Lesley Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I know some others belong to the HSL so I thought I'd confess....... Every year I don't open my magazine before Christmas and then have a rush to meet the deadline for requesting seeds as it clashes with a very busy month workwise. I end up never choosing any varieties but just putting 'carrot', lettuce', 'tomatoes' etc. This year I was even more rushed (well, thought I was because I didn't see the extended deadline ) and just wrote across the form "SURPRISE ME" I suppose I'm lucky some big, burly man didn't end up on the doorstep .... but I received a lovely selection of seeds. Melon - Jenny Lind Cucumber - King of the Ridge Tomato - Broad Ripple Yellow Currant Squash - Olive Tomato - Pink Cherry Kale - Hungry Gap .....and something called Achocha, which I've never heard of - probably because I still haven't read the magazine What did everyone else get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 4, 2006 Author Share Posted February 4, 2006 Anyone?....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Looks like I missed out - haven't heard of it unfortunately. Do you have to be a member? Well done you and hopefully I can join in next year - and you will be selling tons at your farm gate stall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 5, 2006 Author Share Posted February 5, 2006 Hi Kooringa - I have membership as an add-on to my HDRA membership - I don't know if it is a stand alone thing. I'll have a look and post details here later on. They've extended the deadline to June although after March you have to take your chance with varieties, so it wouldn't bee too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 I like the idea of a Chippendale on your doorstep waiting to "Surprise you"!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 If you don't want him Lesley send him up here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 They just sent seeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Oh dear! That's a shame. I wouldn't have minded if they'd sent me Robert Carlyle ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 Monty Don's more my style He could have brought the seeds. As long as it's not Prince Charles - he has a lot to do with the HSL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Prince Charles? That would be most amusing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggtastic Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 A nice selection! I have to confess to reading the mag and choosing the following: Broad Bean - Londonderry (came with membership back end of last year) Pea - Golden Sweet Dwarf French Bean - Emperor of Russia Leek - Colossal Beetroot - Bulls Blood Tomato - Broad Ripple Yellow Current Cucumber - King of the Ridge I see that we might be comparing notes on a few similar seleections. Happy planting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 I choose Leek-Colossal too! I've just sown them in modules, it's my first time attempting to grow leeks at all. I can't remember all of my choices off the top of my head, but I also chose Achocha because it looked very interesting. Still too early to sow those, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...