I'm wondering about the possibility of growing flax to produce linseed seeds for eating.
Has anyone tried this or found a good source of seeds which will germinate?
Janet G

On 2017-07-10 09:31:59 +0000, Janet G said:

I'm wondering about the possibility of growing flax to produce linseed
seeds for eating.
Has anyone tried this or found a good source of seeds which will germinate?
Janet G

I haven't the space to do this but the seeds (for growing flax for seed
rather than fibre) are available pretty much everywhere.


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I'm wondering about the possibility of growing flax to produce linseed seeds for eating.
Has anyone tried this or found a good source of seeds which will germinate?
Janet G

Often sold as a "green manure" crop, so look for relevant suppliers.

janet.

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Janet G wrote:
I'm wondering about the possibility of growing flax to produce linseed
seeds for eating.
Has anyone tried this or found a good source of seeds which will germinate?

Are you in a flax-growing area? If so, there are fields full just
at present ....


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Thank you for suggestions. I found a good source from a company called Heirloom and Perennial Ltd so will be trying a flax patch next year.
I live on the fens where there's a wide range of vegetable and other crops but I haven't seen the attractive blue of flax locally for quite a few years now. I wonder what areas it's favoured in as an agricultural crop.
Janet G

On Wed, 19 Jul 2017 23:41:35 Janet G wrote:

Thank you for suggestions. I found a good source from a company called
Heirloom and Perennial Ltd so will be trying a flax patch next year.
I live on the fens where there's a wide range of vegetable and other
crops but I haven't seen the attractive blue of flax locally for quite
a few years now. I wonder what areas it's favoured in as an
agricultural crop.

I've seen the occasional field of flax on the Caen Plain in Normandy and
none in the area where I live in Berkshire. I think it's just not a
popular choice, no doubt influenced by the lack of incentives from the
EU.

David

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David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK

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Janet G wrote:
Thank you for suggestions. I found a good source from a company called
Heirloom and Perennial Ltd so will be trying a flax patch next year.
I live on the fens where there's a wide range of vegetable and other
crops but I haven't seen the attractive blue of flax locally for quite a
few years now. I wonder what areas it's favoured in as an agricultural
crop.

Curious, because it's grown around Cambridge. Not a lot, but there
are fields of it.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.