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Salad Blue
Grew these in 2020 and this season. They're a second-early blue from the 1800s, often said to have floury flesh and therefore unsuitable for salads.... -
Trébons Onions
Here's one I'm really looking forward to growing this year, little seedlings are just starting to show through. A French heritage variety, which is harvested... -
Nine Star Perennial Broccoli
My plants are doing there first winter, so far they are looking very healthy but only the one main stem, I was hoping they might bush up a bit early on....
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Early Blood Turnip - Beetroot
I've been growing these for a few years and they really are a lovely beetroot, gorgeous deep coloured flesh which is sweet and tasty, they are a good...
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Australian Butter Squash
This is another new to me variety for 2015, again this is a variety I bought from Baker Creek seeds, they do have some lovely varieties.
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Maria Zeller - Mariazeller
As part of a Seed Circle I received just 3 Maria Zeller seeds this year. They look a lovely bean and have been doing a fair amount of travelling the last...
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Munachedda climbing bean
A new one for me this year, Munachedda. I think a Heritage bean from Italy, now one of their 'Slow Food' ones. It looks good and reviews indicate it should... -
Cousin Oliver's climbing French bean
Not sure if this will work, but I thought it might be useful to start a thread for Cousin Oliver's and copy over the info from here
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Irish Preans Pea
It might be a little misleading to post about these in the Heritage section, as the history of Irish Preans doesn't seem to be known other than it came...Last edited by jayb; 24-10-2014, 14:53. -
Syrian Black Broad Bean
Syrian Black broad beans, a variety being maintained by the Heritage Seed Library, donated to them by Jaap Vlaming. I chose these as one of my selection...Last edited by jayb; 02-10-2014, 09:36. -
Black Russian Broad Bean
I thought these sounded interesting, but information on the internet is a bit limited. I like the description from Irish Seed Savers,
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Simpson Special pea
This is another of my late pea starts this year, it's one I've grown before and my seeds originally came from the Heritage Seeds Library. In turn the... -
Pentland Javelin potatoes
These are one of my favourite first early potatoes and a variety I've grown on and off for a number of years. Fairly short growing, produces white flowers... -
What is an Heritage or Heirloom variety?
I was just deciding where to put a post for Pentland Javelin potatoes and at first thought to put it in heirlooms, but it seems it is more recent than... -
Golden Sweet Mange-tout
I love these, not so much for their taste as I think there are other tastier mange-tout, but visually they are stunning and just so unusual to the "normal"...
