Couperman Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 For a couple of years now I have been growing and saving seed from Irish Preans. This is a very rare variety of large pea. I acquired a couple of plants from a generous Saltburn allotment holder as I walked by his plot and grew them on for seed. Anyhow I saved the seed from these two plants and shared them with a friend who also grew them on for seed. The surplus from last years sowings I gave to another friend who has just took up gardening, knowing I had loads of more recent seed. Today I opened the box and to my horror all was not well. It looks like I didn't dry them well enough before storage. The seeds have developed a mouldy appearance and turned a brown colour. I spoke to my friend on the phone this morning and she too has had a Prean disaster and lost all hers to mice over the winter I have sowed some anyway in the hope that they may still germinate but I don't think they will. So I hope the surplus ones grow ok for my other friend and I can beg some back. I have had a few problems with damping off disease with my other seedlings too. Oh well such is life. Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 You never know Kev, you might get a few plants out of them? FIngers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 we have a SURVIVOR, yay It looks like a few more are thinking about germinating too, so hopefully the variety will live on. Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
