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Post by steev on Oct 7, 2014 23:55:57 GMT -5
Oldmobie: my wheats and barley are hull-less, as I am a lazy bastard. I eat them happily, although mostly soaked, boiled, soaked, and used in "salad" with cucumbers and tomatoes.
The longbeans are a whole other thing, being suited to heat, though not really to dry.
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Post by oldmobie on Oct 8, 2014 0:25:11 GMT -5
Oldmobie: my wheats and barley are hull-less, as I am a lazy bastard. I eat them happily, although mostly soaked, boiled, soaked, and used in "salad" with cucumbers and tomatoes. The longbeans are a whole other thing, being suited to heat, though not really to dry. I think I'd like to trade for a few of each. Enough to get a good start. What do I have that you can use? You farm in "regular" desert right? Hot, little rain, low humidity without Joseph's cold nights and early frosts? I don't know how well any of my seeds would do under those conditions, but I suppose anything that produces a seed for you can adapt. I've read that Rattlesnake beans don't mind heat. I should have some as soon as I go pick them. (Though this was my first year with them, and the mildest summer I can remember. A pretty poor way to select for heat tolerance.) Do you grow anything in Oakland, aside from your day job? Bet some of my seeds would grow there. |
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Post by reed on Oct 8, 2014 5:10:37 GMT -5
kazedwards I think you mentioned wanting radishes for a landrace. It could take a while till I get my list put together but I found my seeds and lost them again. Just lost in the seed chest, not lost lost. Like I said I don't know what they are except the French Breakfast still shows up sometimes. Several kinds are in there. Here is what some volunteers from this spring's planting looked like when I pulled them yesterday. They are all kinda hot, I think, but I don't especially like radishes. I munch on the pods sometimes and I like radish sauce, kinda like horseradish sauce but I can't get someone to make me some. I noticed she had these processed to take to work with her today.   Any way I have enough of these to share. Let me know and I will make a note that you want some and next time I come across them I'll bag some up for you.
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Post by ethin on Oct 10, 2014 13:34:09 GMT -5
I'm not sure that I have anything worth sharing this year, and my budget is real tight, so I guess I'm a charity case this year.
I would be grateful for anything that I might receive, even more so for anything from the list below.
Grains, for human consumption, hulless where applicable
Dry beans,not picky about growth habit
Chickpeas
Lintels
Limas
True potato seed
Garlic
Herbs
Stuff that bees and other pollinators like, doesn't need to be edible
I'm not concerned with purity
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Oct 10, 2014 17:53:16 GMT -5
ethin: I'll stop by with a care package one of these days. I can help with dry common and tepary beans, wheat, rye, potatoes, and garlic... I suppose my herbs are limited to Oregano, and spearmint.
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Post by ethin on Oct 10, 2014 18:46:57 GMT -5
Thanks Joseph, maybe one of these days I'll find something to contribute to you.
I have Oregano, spearmint (or whatever grows wild around here), rosemary, thyme, sage, and catnip. Aside for the mint I'm not aware if the others have more than one variety or not.
I also have basil but more diversity is always good.
So for herbs I've got the basics for the northern hem, looking to branch out some.
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Post by blackox on Oct 10, 2014 18:57:35 GMT -5
I could provide some dry beans, vegetable-wise that's it. There are some native wildflowers whose seed-heads are ready now, like Joe-Pieweed and an unidentified pink-flowered Monarda species (I would have to get to those quick as here some plant species are nearly constantly overgrowing/crowding out other plant species.). I could also collect mint seeds from my mint bed that has 5+ different varieties in it. Other than that I'd have to look.
I do have to get more envelopes before I send anything else out (it's going to be a while). Let me know so I can go "seed-foraging" ahead of time though.
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Post by catanache on Oct 31, 2014 20:37:53 GMT -5
blackox - I'd be interested in some of your beans and possibly cowpeas. My list of what I have to trade is a bit long, here's the link: catanache's trade list |
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Post by oldmobie on Nov 1, 2014 18:48:41 GMT -5
Later, when I package these, I'll add them to them to the seed library inventory. In the mean time, who wants some orach seeds?  |
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Post by oldmobie on Nov 1, 2014 20:04:05 GMT -5
Later, when I package these, I'll add them to them to the seed library inventory. In the mean time, who wants some orach seeds? By the way, I've only seen that word in print, never heard it said. Is it - Or ick? (like the vacuum)
- Or rich?
- Or atch? (like hatchet)
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Post by blueadzuki on Nov 1, 2014 23:38:30 GMT -5
I'm no expert, but the two people I knew who ever actually said it out loud pronounced it respectively as "Orak" and "Orach", with a hard "ch" like in loch, gyro (if you are saying it like the Greeks do)or "gouda" (if you are saying it like the Dutch do).
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Post by blackox on Nov 3, 2014 21:23:00 GMT -5
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Post by blackox on Nov 3, 2014 21:26:21 GMT -5
I usually either pronounce it as "Or-rock" or "Orach" with a hard "ch."
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Post by steev on Nov 4, 2014 0:43:34 GMT -5
The Dutch say "howda".
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Post by oldmobie on Nov 25, 2014 20:12:29 GMT -5
I just went through my private stash, looking for seeds I could spare to put on my gardenweb trade list. Now that list is up to date, including a link to my seed library inventory. (If anyone on here wants to trade, let me know; no need to join gardenweb.) I've placed a link to the list right into my signature. Wanna trade, check it out!
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