tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post7720041177686906457..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: When Penpals Get SeedyVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-57765092949233884592012-08-25T09:49:01.482+01:002012-08-25T09:49:01.482+01:00ediblethings - Patrick is a top bloke. He and Step...ediblethings - Patrick is a top bloke. He and Steph rranged a couple of food growing blogger get togethers in Oxford a couple of years ago.<br /><br />They were lots of fun, I learned loads and we swapped seeds!<br /><br />Patrick grows a mind boggling number of varieties of garlic and is also v keen on heirloom varieties and seed saving.<br /><br />A good person and blog to know :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-18259233397773848502012-08-24T22:30:16.085+01:002012-08-24T22:30:16.085+01:00Ooh, thanks for the tip on Bifurcated Carrots, we ...Ooh, thanks for the tip on Bifurcated Carrots, we are nearly neighbours. I'll definitely try and get in touch! ediblethingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073984491763254283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-12458170870766232932012-08-24T22:26:12.076+01:002012-08-24T22:26:12.076+01:00Janet - not sure if the question was about Seedy P...Janet - not sure if the question was about Seedy Penpals, or Salad Challenges. <br /><br />I'd love to see the salad challenge continue, but that would be up to Michelle. I have loved salad chat, and getting ideas from everyone, and the commitment to blog and join in has helped me immensely with being organised and successional sowing and stuff. It has also made me a more frequent forager, which has been so good for me. I know the 52 weeks aren't up, but it has been ace so far, so thank you Michelle. <br /><br />As for Seedy Penpals, we intend to do it twice a year, so feel free to sign up on my blog for February, in time for spring seeds :)(Apologies for the shameless plug!)ediblethingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073984491763254283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-24736832915978052492012-08-24T22:25:30.614+01:002012-08-24T22:25:30.614+01:00Ediblethings - I think the USA already has its own...Ediblethings - I think the USA already has its own seed swapping scheme. I need to head over to Patrick of Bifurcated Carrots (fantastic seed saving and seed swapping guy) to see what info he has...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-8638453560815199822012-08-24T22:23:19.766+01:002012-08-24T22:23:19.766+01:00Hi Janet - there's still time to join in. Next...Hi Janet - there's still time to join in. Next week's post is about what can be sown for the winter.<br /><br />I'm having a think about how I'll do things next year. I won't be posting weekly, but I already have more posts on my To Do list than we have weeks left in the year...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-61076800899744354782012-08-24T21:47:01.591+01:002012-08-24T21:47:01.591+01:00I think your salad challenge was inspired, I'm...I think your salad challenge was inspired, I'm glad it has led to seed swapping too, the very best of online communities. Will you do it again next year? Moving meant it didn't work for me this year :-(Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-82941674183317766362012-08-24T10:00:47.130+01:002012-08-24T10:00:47.130+01:00Thanks Michelle, I am so heartened by the posts th...Thanks Michelle, I am so heartened by the posts that I have seen so far, people really seem to be getting behind it! <br /><br />As for outside the EU, as Michelle says, working one's way through import/export restrictions is a minefield. That is not to say that if we get interest from other lands that we won't consider facilitating a scheme to operate in that country (with the understanding you'll only get matched in that area) but we needed to make sure we could work it first before we implement our plans for World domination!ediblethingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073984491763254283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-69663267282551165642012-08-23T08:00:38.508+01:002012-08-23T08:00:38.508+01:00Marina - welcome! Sadly the import restrictions in...Marina - welcome! Sadly the import restrictions in the States means the scheme can't extend over the pond. Have you tried Mr Brown Thumb or Garden Faerie re your yellow flat Italian beans? I know both of them are very keen on heirloom varieties and seed saving. They might be able to help you out.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-33417984680260703032012-08-22T20:31:57.876+01:002012-08-22T20:31:57.876+01:00What a great scheme, and too bad I can't join....What a great scheme, and too bad I can't join. I am looking for some seeds, actually for yellow flat italian beans and can't find them anywhere.Marina@Picnic at Marinahttp://www.picnicatmarina.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-89818386770938943932012-08-22T16:26:32.781+01:002012-08-22T16:26:32.781+01:00awholeplotoflove - oh do join, it's lots of fu...awholeplotoflove - oh do join, it's lots of fun :)<br /><br />Gillian - welcome! It's great to return to what social media is really all about :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-13871798710786980392012-08-22T14:05:30.115+01:002012-08-22T14:05:30.115+01:00your right it is uplifting, you can feel the good ...your right it is uplifting, you can feel the good will around the seedy pen pal schemeGillian Pulfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727269705959291616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-59350528739519355332012-08-22T13:24:38.030+01:002012-08-22T13:24:38.030+01:00That sounds like a fab idea, I'm going to take...That sounds like a fab idea, I'm going to take a look. Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-52917358564634431022012-08-22T12:36:52.517+01:002012-08-22T12:36:52.517+01:00Hi Joanna - even better that some of the seeds hav...Hi Joanna - even better that some of the seeds have come via another blog friend and have a personal history to them. I must have a look to see if Misky has a pickling recipe on her blog :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-55279394812804503532012-08-22T10:23:40.460+01:002012-08-22T10:23:40.460+01:00Thanks Michelle, the Danish aiser seeds come from ...Thanks Michelle, the Danish aiser seeds come from a packet sent to me by Misky (a blog friend of mine) whose husband is Danish. You can get it in pickled form in the UK from the Danish foodie websites. It is usually pickled skinned and is done in a sweet spicy way. One of those tastes of my childhood and to my shame I didn't get round to trying to grow them this year. Thanks for the mention! Joanna @ Zeb Bakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13524835664217239571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-12231481594130215402012-08-22T08:59:33.577+01:002012-08-22T08:59:33.577+01:00Lorraine - welcome! My one regret is not blogging ...Lorraine - welcome! My one regret is not blogging about the scheme (though I did manage a few tweets) whilst it was being set up so that more people could join in.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-47836283784143362262012-08-22T08:49:50.246+01:002012-08-22T08:49:50.246+01:00I agree wholeheartedly. I also joined the scheme a...I agree wholeheartedly. I also joined the scheme and have been delighted with my seeds. Its brought a whole new circle of people into my life who I would probably otherwise have never interacted with and I now have an enormous selection of winter veg I would probably never have bought, growing in my greenhouse. I can highly recommend the scheme to those considering joining for the next round of swops.. Lorraine Pullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471647053257519352noreply@blogger.com