Here at the homestead we have extensive herb beds which are very productive
Herb Bed by British Red, on Flickr
Increasingly we are propagating herbs and producing seed, cuttings and established plants. Clearly growing plants are hard to post, but I thought there might be interest here is some of the less run of the mill herb seeds.
One of the first I can offer is "Welsh Onion" seeds. Welsh Onion is a member of the allium family (onions, chives, garlic, ransoms). It is a perennial plant (grows each year and does not die over winter). Its very pretty with pinkish whitish flowers and can be grown in flower beds as an ornamental flower. However the whole plant is edible - somewhere between a spring onion and a chive. It needs little or no cooking and being a tough blighter will provide fresh onion taste well into Winter. The top growth dies back under very hard frosts but comes again in the Spring.
This is Welsh Onions
Welsh Onion by British Red, on Flickr
We have prepared seed by carefully removing seed heads at the point of maturity before they are scattered by the wind
Welsh Onion Seed Heads by British Red, on Flickr
Seeds are "drummed" out into a clean food grade bucket
Gathered Welsh Onion Seed by British Red, on Flickr
Chaff is removed where possible and the seed air dried on trays
Drying Trays by British Red, on Flickr
I would like to offer some of the seed to members here.
The seed is packaged in packs of at least 200 and come with full planting and care instructions - and even a few serving suggestions
Seeds and Instructions by British Red, on Flickr
How much? Well, its just a packet of seeds, so no purchase price is needed. If you would like to make a small donation to cover postage and packing and our time, I'll provide my PayPal address - but if you are skint, please, don't feel obliged - its enough that other people get a chance to grow their own.
If you want some, please make a post on this thread and PM me your address. I have about ten packets available.
Red
Herb Bed by British Red, on Flickr
Increasingly we are propagating herbs and producing seed, cuttings and established plants. Clearly growing plants are hard to post, but I thought there might be interest here is some of the less run of the mill herb seeds.
One of the first I can offer is "Welsh Onion" seeds. Welsh Onion is a member of the allium family (onions, chives, garlic, ransoms). It is a perennial plant (grows each year and does not die over winter). Its very pretty with pinkish whitish flowers and can be grown in flower beds as an ornamental flower. However the whole plant is edible - somewhere between a spring onion and a chive. It needs little or no cooking and being a tough blighter will provide fresh onion taste well into Winter. The top growth dies back under very hard frosts but comes again in the Spring.
This is Welsh Onions
Welsh Onion by British Red, on Flickr
We have prepared seed by carefully removing seed heads at the point of maturity before they are scattered by the wind
Welsh Onion Seed Heads by British Red, on Flickr
Seeds are "drummed" out into a clean food grade bucket
Gathered Welsh Onion Seed by British Red, on Flickr
Chaff is removed where possible and the seed air dried on trays
Drying Trays by British Red, on Flickr
I would like to offer some of the seed to members here.
The seed is packaged in packs of at least 200 and come with full planting and care instructions - and even a few serving suggestions
Seeds and Instructions by British Red, on Flickr
How much? Well, its just a packet of seeds, so no purchase price is needed. If you would like to make a small donation to cover postage and packing and our time, I'll provide my PayPal address - but if you are skint, please, don't feel obliged - its enough that other people get a chance to grow their own.
If you want some, please make a post on this thread and PM me your address. I have about ten packets available.
Red
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