[DD.]

I can see the merit behind the guttering idea & I'm sure it would work. Problem there for me is, I generally grow 4 x 32' rows & would need more guttering than an average house!

I grew 4 varieties this year, Early Onward, Onward, Kelvdon Wonder & Hurst Greenshaft. Due to family circumstances, I had to plant them all at the same time, but it actually worked out well, as the different varieties matured at different time. Kelvdon Wonder were by far the the better germinaters and I had a cracking crop off them.

It's interesting to cost pea seed. I weighed a pack from a local garden centre and there I think there was something like 70g, maybe less, in it. (Can't remember exactly).What I can remember is that it would cost something like £40 for a kilo at those rates, whereas another local, but private, nursery sell them loose, (and probably fresher), at £3.99 a kilo - a tenth of the price. Same applies for the beans as well.

[Alec Powell]

I can see the merit behind the guttering idea & I'm sure it would work. Problem there for me is, I generally grow 4 x 32' rows & would need more guttering than an average house!

I grew 4 varieties this year, Early Onward, Onward, Kelvdon Wonder & Hurst Greenshaft. Due to family circumstances, I had to plant them all at the same time, but it actually worked out well, as the different varieties matured at different time. Kelvdon Wonder were by far the the better germinaters and I had a cracking crop off them.

It's interesting to cost pea seed. I weighed a pack from a local garden centre and there I think there was something like 70g, maybe less, in it. (Can't remember exactly).What I can remember is that it would cost something like £40 for a kilo at those rates, whereas another local, but private, nursery sell them loose, (and probably fresher), at £3.99 a kilo - a tenth of the price. Same applies for the beans as well.

This is all interesting stuff to anyone who is interested in peas next year.
Lets get offf this topic and start afresh in "Grow your own"
Cheers,
Alec

[greenie]

I think this Seed Guardian Scheme is brilliant. I wish I had more space in my garden to participate.

I have this year become very keen on heritage tomatoes and hoping to do my little bit by growing several varieties next year. Hoping to fit these into my garden and a friend's unused plot. It's wonderful to keep alive varieties that generations before enjoyed.