bazza1979 wrote:i know its a pretty old post but thought i'd say i got some mangel "yellow eckendorf" from suffolk herbs
looking forward to making some wine with them!
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Hi Bazza - have you just got the seeds for growing this year, or did you actually get a crop last year?
I really like Mangel wine, though you have to wait quite a while before it's ready. In my limited Mangel growing experience, I've tried two main sorts:
- A yellow one, like the photo you supplied
- A red'ish one - here's an example:
![Image](http://www.pbase.com/celidh/image/36330363/medium.jpg)
I have to say that the wine from the red one was much better than what I got from the yellow. However there were 2 years between the two crops and growing conditions may have been different.
If anyone can point me towards (or supply) some Red Mangel seed, I'd give it another go!