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What's in your seed box?

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LondonGranny Mon 14-Oct-19 18:14:18

I sowed lots of foxglove seed in August and dotted some Aquadulce Claudia broad beans here and there in the borders (tiny garden so I fit stuff in where I can) and the foxgloves have germinated well and the broad beans are already over a foot tall!
Waiting quietly in packets for sowing in spring are all my Love-In-A-Mist, Shirley Poppies, Clarkia and Cornflowers. Also I shall be growing the tubey petalled Cosmos & an F1 hybrid tomato (Piccolo) for the first time. I've only ever grown Gardener's Delight before.
What delights are awaiting your garden in the next season? Do you drill in neat rows or chuck it about in an informal scattering?
Reveal all!

Nannyxthree Sat 19-Oct-19 19:49:50

After I've harvested the runner beans there always some I've missed that have gone hard so I dry the seed from them and keep for next year.

If you don't have much room to grow things you don't want to have a loofer. I sent for some on the internet and they took ages to arrive so planting was rather late. Fruit didn't get a chance to mature but I will try again next year.

LondonGranny Sat 19-Oct-19 23:47:15

Gramaretto, do you mean flax?

Resurgam123 Mon 21-Oct-19 12:00:40

I have never grown Sweet William. I have no idea why.
I had never bought Penstemon until last year when a local guy had some spare and sold me some for very little.
These plants are lovely. How did I ever miss these.

Grammaretto Wed 23-Oct-19 19:58:20

LondonGranny no the seeds were for eating, super nutritious from whole food shops. It must be a relation of flax (linseed) but hemp is also grown for its fibre.

I am a bit confused still. I know you can buy flax oil and hemp oil which are different things.
Anyway the hemp flower is small and mauvy blue on a tall stem.