Apologies if this should have been in Off topic. I was undecided.
I was looking online at Aji chillis and I came across this apparently small scale set up, specialising in unusual chillis but especially Rocoto, very close to where I live. Not a lot seems to happen in South Lincs (!) so I was interested and impressed. Judging by their Facebook page they seemed to have been actively growing and supplying chilli seeds and plants up to a couple of weeks ago yet their website and Facebook shop were no longer operational.
I emailed last night and woke to a quick reply, written at 3am, which contained this couple of paragraphs....
I am more than happy to sort you out with whatever seeds you need, for free. We are unable to operate due a change in legislation surrounding plant passports, which includes capsicum seeds. In a nutshell it makes internet based plant selling difficult, expensive and adds a layer of red tape.
Jan just let me know what you want and I will see if I have it for you. Pass me your address please and I can sort it out next week.
Hope that’s ok?
Apart from feeling both disappointed that they had felt unable to continue and touched that the writer was offering his seeds so generously, I was left with quite a few questions in my mind.
One was whether some fresh changes had come into force recently or whether the well known restrictions which have been around for some time had simply overtaken them. Any thoughts?
A second was how to respond best to such a generous offer. I’d welcome any suggestions as to what to ask for - perhaps one or two pubescens and baccatum types. I’d also be very happy to enquire after and share any particular varieties that anyone might have been hoping to get and which SLCB might have spare.
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