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These may be the more useful purchase, if they can be found outside of the UK...

Neither had I flowerbug, which is why I was so surprised that I got a report of it. I found it difficult to advise, but assured the lady that the beans had been in the freezer and that it probably was 'something in the soil'. Turns out, it wasn't, but when Artorius mentioned the Delia fly, I...

Thank you Artorius. I had a query recently about bean seeds that 'had maggots in them'. I had never heard of such a thing and the seeds had been in the freezer, so should be fine, but after your comment, I researched the Delia fly. I think this is the problem this grower had. Thank you for...

Hewitt is also productive.

From Mechelen...

Thanks Phaedra, yes thank you, beautiful wood stove is kicking out a lot of heat. Not a lot is getting done, apart from Christmas preparations and playing with (sorting) seeds. One greenhouse pane has been lost and I can't get there yet to see whether it is in hundreds of little glass shards...

Welcome fellow beanaholic. Sorry I am so late to the welcome, but now that the garden here (South Germany) is under two feet of snow, I am catching up with gardening groups and chatting. Nice to have you here.

Thank you very much, will try that. A covered container is needed, I had an open one last year. Yes it is autumn olive, the tiny red quite sharp fruits. Could not take our bushes to Germany, but the seeds and would like to grow some here from the fruit that did so well in England.

Olmeca F1 Olmeca F1, good luck with the seedlings. You might also look for Kumato which is very similar or the same. https://www.seednet.eu.com/product/1323/olmeca.html

I woul I would like to cold stratify my oleagnus. Tried last year with pots outside over winter, but no germination. The rest of the seeds are still in the freezer. Are these seeds now already enabled by their freezer slumber? Should I sow them in warmth now? Or try again with pots in the...

Nothing today, but 2 weeks ago it was time for the chilis to go into the propagator, with a little bottom heat. They germinated quite well and are now in a much cooler place by the window. Also a couple of pinches of lettuce seed and Giant Bolivian Achocha. We have tiny plants to care for again.

Ah, now I understand. Well best of luck for them. Here we had -13C a few days ago and I wonder whether any would have survived that, even the hardier field beans. But wish you very good luck. Tell us more please how the sideshoots are progressing. Hope they are ok. Greetings.

Hi Phaedra, sorry for long overdue reply. We had an urgent family matter requiring travelling and so on, but hope to pop by more often now. We are in Bavaria, north East of Munich, just South of the Danube. And yes the weather has only very recently turned wintry. I also had a few spilled...