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Blaby tomato
"Malcolm Race" wrote in message ... On 09/11/2015 09:48, Martin wrote: On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 01:07:14 -0000, Janet wrote: In article , says... "Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... In article , Christina Websell wrote: "Gary Woods" wrote in message ... For those who like to read of rescues, here's the Seed Saver's Exchange description of Blaby: https://exchange.seedsavers.org/cata...spx?itm=137071 I'm growing a foliage turnip, Horpaczi Lila, that a friend got some years ago from the East German seed bank. The mind boggles at what must be stashed at the Svalbard bank! Exactly. I sowed two Blaby tomatoes, one germinated. Huge plant, some massive tomatoes. I got the seeds from my German friend who always sends me interesting seeds from the Netherlands seed bank every Christmas for a present, I have some rare beans, mainly French types waiting to be sown. Tried to swap runner beans seeds, but they don't do well there. Because when it's summer, it's hot for weeks and I don't think the continental climate is suitable. French beans do well there. Runner beans actually prefer higher temperatures than French! But they require regular water and a higher humidity, so they often do badly in hotter conditions. French beans are more tolerant of dry conditions. Regards, Nick Maclaren. I know all of that. You should be in the wilds of Germany and realise how the farmers have to pay for water Maybe you don't realise how much farmers here have to pay for water. and the pathetic amounts that they are paid for what they produce. See Hugh Feranley-Whittingstall program on Food Waste - it should now be on i-Player Malcolm I knew the minute that that poor parnip producing family went on Tv against Morrison's on Hugh's program that it would be the death knell for them, and so it proved. They are now out of business. It's disgusting, the hold the big supermarkets have on small farmers who maybe thought it was a good idea to have a contract with a big supermarket and then found out it wasn't. I don't believe, at all, there there is any need for a supermarket to insist on a certain length or size of vegetable. I am sure that "wonky" vegetables would be quite acceptable to most people once they know how badly the supermarket policy of perfect is affecting the farmers. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Morrison's have a bit of a downturn in sales after that program. If I used them, I'd probably boycott them, but I supposed all the big supermarkets are the same. Farmers are probably happy at first to get a big supermarket buying from them. but then they just squeeze them later when they are committed. I nearly wept along with that family of parsnip farmers. The mother cried, the son cried. Because of Morrisons stupid idea of "perfect parsnips" So that's me never spending any money in Morrison's again and good on Hugh for bringing it to light. Although, it's lucky for him that he didn't approach me and throw my vegetables away. Nothing goes to waste here. I have hens. If there something veggie that is more elderly than I want to chance eating, they get it and turn it into eggs. Tina .. |
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