Comments on: Blogger Seed Network

By: Seed Poverty « Mas du Diable

Seed Poverty « Mas du Diable — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:42:28 +0000

[...] bloggers, including me, who have seeds to swap check out my Seeds to Swap page or this informal Garden Bloggers Seed Network at Bifurcated Carrots. Grow some edible plants, save the seeds and pass them [...]

By: Jan Miller

Jan Miller — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:27:40 +0000

I am very happy to swap my home-saved seed of local native wild foods and wildflife plants for seeds of similar or heritage vegetables. you can see my full list at http://www.7wells.co.uk

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:46:02 +0000

Hi Anne,

Your added. Thanks for sharing your seeds.

By: anne

anne — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:00:41 +0000

Hey Patrick,

I’m sorting through my seeds to see which of my self-saved open pollinated seed I have extra of for trade and will post them today on my blog. Please add me to the list!
Regards
Anne

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:14:39 +0000

Hi Dylan,

Thanks for the comment. I’ve added you to the Seed Network page.

By: Dylan Keating

Dylan Keating — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:37:18 +0000

HI Patrick thanks for the garlic, am about to plant it. just back from mexico where i got 2 more varities of chayote and some beans etc. will be able to offer them to people next year.
right now i have round courgette, anna schwarz winter squash, rainbow quinoa,mexican sour gherkin and maybe some black cherry tomato seed.
Interested in anything used to the cold, and anything strange.exotic(and tasty-not aking for much!)
cheers
dylan

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:15:56 +0000

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the comment, for helping out with the seed network and good luck with the new blog!

I’m sorry this didn’t show up the first time, my anti-spam software mistook it for spam.

By: Dave Thompson

Dave Thompson — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:51:12 +0000

Patrick..

Just wanted to say i’m behind you 100%. Anything i can do to help I will.

I posted a link to my new blog just in case anyone wants to discuss trading. I don’t have my lists on there yet.. but you know how to find me at http://alanbishop.proboards60.com/index.cgi?action=recent in the meantime.

Dave

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:05:50 +0000

Hi Peter,

It doesn’t sound too bad to me. Clay is usually full of great nutrients and minerals, and having 40cm of top soil on top of that is a great luxury. Of course it could give you drainage or other problems, you’ll have to see.

Organic matter is almost always good, but manure often brings with it a lot of problems. If you’ve already added it, okay, but reconsider it for the future. Besides giving a lot of plants diseases, stressing others and stunting their growth, there’s always the risk of spreading food borne human diseases or contaminating your garden like what happened to a lot of people last year in the UK:

http://daughterofthesoil.blogspot.com/2008/06/contaminated-manure-alert.html

I personally use very little manure in my garden, but rather make my own compost. Composting manure or ageing it for a year or two first is a better alternative to adding it fresh.

If your soil is heavy or lacking nitrogen, growing beans is a great way to help these problems. Broad beans (fava beans in US English), are among the best. I have a dwarf French bean (bush bean in the US) called Dog Bean, from Croatia, and I’m going to send you an email and ask if you want some seeds.

I suggest following some of the links on the seed network page:

http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?page_id=65

And getting to know some of the other people offering seeds too.

Looking forward to seeing your results, and maybe getting some seeds from you in the future!

By: Peter Mc

Peter Mc — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:01:29 +0000

We’re in our first year, the soil has been neglected and is heavy with clay about 40cm below the surface. We’re on an emergency manure and organic matter digging in programme and we’re interested in growing heritage crops.

If anyone has any seeds that have thrived in such conditions, gratefully received. My Belgian cousin has done a round up of heritage varieties and we will be growing them and saving seeds. Results will be posted and excess offered.

By: Seeds Offered | Bifurcated Carrots

Seeds Offered | Bifurcated Carrots — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:14:23 +0000

[...] I’ve just put my list of seeds up I am offering as part of the Bloggers Seed Network. [...]

By: Reasons for a Seed Network | Bifurcated Carrots

Reasons for a Seed Network | Bifurcated Carrots — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:46:22 +0000

[...] recently proposed a Blogger Seed network, and a number of people have stepped forward and offered seeds for [...]

By: Blogger Seed Network Addition | Bifurcated Carrots

Blogger Seed Network Addition | Bifurcated Carrots — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:56:28 +0000

[...] blog to add to the post I made a few weeks ago on bloggers who share seeds from their gardens is Bishop’s [...]

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:53:56 +0000

Hi AB:

Good luck with the strawberries, and the rest of the garden too!

By: allotment blogger

allotment blogger — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:52:52 +0000

I just wanted to say thank you for my white alpine strawberry seeds and that I hope by spring to be able to be a contributer to the seed swap, rather than just a beneficiary!