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Today's package of almost free seeds came from The Cottage Garden Society - and I received all my 1st choices.
Mostly flowers with a few veg for good measure:-
Climbing Bean - Sunshine - and some packets of mixed DFB & CFBs
Kale - Shetland & Uncle Bert's Purple!!
Tomato - Primavera, Resi, Jen's Tangerine.

I’ve got to get me some of uncle Bert’s purple kale.   .

That's what I thought!! I'll send you some.
https://hsl.gardenorganic.org.uk/seedlis...rts-purple

(08-01-2022, 07:35 PM)Veggie Wrote: [ -> ]That's what I thought!! I'll send you some.
https://hsl.gardenorganic.org.uk/seedlis...rts-purple

Thank you . That does look a very interesting variety 

I definitely don't need more tomato seeds but I've gone and ordered three more, not too sure why.........is it an addiction?

Genuwine
Caspian pink
Spanish big globe

Yes....it is an addiction.

A couple of hundred dahlia tubers in the greenhouse-

I've just ordered a couple of dahlias - it's cold out. The worst is I will hide these when they come.

Westerton Pearl, Soft pink
Dikara Superb, Pink
Natalie G
Westerton Ella grace

My argument is that I am trying to support small businesses - this chap grows his own. So none of the tubers are imported. A little more expensive that the big importers but very much worth it.

He has a FB page Jack Gott
Or website - it's not fancy! https://jrgdahlias.com/dahlias/

Today's almost free seeds arrived from Alan D Carter https://www.foodforest.garden/?fbclid=Iw...Yk9ZWEHfk/
He specialises in perennial and edible plants which he grows on his Scottish allotment. I've had seeds from him before - last time it was mostly kales as he's been crossing some varieties. He's written a brilliant book and there's lots of info on his Blog too.

He's sent me:-
Adenophora triphylla - Japanese Ladybell
Angelica archangelica
Campanula latifolia - Giant Bellflower
Campanula persicifolia - Peach-leaved Bellflower
Doellengeria scabra - Aster scaber, gomchwi
Hablitzia tamnoides - Spinach Vine.

Also received 2 cuttings of Atriplex halimus - Saltbush.

I’ve splashed out and ordered online from Quickcrop.ie because they had cranberry bushes and none of my local garden centres had any, so I bought
2 x Cranberry bushes type Pilgrim
2kg Maris piper seed potatoes main crop
2kg Purple rain seed potatoes 2nd early
2kg Solist seed potatoes first early
1 pack of 6 strawberry plants type Cambridge
1 x Kent and Stowe stainless steel long handled oscillating hoe
Total including delivery and a €5 first order coupon was €78,75

(11-01-2022, 08:16 PM)Can the Man Wrote: [ -> ]I’ve splashed out and ordered online from Quickcrop.ie because they had cranberry bushes and none of my local garden centres had any, so I bought
2 x Cranberry bushes type Pilgrim
2kg Maris piper seed potatoes main crop
2kg Purple rain seed potatoes 2nd early
2kg Solist seed potatoes first early
1 pack of 6 strawberry plants type Cambridge
1 x Kent and Stowe stainless steel long handled oscillating hoe
Total including delivery and a €5 first order coupon was €78,75

Had my eye on the 'Kent and Stowe stainless steel long handled oscillating hoe' CAN let us know how it goes

(11-01-2022, 08:30 PM)Broadway Wrote: [ -> ]

(11-01-2022, 08:16 PM)Can the Man Wrote: [ -> ]I’ve splashed out and ordered online from Quickcrop.ie because they had cranberry bushes and none of my local garden centres had any, so I bought
2 x Cranberry bushes type Pilgrim
2kg Maris piper seed potatoes main crop
2kg Purple rain seed potatoes 2nd early
2kg Solist seed potatoes first early
1 pack of 6 strawberry plants type Cambridge
1 x Kent and Stowe stainless steel long handled oscillating hoe
Total including delivery and a €5 first order coupon was €78,75

Had my eye on the 'Kent and Stowe stainless steel long handled oscillating hoe' CAN let us know how it goes

Will do Danny