Free Seeds Are Back XVII

[paquebot]

17 years of offering free seeds?  One must have something akin to a death wish or want to die broke but they keep coming back.  For those who are new, this started in 2002 on Countryside and then to Homesteading Today and now here.  An awful lot of seeds have left here since ot started and will probably continue after another year of gardening. 

One thing that I always had were the two trial packets which Jung's has every year.  It's always one flower and one vegetable.  This year's flower is Summer Carnival Mix calendula, which is edible.  Vegetable is Heirloom Cutting Mix lettuce.  You'll get one of each.  

Below is a list of tomatoes which I grew in 2017.  Seeds are available for most.  My free offer is for 4 varieties.  You're going to have to do some research to find information.  Some are dwarfs growing less than 4' but normal fruit.  Please do not ask me to select for you.  Normally a minimum of 15 seeds per packet.    

Regular, large to salad:        

Americke Pyramidni
Amarillo Rusty Heart
Anna's Kentucky
Arribas
Berkeley Tie Dye Heart
Black Beauty
Black Pepper
Bobby
Bogdana
Bread and Salt
Burning Spear
Buratino
Charbonniere du Berry
Chinese Purple
Clint Eastwood Rowdy Red
County Agent
Croatian Slicer
David's Pink
Donskoi
Duggin White
Esmeralda Golosina
Evan's Purple Pear
Fatima
Ficarazzi
George's Greek Beefsteak
Giraffe
Gradinarese
Grozney 91
Happy
Huong Vuong
Hutane
Illinois Sunrise
Jeff Davis Bicolor
Kapia Rose
Kitayekiy Oksamitoviy
Large Barred Boar
Lavender Lake
Liz Birt
Lucid Gem
Martha's Heart
Mashenka
Minnie's Pin Stripe
Moonglow
Montserrat
Negrillo de Almaguera
Ondraszek
Ovi's Romanian Giant
Ozark Sunset
Palestine
Pamplemousse du Grande Pere
Pink Surprise
Pitice
Polish Giant
Ponderosa Sunrise
Pork Chop
Prairie Star
Primrose Gage
Purple Dog Creek
Ramapo
Rebel Yell
Reif's Italian Heart
Roger's Best Black
Russian Big Roma
Russian Oxheart
Sgt. Pepper
Sibirskiy Stambovyi
Sliva Gigant
Sosulka Rozovaya
Sun and Snow
Tasmanian Chocolate
Titan
Truckers Favorite
Uncle Albert's
Victorian Dwarf
William's Striped
Wisconsin 55 Gold
Yarntarnyi
Yellow Out Red In
Zucher
Zyska

Cherry, grape, patio:

Betalux
Blue Chocolate
Bosque Blue Bumblebee
Garten Perle
Grappoli d'Inverno
Grappoli d'Inverno (Pointed)
Jochalos
Mano
Orange Cherry
Orange Cherry (Fine leaf)
Poil Blanc
Sweet Sharon
Tigre Alargado

Additional seeds available for Makó onions for serious gardeners.

Now the important part.  Send your request and mailing address to [e-mail]  (If you are afraid to allow me to know your e-mail address, then you should be just as reluctant to give a name and address!)  If you put Seeds or similar in the subject line, I'll know where to find it later.  Remember that the offer is free but I won't refuse reimbursement for the postage.  Also any foreign member can take advantage of this offer. 

Martin 

  


  

   

[GrizzlyetteAdams]

Be still, my heart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you, you will definitely be hearing from me, and I will send you some gorgemous stamps from my collection of pretties. You will have fun using them!

Right off the bat, I would love some of those Mako onion seeds. They will be the only onions I'll plant so I can keep the heirloom going, pure and simple.

[bowdonkey]

Any short season varieties? Like 60 days or so.

[paquebot]

Jan 22, 2018 11:44:45 GMT bowdonkey said:

Any short season varieties? Like 60 days or so.

The short-season attack was in 2013 when probably a quarter were Russian and Ukrainian.  Just looking at this year's; Mashenka, Ondraszek, Sibirskij Sambovyi, Victorian Dwarf, Yantarnyi, and Zyska were all early determinates. 

Martin

[Maura]

Oh, oh, I would love tomatoes with rich tomato taste. The 55 you talked about sounds like a winner.

[solargeek]

paquebot, sent you a pm with 4 selected. I am so excited as they are TOTALLY different than what I normally try.

Thanks again for this continuing generosity!

[paquebot]

Jan 23, 2018 0:46:55 GMT Maura said:

Oh, oh, I would love tomatoes with rich tomato taste. The 55 you talked about sounds like a winner.

I have both red and gold.  Doing a germination test on the 2004 seeds which I know to be true.  In meantime, have relatively fresh seed from both.

Martin  

[Skandi]

I also sent a email. How come now I have over two acres of land I always seem to be short on space to plant!

[paquebot]

Jan 23, 2018 23:33:00 GMT Skandi said:

I also sent a email. How come now I have over two acres of land I always seem to be short on space to plant!

