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Post by canadamike on Oct 8, 2008 15:42:41 GMT -5
They are not a seed company per say, they develop new cultivars, doing mostly tons of mass crosses. Alan gets is inspiration from them a lot, along with some others. I was doing a couple (only) of similar things, not knowing them until I had the chance to join here, and in my case it was much for fun, while in Long Island, they sure have the fun but there is a great method to their ...madness  Since they can't promise seed purity, seeds going all over the place in terms of results, and since they don't want to be bothered by seed germination quotas, being REALLY experimental, they go around all that by having a membership fee that follows the amount of seed you order. You want the privilege of a 30 seed packet membership, you pay this much, you only want a 10 packet membership, the price is less. It really suits their purpose anyway. Iwould like to see them here, they are true plant explorers. A bunch of wonderfully crazy folks I would love to spend a week end visiting.... |
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Post by Jim on Jan 5, 2009 14:08:04 GMT -5
They are now selling seed for 2009 spring ,,,,,yes!!!!!!!!!!! there is some new stuff there from Leiven.
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Post by Jim on Jan 5, 2009 18:05:40 GMT -5
I've got to quit looking. My list is getting longer. I still have some of the asteroids and orbit mix as well as the mexi pear and currant crosses. I'm thinking this year some Me Tarzan, plum mix, oriental melon mix, raab blend, and so on .....my mouth is watering right now...lol
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Post by flowerpower on Jan 7, 2009 6:18:32 GMT -5
I didn't see anything beyond the squash/pumpkin page.  |
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Post by ottawagardener on Jan 7, 2009 16:26:47 GMT -5
Oh no, I just wrote in my wishlist: No more seed for 2009. AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH I love their seeds.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jan 7, 2009 23:13:24 GMT -5
FP, I saw your comment...I'm NOT going to go look...(repeat) I'm NOT going to go look....
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Post by canadamike on Jan 8, 2009 2:18:50 GMT -5
LALALÈÈÈRE, Blue is lying, Blue is lying, LALALÈÈÈRE!!
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jan 8, 2009 10:31:40 GMT -5
No, honest Monsier..I have not looked (so far) |
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Post by canadamike on Jan 8, 2009 14:01:05 GMT -5
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jan 8, 2009 14:14:41 GMT -5
 You must have ESP cuz there I was..Gone..to look at L.I.S.P. List. But mostly of course because I wanted to make certain that Ms. Flowerpower wasn't getting in over her head with all those varieties of Pumpkins. Just looking out for my Friend you know ;D Hey FP, if you didn't look at any of the other lists except for the Squashes you missed this Miss... (Melon) SELECTIONS- Raccoon Cross Late, very sweet orange fleshed, firm then melting cantaloupes, from a cross of large football-shaped heirlooms and the hybrid, Alaska muskmelom. Expect variability. These are the melons that the raccoons always target first. Nice, disease resistant foliage.(10 seeds) I think you should offer to Trial These. I'm sure Ringo would volunteer for the taste testing. 
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Post by grungy on Jan 8, 2009 14:14:48 GMT -5
Mike, I -aaaaagggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh. LOL
Why did I ever look.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jan 8, 2009 15:02:37 GMT -5
Hey Red, Remember those cereal commercials from the 70's... The ones that said
Mikey did it!!!
PR guy my Butt... "Enabler Extraordinaire" is More like Mike...
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Post by flowerpower on Jan 9, 2009 5:46:57 GMT -5
You must have ESP cuz there I was..Gone..to look at L.I.S.P. List. But mostly of course because I wanted to make certain that Ms. Flowerpower wasn't getting in over her head with all those varieties of Pumpkins. Just looking out for my Friend you know ;D Hey FP, if you didn't look at any of the other lists except for the Squashes you missed this Miss... (Melon) SELECTIONS- Raccoon Cross Late, very sweet orange fleshed, firm then melting cantaloupes, from a cross of large football-shaped heirlooms and the hybrid, Alaska muskmelom. Expect variability. These are the melons that the raccoons always target first. Nice, disease resistant foliage.(10 seeds) I think you should offer to Trial These. I'm sure Ringo would volunteer for the taste testing. Honest! The only other item I looked for was that Romanesco Broccoli. lol They don't have it anyway.  I'm sure Ringo would love it if I grew those. But thats not gonna happen since I don't "do" melons. I can't stand the smell of honeydew and canteloupe. And besides, I need more spots for pumpkins.  |
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Post by ottawagardener on Jan 9, 2009 8:18:52 GMT -5
Okay, Mike, I blame you!! Did you check out the coloration on that leek?
But I am NOT going to order any more seed this year (except maybe the FF if Ray is interested in that little project).
Telsing.
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Post by Jim on Jan 10, 2009 9:34:46 GMT -5
I want to order 5 more varieties ( that I probably won't have space to grow ) but they have a note on there to try to order only 5 total shares.....not good for me.
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You must have ESP cuz there I was..Gone..to look at L.I.S.P. List. But mostly of course 
I'm sure Ringo would love it if I grew those. But thats not gonna happen since I don't "do" melons. I can't stand the smell of honeydew and canteloupe. And besides, I need more spots for pumpkins. 