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Hodmedod's sell UK grown beans, peas and grains and some other stuff for eating. Can't see any reason why they couldn't be used for growing as well as cooking. Sow some, eat the rest.
Some of their products aren't viable - like the split peas and the tins of beans  but most of this Big box should be:-
https://hodmedods.co.uk/products/big-box-pulses
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Hodmedod's Big Box of Pulses contains our full current range of British pulses and quinoa:
Its £19.95 + £3.95 p&p as there are no local stockists here. My question is - have any of you grown any of these legumes, specifically for drying and was it worthwhile?
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I haven't grown these particular varieties but do grow pulses, mainly french beans and broad beans (which are fava beans).
There are some interesting varieties there.
Depends what you mean by worth while. Dried pulses tend to be very cheap in the shops but you do pay a lot more for organic (as you show above) which is may be what you should compare with rather than what Asda or Tesco offer.
One thing with pulses, if you have a bumper crop, like I did this year (apart from the broad beans), they will store well for several years in air tight containers unlike a lot of crops we grow.
I use dried broad beans mainly for hummus but have to remove the skins for this. It would be interesting to see if that variety of fava beans needed the same. I've got some Hodmedod's carlin peas in the cupboard (grown in shropshire) bought a while ago, not by me. I'll have to try cooking some to see what they are like.
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(14-10-2020, 11:34 AM)Mark_Riga Wrote: I haven't grown these particular varieties but do grow pulses, mainly french beans and broad beans (which are fava beans).
There are some interesting varieties there.
Depends what you mean by worth while. Dried pulses tend to be very cheap in the shops but you do pay a lot more for organic (as you show above) which is may be what you should compare with rather than what Asda or Tesco offer.
One thing with pulses, if you have a bumper crop, like I did this year (apart from the broad beans), they will store well for several years in air tight containers unlike a lot of crops we grow.
I use dried broad beans mainly for hummus but have to remove the skins for this. It would be interesting to see if that variety of fava beans needed the same. I've got some Hodmedod's carlin peas in the cupboard (grown in shropshire) bought a while ago, not by me. I'll have to try cooking some to see what they are like. My Gran always celebrated 'Carlin Sunday' https://calendarcustoms.com/articles/carlin-sunday/
I remember her serving them up hot and from what I remember we added vinegar before eating. They are apparently called carlins because they resemble sheep carlins (poo)
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(14-10-2020, 02:03 PM)Vinny Wrote: (14-10-2020, 11:34 AM)Mark_Riga Wrote: I haven't grown these particular varieties but do grow pulses, mainly french beans and broad beans (which are fava beans)... My Gran always celebrated 'Carlin Sunday' https://calendarcustoms.com/articles/carlin-sunday/
I remember her serving them up hot and from what I remember we added vinegar before eating. They are apparently called carlins because they resemble sheep carlins (poo)
Reminds me of my daughters once when still toddlers. We had 3 nanny goats at the time and they found some of their droppings and were very disappointed when they didn't taste of chocolate.
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There's some good recipes on that site, thanks Veggie
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I've been looking at Hodmedods again and, this time, I'm considering the edible seeds they sell. Specifically, Chia, Camelina and Golden Linseed (not Hemp or Coriander).
I had a Chia pet once (if you remember those) but otherwise they're all new to me.
Found this about growing:-
Chia https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...-this-week
Camelina https://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_casa2.pdf
Linseed https://thelinseedfarm.co.uk/linseed/linseed-faqs
Has anyone grown these? I can't imagine growing a bed of them, just maybe, saving some seeds for my granola. Crushing for oil is a step too far.!!
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(31-10-2020, 06:05 PM)Veggie Wrote: I've been looking at Hodmedods again and, this time, I'm considering the edible seeds they sell. Specifically, Chia, Camelina and Golden Linseed (not Hemp or Coriander).
I had a Chia pet once (if you remember those) but otherwise they're all new to me.
Found this about growing:-
Chia https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...-this-week
Camelina https://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_casa2.pdf
Linseed https://thelinseedfarm.co.uk/linseed/linseed-faqs
Has anyone grown these? I can't imagine growing a bed of them, just maybe, saving some seeds for my granola. Crushing for oil is a step too far.!!
They might need protecting when ripening, an awful lot of little birds eat seeds. The quinoa I grew this year was attacked by birds a bit and the taste is supposed to put them off: they would eat a bit of quinoa, then have some sweetcorn for pudding. Not too much damage though.
I briefly considered growing a small patch of sunflowers for oil but decided against it when I noted it impossible to save any seeds for next year from the couple of dozen we grow. I think a minimum of couple of acres was recommended by defra to be able to harvest a reasonable percent of the crop.
Coriander same. One year, a row had gone to seed. I went away for a week and when I returned it had all gone.
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28-11-2020, 10:07 PM
(This post was last modified: 28-11-2020, 10:21 PM by Veggie.)
(13-10-2020, 09:09 PM)Veggie Wrote: Hodmedod's sell UK grown beans, peas and grains and some other stuff for eating. Can't see any reason why they couldn't be used for growing as well as cooking. Sow some, eat the rest.
Some of their products aren't viable - like the split peas and the tins of beans but most of this Big box should be:-
https://hodmedods.co.uk/products/big-box-pulses
FULL CONTENTS
Hodmedod's Big Box of Pulses contains our full current range of British pulses and quinoa:
Its £19.95 + £3.95 p&p as there are no local stockists here. My question is - have any of you grown any of these legumes, specifically for drying and was it worthwhile? Its my week of spending money!!
I've ordered the Big Box of Pulses but the contents are slightly different now:-
[*] Whole Olive Green Lentils, 500g
[*] Wakelyns Whole Coral Lentils, Organic, 500g
[*] Split Fava Beans, Organic, 500g[/url]
[*]Whole Fava Beans, Organic, 500g
[*] Split Green Peas , 500g
[*] Carlin Peas, Red Fox , 500g
[*] Marrowfat Peas, Organic, 500g
[*] Split Yellow Peas, Organic, 500g
[*] Whole Blue Peas , 500g
[*] Whole Yellow Peas, Organic, 500g
[*] Carlin Peas, Black Badger, Organic, 500g
[*] [url=https://hodmedods.co.uk/collections/mixes/products/mix-2-pilau]Mix no 2, Pilau , 500g
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I've also ordered a couple of Mystery boxes at a bargain price just so that P&P is free.!!
Wonder what I'll receive................and will I be able to grow any of it?
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They've arrived. 
The delivery man staggered up to the door with a big cardboard box.............I thanked him.................and he said, "There are 2 more boxes" and he toddled back to his van and collected 2 more (although they were smaller than the first).
The 2 Mystery boxes are very interesting - contents mainly the same in each but I'm not complaining!!
Roasted Yellow peas - Lightly Salted x 2
Roasted Yellow peas - Sea salt & Cider vinegar x 2
Golden Linseed x 2
Quinoa, Red x 2
Quinoa, Two colour x 1
Quinoa, Flaked x 2
Yellow Split Peas x 2
Whole Grain Spelt Flour x 1
Fava Bean Flour x 2
May try growing Linseed and Quinoa now.
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I love roasted legumes, were these a complete surprise or did you order a mystery box please Veggie?
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