I posted a reply earlier and it's not here?  Hmmm!  If you have enough rocks, you can build circular or squared "coves" or whatever they are called.  I've read of them for places where it is either cold or windy.  Usually open on the south side unless for wind.  Rocks absorb heat during the day and sun also warms the soil without winds cooling it.  If you have winds off the sea, you could make one with just 2 sides.  Saw a garden in Svendborg with high solid board fence on 3 sides.  Had eggplants, peppers, and tomatoes.  He was called the "leek man" as he grew leeks for everyone in the neighborhood. 

Martin

[mzgarden]

paquebot, my seeds arrived - what a colorful envelope Thank you.

[feather]

Jan 26, 2018 18:09:18 GMT mzgarden said:

paquebot , my seeds arrived - what a colorful envelope Thank you.

I agree, paquebot has the best stamps and cool envelopes, very cool stuff!

[paquebot]

Some of the frankings are really different. Did a number of them recently with "normal" stamps to make 40¢ and then a block of 9 1¢ stamps. Rate went up to 50¢ so another 1¢ stamp was added but a different issue. Often no two envelopes alike.

Martin

[GrizzlyetteAdams]

My seeds arrived!!!!!!!!  Thank you so much!! Look for some pretties in the return mail.


I am going nutz wanting to bury a few of them! I will be winter-sowing 3 of each. If anyone is not sure what that is, Google dat. When I get more than a minute, I want to start a thread on that and add my own weird methods to the mix.

Tomatoes are on the tried-n-true list of winter sowing. (Remember all those volunteer tomatoes?)

[1shotwade]

Mine didn't arrive, but I know why!LOL!
Wade

[paquebot]

Jan 27, 2018 12:25:24 GMT 1shotwade said:

Mine didn't arrive, but I know why!LOL!
Wade

All in good time, all in good time!

Martin

[paquebot]

Those who have asked for WI55 have been advised to plant twice as many as needed. That's because the ones which I know to be pure are 2004 and 2006. No problem! Tested some by starting a couple 6-packs. My mistake. I should have just germinated them in a paper towel. There's no way that I'm going to kill those seedlings!

Martin

[solargeek]

paquebot, Mine arrived Saturday! So excited.

Have you ever grown bush beans inside in a container? I ask because I am testing germination and will have some seedlings but it is way too early here in the cold mid central area and I also only plant directly into the garden with beans. But I hate to let any seeds go to waste. ....

[paquebot]

Never grew beans in a container so definitely not inside. Beans also have a deep tap root which doesn't take well to transplanting.

Martin

[dustawaits]

I am going to try my beans in 5 gallon buckets maybe two seeds per bucket.

[paquebot]

No clouds and bright sun means shadows and 6 more weeks of winter. -1º so I was not even thinking of attending. Hopefully Jimmy bit the ear off of the mayor this time as this one is far from being my favorite.

Martin

[seaeagle]

Hi Martin, I have only participated in your offer once but got 4 really great varieties. Earl's Faux has turned out to be my favorite tomato. It is delicious and here it is very productive. Bulgarian Red Giant was great also and Brandywine from Croatia was good too but not as productive or quite as good as Earl's Faux. Dester is the only one left to try and growing that this year. I hear good things about it. Thanks again for sharing your great knowledge and generosity.

[feather]

Did anyone else notice that Stark Bros are now selling heirloom seeds? For $2-$5 per package they have about 8 kinds of tomato seed. Including those tomatoes they have 50 kinds of seeds in total. That's it!

I do think that if they had contacted paquebot instead to sell his seeds, someone could have made out like a bandit.

What a great offer you make, paquebot. People might not realize what a good offer it really is.

[paquebot]

I'm not in the business of selling seeds!!

Martin

[Skandi]

I received my seeds today thank you! a lovely -4C out there glad it wasn't wet though as my postbox is not very rain proof!

[jangirl]

Sent my email to you last week, and can't wait to get the seeds! I'm starting a few herbs to curb my urge to plant. It's difficult to choose from so many varieties!

[feather]

Mar 3, 2018 2:36:14 GMT jangirl said:

Sent my email to you last week, and can't wait to get the seeds! I'm starting a few herbs to curb my urge to plant. It's difficult to choose from so many varieties!

jangirl, paquebot was injured a couple weeks ago and we haven't heard from him for a while, while he is healing, we hope. Please be patient.  I have the paquebot roma and san marzano seeds available, if you are interested in those, please pm me your mailing address and I'll get them out to you so you can begin your seedlings. In the mean time, if you are so inclined to pray, pray for paquebot.

[jangirl]

feather, I had no idea! I hope he is recovering. I'm in no hurry, just thought my email went astray. Please if you are in contact with him give him our best and thanks for letting me know!

[vanalpaca]

[/font Martha's Heart What can you tell me about this tomato? I got seeds from you in 2020 for them....thanks!

[paquebot]

Martha's Heart is possibly Martha's Italian Heirloom. Descriptions are identical.

Martin.

[vanalpaca]

For all those that were friends of paquebot, Martin Longseth passed away in the night 11/09/2021. He will truly be missed. You can send a card to his family at 

Family of Martin Longseth

417 Wilson St

Sun Prairie , Wi

23590