I have plenty of seeds to trade, BUT...
There's some haste for all of us, if we want to exchange seeds across the Atlantic (the present military crisis notwithstanding). I understand that folk in the US will not be able to receive seeds posted from abroad, without a sanitation certificate, after Jan 2002! I understand Europe will then follow suit. So all contra-Atlantic seed exchanges, at least among us amateurs, will soon come to a halt.
Meanwhile, yes, I'd be glad to exchange seeds with folk worldwide. What I have in abundance are:
Tomatoes:
Abraham Lincoln, beefsteak, US-source
Fab (it has a longer unpronounceable name, but essentially it's a wonderful European small yellow beefsteak, indeterminate and vigorous, that's ultra-sweet and low-acid, so good for arthritics. My family loves it.)
Salt Spring Sunrise, bush orange/red, average fruit 2.5 inches wide (US source)
Aunt Madge (British, small red plum, indeterminate, intensely prolific, grows in any soil, any condition. Good for paste or salads. My personal favourite tomato.)
Plus...
Beans
Cherokee 'Trail of Tears' climbing french bean (US source)
Purple & white climbing french bean (excellent & very decorative, gives a high yield for dried beans for storage, European source)
All are heirloom, not F1s, so seeds can be saved.
What I'd like in return is ANY odd tomato, bean or other vegetable seed that's not usually obtainable in Europe.
(I'm a Seed Guardian for the UK HDRA seed exchange, so I will grow any interesting plant on to give to their seed databank. In turn, they will distribute it to other Seed Guardians throughout the UK, to preserve for posterity.)
If there's scope in any of that for an exchange, let me know, and let's trade - while we still can!
Regards
JOHN YEOMAN
The Village Guild, UK
Have lots of UK seeds to trade urgently - while US/UK borders are still open!
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