Comments on: It’s All Like…

By: John

John — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:32:12 +0000

Wow. Even though the snow has just gone. These photos make me miss it. Am I going mad?

By: Carla

Carla — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:01:53 +0000

My fav way to winter garden:)

By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:32:12 +0000

Marshall’s is good and so is Sarah Raven, but I think the best catalogue is the Chiltern seeds VegBook
http://www.chilternseeds.co.uk. It’s highly entertaining as well as informative and they do lots of heirloom and “forgotten” varieties. A great read.

By: RedRoy

RedRoy — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:11:11 +0000

How wonderful it is that there are other people for the Cause out there!. Here in Russia a bit of snow’s pretty commonplace, and we gardeners learn to adapt, but i yearn for more!

By: tanja

tanja — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:49:27 +0000

OK, it’s not in English. But is is certainly worthwile. http://www.vreeken.nl. Just click on pics and language becomes superfluous. To get you started: “zaden” stands for seeds and “vergeten groenten” means old fahioned/forgotten vegetables. If there is anything more you want to know I’ll be more than happy to translate it for you, or help you with ordering.
Only one thing: don’t get too greedy (I was left with more than half the seeds not sown this year…)

By: wills

wills — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:24:08 +0000

Wow! That rhubarb forcer has grown since the last post! it looks much bigger in-situ.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:18:57 +0000

I’ve tried several seed companies and have a biscuit tin full of half empty packets of seeds of old favourites or unused varieties where I’ve been tempted by the catalogue and over ordered.

I agree, Marshalls does have the clearest layout however I’ve managed before with The Real Seed Company’s text descriptions and this year, because I was impatient and only had one catalogue to hand, I’ve plumped for Plants of Distinction. Although I’ve yet to receive the Sarah Raven catalogue so may take some seed potatoes from that.

By: Pete T

Pete T — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:52:49 +0000

I’ve gone with Real Seed Company like Natalie. They refuse to have anything to do with GM, F1 hybrids, and chemicals. They encourage you to save seed from your produce, and with them all being open polinated varieties, this isn’t a problem. Up in the far NW of Scotland, we have 4 of 5 inches of snow, it’s been here since before Xmas. Roads are virtually impassable, not that I’ve tried..

By: Natalie

Natalie — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:27:07 +0000

Got my Marshalls catalogue too I am very tempted by some pink cauliflower but I have already ordered lots from Real Seeds and Sea Spring Seeds this year. Any garden work is way off as we have about at least 10-12 inches of snow at the moment here in Yorkshire!

Hurray for snow days!

By: Toscanamama

Toscanamama — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:17:20 +0000

Well as I am in Italy and I am trying very hard to shake off my very English style of gardening (raised beds etc) and trying to adopt a more Tuscan way of growing veggies and herbs. So my choice of seed catalogue would have to be http://www.seedsofitaly.com/ I buy direct from the market here, but they are available in the UK if you fancy a little Italian influence. You can download their catalogue direct from the website.

Enjoy, mine’s a glass of chianti of course.

Sharon x