[Brassica Blaz]

hi everyone.has anyone had good results with the heritage range of seeds? they are older traditional varieties that have been re introduced that give good results with good flavor.i'm trying an outdoor tom next season called "amateur" its an outdoor bush variety.did anyone grow it this season?

[Jamie Butterworth]

Im not 100% sure, but i think DD uses them

Not used them myself though

[compostqueen]

Yes, I do!

I grow the heritage parsnip Hollow Crown. It's as good today as it always was. Apparently it makes the best wine 

Many of the varieties grown today as modern are in fact oldies.  I think some of the peas and beans we grow are very old varieties indeed but they're still in the shops. They must be good or they wouldn't still be around

There are just too many to list here.  I am trying to grow the big, fat carrot Oxheart but had had any luck but I'll keep trying 

[solway cropper]

I think heritage has become one of those words that means all things to all men. Seed merchants seem to use it for just about anything that isn't F1 or wasn't developed in the last ten years.

I grew 'amateur' toms a few years ago and was distinctly unimpressed. Bear in mind that a lot of 'heritage' varieties fell out of fashion due to indifferent flavour and/or poor cropping. Not all by any means, but simply sticking a fancy label on something doesn't make it good.

One 'heritage' I would recommend is the climbing pea from Victoriana Nursery. If you give them something to hang on to you'll need a ladder to pick them!!