I was chatting with a fellow allotment holder, and we were chatting about seeds, and a seed company that we remembered was HURST SEEDS.
The packs were black, with the logo red. we have not seen the hurst seeds company since the early 1990s. Can anyone remember them?

I planted onion seed the first week in Jan in heated propagator - absolutely nothing came up. I re-sowed some on 23/1 and nothing from them either. The seed was bought fresh from the garden centre this year but on reflection they did not have much avail so it could have been old seed but it is in d...

Yes I have attended 2 open days. I am afraid to say that I cannot recomend you drive all the way from bristol unless on a weekend trip out then stay some where like Bury St Edmunds, take in the history and pay a visit to T&m's site. The first time I went the trials gardens were good, there was ...

Hello GCS - sorry I can't help re the open days as I have never been to one but thought I would reply and then maybe someone else might see your query. Is that another St Pirran flag I see Sorry to take so long to reply, thank you for your post i see i did work.. I see your from Liskard. i have bee...

I know this is not a kitchen garden subject, but i was wondering if anyone has some old seed or a un-opened seed packet of Pansy lemon violets from suttons that i could buy from them or exchange a few packs of veg seeds for it, i can no longer find a stockists of this unusal flower combination.

For the past few years i have been tempted to go to a thompson & morgan open day, but i live quite far away from ipswich, here in bristol. I would like to know if anyone has visited an open day, and what it is like, good value for money, discounts etc. I would be very greatful for your veiws, an...

Is anyone else waiting for there copy of Mr Fothergills seed catalogue?

It doesn't feel like there's been anything like as much rain as last year; perhaps because we've not had floods everywhere. I have found the forecasts to be wildly at variance with reality over the past few weeks. BBC have forecast doom and gloom and it's often been fine and dry. Metcheck have fore...

Recived the 2009 Thompson & Morgan seed catalogues today, i think i will try growing onions (bulbs) from seed this year with there new exclusive supasweet onion £1.99, as well as the new mayon potato varities.

I spotted a type of caterpillar I don't recognise in amongst the dying-back tassels of a sweetcorn cob. I tried to remove it so I could have a closer look, but in my clumsiness, dropped it and couldn't find it. The tip of the cob in question was slightly eaten away and had a couple of holes in it. ...

Unfortunatley all my Sungold have been attacked by Potato blight, fruits have turned black, stems e.t.c, i will at some point this week, once the weather stops raining have to destory the entire crop.

alan refail wrote:

Granny wrote:GCS, Just out of interest, who or what are you doing the poll for?
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Granny

GCS still hasn't told us

Just out of intrest!!! I am not a spy from any seed company.

snooky wrote:Received Marshalls catalogue today.Looks likely that I`m going to be buying my seeds from WALLIS`S SEED catalogue again this year.Better selection,prices and cheaper postage

Do Wallis Seeds have a web site?

Has anyone recived there 2009 seed catalogue(s) yet?

I have grown many types of tomato before usually the tried and tested types such as my fav Gardeners Delight and Moneymaker, however this year upon recomendation by a fellow allotment holder to try Sungold. I have had very very good health germination of the seeds they are from T & M, however i ...