tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338331229544007262.post8131715110446461478..comments2024-03-22T18:22:59.223+11:00Comments on daylesford organics: seedsdaylesford organicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02245803530529537815noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338331229544007262.post-51379118444738023132020-03-04T17:03:33.941+11:002020-03-04T17:03:33.941+11:00Hi Bren! I am trying to get in touch with you rega...Hi Bren! I am trying to get in touch with you regarding you Youtube Content. I did try to email you and Kate @daylesfordorganics.com but Im not sure if you received it! Can you please contact me at stevi.russell@vmlyr.com? <br /><br />Thanks :) <br />SStevi Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07990700842274562503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338331229544007262.post-5902281067627452202019-03-22T19:33:19.270+11:002019-03-22T19:33:19.270+11:00Oh what a fab shot Farmer Bren - the one with the ...Oh what a fab shot Farmer Bren - the one with the raised beds and polytunnel as seen through branches - this moves me as I have just acquired a very old and big and overgrown allotment here in Wales and broke first ground this week. It is s joy to work with the earth.The Pottering Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907728579103783535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338331229544007262.post-6350430357464049762019-01-11T18:03:37.323+11:002019-01-11T18:03:37.323+11:00This article is unique and interesting. thanks for...This article is unique and interesting. thanks for your share. I have been meaning to write something like this on my website and you have given me an idea.<br />Peptide Synthesishttps://www.biosyn.com/peptide-synthesis.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338331229544007262.post-84778535109299922802014-11-30T17:51:29.525+11:002014-11-30T17:51:29.525+11:00I have just sown my first seeds in a very long tim...I have just sown my first seeds in a very long time, and am curious to see how they go. They are up against a two year old who likes to up end the pots/trays into his paddle pool to make a duck pond, and a dog who likes to pee on them :( So far success zero. Andreahttp://www.strongsoutherly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338331229544007262.post-41719391798972963852013-10-20T17:23:22.574+11:002013-10-20T17:23:22.574+11:00Hi Bren,
just caught up with your blog.
Interestin...Hi Bren,<br />just caught up with your blog.<br />Interesting that you like Diggers - like Reannon, I've had poor performance from Diggers seeds, and I won't buy from them any more - in my experience, over priced, poor quality, and their labelling, to be generous, is indifferent. They rename varietes, make claims that are just not substantiated, and generally don't play fair, I reckon. Enough of the rant.<br />I'm just up the road in Bendigo, so look forward to comparing your experiences with mine.<br />Your attachment to heirlooms is interesting - more power to your arm, But as an amateur vegetable breeder, I reckon there are all sorts of characteristics in modern varieties that we should be taking advantage of. Just because sometihng is old doesn't make it good, and new things aren't necessarily bad. I've grown some shocking heirloom varieties over the years - Brandywine tomatoes are a case in point - diseasey, poor growers, appalling yield, and the taste not outstanding - at least in my vege patch. The fantastic tomato Jaune Flammee (marketed as heirloom by Diggers) is spectacular - bred by an amateur breeder in France, but not 'heirloom' by any stretch - first offered in 1997. Blue Lake bean, often held up as an heirloom was actually a commercially bred variety released to the industry in the US in 1920 something. <br />There are great genetics in lots of the old varieties, but to ignore modern breeding work is short sighted in my opinion. Check out the great work done by Peace Seeds, Wild Garden Seeds, and Adaptive Seeds for example - but all in the US.<br />And on a less serious note - a 'farmlog' would be a FLOG, wouldn't it :)<br />TTempletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570579225851715364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338331229544007262.post-58813969474178543292013-10-19T20:50:20.466+11:002013-10-19T20:50:20.466+11:00Thanks for all the useful links! Although like Kel...Thanks for all the useful links! Although like Kelli, I'd love to hear more about how you transplant your seedlings from their cosy little pots out into the big wide world... this is always the part where I struggle to keep things thriving.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119307170323441286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338331229544007262.post-6942881487177287192013-10-17T23:00:09.276+11:002013-10-17T23:00:09.276+11:00Thanks Bren. I'll take that advice on board ne...Thanks Bren. I'll take that advice on board next season :)Reannon https://www.blogger.com/profile/04215161182830545561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338331229544007262.post-48101346337170073312013-10-17T20:28:42.971+11:002013-10-17T20:28:42.971+11:00Hi Reannon,
Im sad that didn't work for you. Y...Hi Reannon,<br />Im sad that didn't work for you. You have the right attitude though. Just try again. one thing i didn't mention is that we always seed very thickly as germination can often be patchy.daylesford organicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245803530529537815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338331229544007262.post-79069895475834702582013-10-17T20:23:17.306+11:002013-10-17T20:23:17.306+11:00This was my first year trying to grow from seeds (...This was my first year trying to grow from seeds ( normally I buy seedlings) I bought from the diggers club. It has not been a success. I planted zucchini 4 varieties of tomatoes watermelon carrots & 2 types if corn. The corn is the only one that is growing. Not everything germinated & those that did were eaten by something . I feel very disheartened but I will try again. Maybe not this season but next one for sure !Reannon https://www.blogger.com/profile/04215161182830545561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338331229544007262.post-22831987959995770162013-10-17T17:39:23.116+11:002013-10-17T17:39:23.116+11:00Thank you for a great post! We're well into a...Thank you for a great post! We're well into autumn in our neck of the woods but looking forward to spring sowing :) Line Mingarhttp://mingarwalkerglass.no/bloggnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338331229544007262.post-29313102759559264102013-10-17T14:22:38.965+11:002013-10-17T14:22:38.965+11:00I have a soft spot for a little talk about seeds. ...I have a soft spot for a little talk about seeds. We are on the other side of the seasons here, but with the coming of some gorgeous crisp Fall days, I really start thinking about what we might plant come Spring. We have a new home and garden this year, so full of possibility. Anyway, I am fortunate to have a group of friends and family locally that grow their own organic gardens... we have a harvest dinner together every year and swap canned goods. Then come late winter, we trade seeds from our favorite plants, many of them heirloom varieties that were passed on from someone else. We still have our favorite seed companies that we buy from, but I hope to always grow and pass on seeds for Crystal's Great Aunt's Luscious Lemon Cucumbers! <br /><br />Thanks for a great post!Lola Novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14215529779296867987noreply@blogger.com