants in, or save them


Talkback: Ordering vegetable seeds

On 28/11/2011 in forum

the seeds 1 inch 2 inches or whatever apart. This does not guarantee 1 seed with a click but it saves on seed and on thinning.Keep digging! Colin When sewing seeds I would recommend not sowing them all at the same time. After the bad weather we suffered over


Growing best onions possible

On 24/11/2012 in forum

Any opinions on growing best onions next year. Is if better to grow from seed or sets? Used to sow seed Xmas time but sets save a lot of time however undecided this year. Facourite varieties? And feeding? High nitrogen early ? It would


Bargain Seed Offer

On 13/03/2013 in forum

Just been notified of this looks a good deal but will not last long-bundles of seeds etc for £1.99 http://www.park-promotions.co.uk/acatalog/mse.html I have ordered, thanks Geoff, I couldnt see the safe padlock sign but it was through paypal, so


collecting and storing seeds

On 27/10/2012 in forum

Did you get any corn cobs? I'd not save seed from beetroot that had bolted (seeded in the first year) they're biennials that sometimes flower and seed in the first year but this is not advantageous and may be related to the woodiness you mention. It


Talkback: Growing onions: seeds versus sets

On 02/05/2012 in forum

I've never thought about the savings from growing from sets. Onions at less than 1p sound good to me! I've been growing "White Lisbon" onions from seeds for spring onions for salad and omelettes for donkey's years, Adam, and, after thinning the rows


Aquileigias & Honesty

On 10/06/2012 in forum

. I have been ruthless with my Honesty and pulled them all out except one which is at the back of a border that I will save for seeds.  I have just read on another site that annual Honesty has the flat round seed heads but the perennial Honesty has


Sunflower recommendation?

On 11/03/2013 in forum

recommend any varieties that have grown well for them please? Valentine is lovely Leadfarmer Last year I   grew some sunflowers saved from a lovely rogue one that grew in amongst my Valentines.If you would like some of my saved seed please let me know Pam


EU proposes ban on traditional seed

On 26/04/2013 in forum

to collect seeds from plants that are grown from open-pollinated plants, but we won't be able to save seeds from hybrid plants.  Take a look through your catalogues and see how many of the seeds are hybrids.


Please identify this plant

On 18/07/2012 in forum

that it didn't self-seed (in case it's a thug) and save the seed to grow in pots to see what happens.  You never know - it may be something quite special! (There may be someone out there, however, who is cleverer than I and will be able to help you.) Probably


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