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12 Oct 2017, 2:44 am

Anyone have any Heirloom plants. I have plants from family that I grow.



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12 Oct 2017, 10:25 am

I grow several types of heirlooms, both veggies and flowers.
Just grew a new tomato variety this year,Coyote.Its a Native American heirloom cherry tomato.Prolific growth,heavy yield, disease resistant and its is the best tasting cherry tomato I've ever grown.
If I like a variety I save the seeds.


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12 Oct 2017, 10:28 am

I grew an old sort of sweet pea this year, Carouby de Maussane. The taste and texture is really superior to anything I've found in the shops. And it's really pretty!


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12 Oct 2017, 1:37 pm

Misslizard wrote:
I grow several types of heirlooms, both veggies and flowers.
Just grew a new tomato variety this year,Coyote.Its a Native American heirloom cherry tomato.Prolific growth,heavy yield, disease resistant and its is the best tasting cherry tomato I've ever grown.
If I like a variety I save the seeds.



Great idea! So many veggies and fruits from the past have superior taste and are more resistant to diseases.

Today, it's very difficult to find a rose with any scent. I love scented roses! Nowadays the emphasis seems to be on looks and colour alone.


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12 Oct 2017, 2:34 pm

envirozentinel wrote:
Misslizard wrote:
I grow several types of heirlooms, both veggies and flowers.
Just grew a new tomato variety this year,Coyote.Its a Native American heirloom cherry tomato.Prolific growth,heavy yield, disease resistant and its is the best tasting cherry tomato I've ever grown.
If I like a variety I save the seeds.



Great idea! So many veggies and fruits from the past have superior taste and are more resistant to diseases.

Today, it's very difficult to find a rose with any scent. I love scented roses! Nowadays the emphasis seems to be on looks and colour alone.

The old roses do have the best smell.Some only bloom once a year but it's worth it.It seems like many modern roses are bred to produce lots of flowers,but little aroma.There are nurseries that specialize in the old fashioned roses.I have a few of them,the deer also enjoy them.The dogs help,but every now and then one sneaks up and eats some leaves.


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12 Oct 2017, 3:07 pm

If you want heirloom plant porn I recommend:Baker's Heirloom Seeds.



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12 Oct 2017, 4:59 pm

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If you want heirloom plant porn I recommend:Baker's Heirloom Seeds.

Yes,I love that catalog!!They are about a three hours drive from me up in the MO Ozarks.One day I'll get up there to one of the events they host.


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12 Oct 2017, 8:04 pm

Misslizard wrote:
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If you want heirloom plant porn I recommend:Baker's Heirloom Seeds.

Yes,I love that catalog!!They are about a three hours drive from me up in the MO Ozarks.One day I'll get up there to one of the events they host.

They're just a good business all around, the young family on the opening page are the actual owners. I've never had a problem with anything I ordered there and I buy a lot of seed from them. It's reasonably priced, quick delivery, and great selection. I know I sound like an advertisement, but they are one of the few companies I truly trust.



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12 Oct 2017, 8:07 pm

I read that as "Heirloom Pants," lol.



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12 Oct 2017, 8:32 pm

Aristophanes wrote:
Misslizard wrote:
Aristophanes wrote:
If you want heirloom plant porn I recommend:Baker's Heirloom Seeds.

Yes,I love that catalog!!They are about a three hours drive from me up in the MO Ozarks.One day I'll get up there to one of the events they host.

They're just a good business all around, the young family on the opening page are the actual owners. I've never had a problem with anything I ordered there and I buy a lot of seed from them. It's reasonably priced, quick delivery, and great selection. I know I sound like an advertisement, but they are one of the few companies I truly trust.

If I remember right he started that business when he was just seventeen.I've also had very good luck with everything I've ordered from them.The house that Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote her books at is near there,Rocky Ridge Farm.


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12 Oct 2017, 8:57 pm

I grow Apothecary's rose. The dried petals are fragrant.



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13 Oct 2017, 7:51 am

I want to grow 'Louise Odier'. It has a wonderful scent.


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