posted 1 week ago
Hi everyone,
I would really like to organize some seeds/scions exchange for EU people. I often find seed exchange groups but they are usually based in the USA or UK, so that sending propagation material could be quite hard or illegal.
I list below my own heirloom seeds/ fruit tree scions availability. I'm currently harvesting seeds as they mature on the plants, while I usually take dormant scions from prunings between January and March:
Heirloom seeds:
***Beans, many local varieties I obtained from elderly people in my village and which I've grown successfully since many years. I usually grow them together, so they are mixed. More detailed infos on the single varieties if someone is interested.
***Local old variety of green-leafed Atriplex Hortensis (sorry, don't remember english name)
***Many corn varietis, adapted to mountain climate, cultivated successfully at high altitude. We usually use them for polenta (more details if interested)
Seeds (commercially available) of free-pollinated reproduceble varieties:
***Mixed unnamed pumpkins (Hokkaido-type)
***Red sunflower Velvet queen
***Yellow tall sunflower variety, used for green-manure or bees
***Orange marigold
***Purple poppy (Rouge du Jura)
Scions:
***Many old unnamed winter apple varieties obtained here in the Alps (descriptions if interested)
***Red-fleshed leaf-curl-tolerant peach variety "Sanguinella"
Other propagation material:
*** Egyptian walking onion rooted sprouts
all the listed stuff is cultivated without problems on the italian Alps at 1050 m a.s.l.
Maybe I forgot something interesting, but will edit in the future.
Thank you, have a nice evening!
Alessandro
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