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Post by johno on Nov 26, 2008 16:20:28 GMT -5
Sorry for the confusion. Mike is probably right on the crossing; at least I'd rather be safe than sorry. In most cases, different species of plants do not cross. But there are exceptions...
Salsify is supposed to taste like oysters. That's one reason I want to try it. The other is that I just want to expand my root crops.
I suspect my seed list is short compared to the others you'll see coming up in the next couple of months. Americangardener's lists will make your head spin, and he's not the only one. But I do have more than what's listed here, most of which is just in short supply. I also have some kale and carrots that I hope are crossed, but won't really know until I grow them... Probably more than that, I just haven't dug through all the little brown paper bags to see what else I saved. So if you have something I'm looking for but nothing on my list here appeals to you, tell me what you're looking for and I might have enough to trade.
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Post by westbygoddess on Dec 4, 2008 14:15:02 GMT -5
johno i have lots of NECK PUMPKIN to spare. it was labeled yellow crookneck so i thought i was getting the summer squash. but that may very well be its name in some parts. i also have TIGGER from baker creek. it is the white-fleshed armenian melon. VERY fragrant. if you're interested in those, i would like to try some more of those cowpeas. RED RIPPER sounds particularly interesting. thanks for checking on that VELINKA pepper too. i'm just going with your original post's nomenclature for them. they are certainly worth growing again. angie
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Post by johno on Dec 4, 2008 15:06:35 GMT -5
Angie, I was just about to go through our old messages to see what I'd promised you for this year (besides Astronomy Domine corn). Whatever you want in addition to the corn and cowpeas is yours, of course.
Flowerpower is sending me some Neck pumpkin seed, but if you wouldn't mind sending me some from your stock, too, that would be great. Chances are they are somewhat different.
I know if I just keep digging, surely I'll eventually find the pepper info; I just have it spread all over the Internet...
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Post by westbygoddess on Dec 4, 2008 15:42:14 GMT -5
johno
don't sweat the info. i found your original name and it is CHERVENA KAMBA VELINA. and i'm sticking to that. i'll send some NECK PUMPKIN (there are many kinds) as well as some BUTTERNUT (waltham from SSE). i've been trying to sort out the cucurbitas too. there are too many maximas i want and not enough mixtas.
as for the corn, i got that from alan. if you decide to send some anyways, i'd like to try the other one, especially since i have cherokee heritage.
if you want anything else, check out my trade list. did i send you tomato seeds? i thought i did. let me know. a
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Post by johno on Dec 4, 2008 16:44:18 GMT -5
Just now when I read your post, something clicked - I remember a misspelling. It should be CheZvina instead of CheRvena, I think (lol)... And VeliNa should be VeliKa (again, pretty sure...)
I'd plant the sweet corn first, wait 2 or 3 weeks, then plant the popcorn, unless you have two different farms for them...
You did send me tomato seed already - thanks!
And thanks for the moschatas. I'm in pretty good shape there now.
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Post by westbygoddess on Dec 5, 2008 8:56:28 GMT -5
johno thanks for the corrections. i'll have my editorial department get on that. also, i'll get those seeds to you soon. angie
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Post by johno on Dec 13, 2008 21:09:11 GMT -5
Updated the list. Here's the important part today - lol:
Wanted- Tomatoes: Sioux Other tomatoes that produce in extreme heat!
I added a few tomatoes to trade...
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Post by grungy on Dec 13, 2008 22:32:45 GMT -5
Johno, what range are we talking about as in extreme heat?
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Post by johno on Dec 14, 2008 1:29:08 GMT -5
We might have a couple weeks with highs over 100, or we might never break 100 in any given summer. But we usually have highs in the mid 90s and lows in the low to mid 80s routinely in mid summer, just when most of them start bearing.
I can get my plants in the ground the last week of April at the earliest, but usually in early may. The heat starts cranking up to the danger zone (for tomato pollen) in early July. So I either need really early bearers or good heat tolerance, or excellent disease resistance for the late bloomers. Some of my late types (that live this long) don't bear until September, and Hawaiian Pineapple didn't give me anything until the first week of October this year! Somehow it made up for it for the two or three weeks that were left until frost.
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Post by canadamike on Dec 14, 2008 1:41:13 GMT -5
I'll check for the creole John, I think I have some left. I bought them as a gift to a friend in Guadeloupe.
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Post by Rebsie on Dec 14, 2008 12:45:03 GMT -5
Hi Johno ... I would love to try the Trinidad Perfume pepper and Dr Carolyn tomato, please.
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Post by grunt on Dec 14, 2008 13:15:47 GMT -5
Johno: We have Super Sioux, but not Sioux (anymore). I think we can fix you up for heat tolerance and early bearing. What sort of flavour do you like - - - sweet? acid? balanced? just plain tomatoey? or tomatoey plus one of the others?. Let us know, and we'll go through what we have here, and give you a list to pick through. Cheers Usn's
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Post by johno on Dec 14, 2008 19:19:00 GMT -5
Michel, I think I have a few Creole seeds on the way...
Rebsie, sure! You have a PM.
Grunt, I used to just like the sweet ones, but my flavor horizons have expanded. So the honest answer is: all of the above. But that doesn't narrow it down much... If it helps narrow it down, just go with balanced.
Thanks all!
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Post by johno on Feb 15, 2009 1:58:05 GMT -5
Here's what I currently have for trade:
Beans: Golden Wax Royal Burgundy Taylor Horticultural Top Crop
Carrots: Tendersweet
Cowpeas: Arkansas Razorback Red Ripper Turkey Craw
Okra: Cowhorn Fife Creek Cowhorn
Pepper: Trinidad Perfume
Tomatoes: Beefsteak Reisetomate
Flowers and Herbs: breadseed poppies (sold as Hungarian blue, but they are pink...) Hollyhock mix
Here's what I'm currently looking for:
Broccoli: Nutri-Bud Umpqua
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage: January King
Celery (red or green standard type)
Collards: Cascade Glaze Green Glaze Greasy Greens
Mesclun mixes
Onion: Day neutral or intermediate storage types
Parsnips
Sunflower: Silverleaf (Helianthus argophyllus) Italian White Seeds range from 2008 to 2006. Amounts according to your request.
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Post by pugs on Feb 15, 2009 11:53:08 GMT -5
johno,
I have some January King I got from lisp last year, I'll send you some.
Pugs
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