tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3949618981519223968.post3647229859924357375..comments2023-10-28T08:20:44.119+01:00Comments on This and That: Black Potatoes and Rare PeasRobert Brenchleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17006227551531676492noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3949618981519223968.post-8326213743020069492010-04-30T18:48:58.167+01:002010-04-30T18:48:58.167+01:00Some more black potatoes here:
http://subsistencep...Some more black potatoes here:<br />http://subsistencepatternfoodgarden.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-good-is-russet-without-purple.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14999959164086250161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3949618981519223968.post-76472528901252569412010-03-29T07:48:45.806+01:002010-03-29T07:48:45.806+01:00I'll get to the bottom of it eventually!I'll get to the bottom of it eventually!Robert Brenchleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006227551531676492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3949618981519223968.post-37930164372796490982010-03-29T00:27:47.528+01:002010-03-29T00:27:47.528+01:00As far as I understand 'Krombek' has nothi...As far as I understand 'Krombek' has nothing to do with South Africa. Rather it is a Dutch pea and the 'krom bek' ie 'curved beak' relates to the shape of the pod or the shape of the little 'tail' on this variety.<br />GalinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3949618981519223968.post-80004269405077555802010-03-25T18:16:08.772+00:002010-03-25T18:16:08.772+00:00I was your post about that. Interesting that you a...I was your post about that. Interesting that you also got it on a stall. Was the owner sure of the name? I've now got tubers of Congo and Negresse for comparison, if we escape blight this year.Robert Brenchleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006227551531676492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3949618981519223968.post-27250761372939547822010-03-25T18:11:40.636+00:002010-03-25T18:11:40.636+00:00I am growing Vitelotte this year! They do quite we...I am growing Vitelotte this year! They do quite well for me here on my London clay.Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3949618981519223968.post-40449061070734000302010-03-24T10:44:51.364+00:002010-03-24T10:44:51.364+00:00Kent Blue is a really interesting one to have. My ...Kent Blue is a really interesting one to have. My seeds are green with purple speckles; Rebsie's were brown. They're almost round, and I imagine something like this was probably the ancestor of round-seeded varieties like Meteor and Feltham First which are still commercially available today. From there it's only a mutation to the wrinkle-seeded green peas.Robert Brenchleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006227551531676492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3949618981519223968.post-65317200936693406052010-03-24T09:48:11.366+00:002010-03-24T09:48:11.366+00:00Don't you just LOVE peas?
My Ezetha's have...Don't you just LOVE peas?<br />My Ezetha's have just gone outside round a wigwam, as have Goldensweet. Kent Blue have been outside for a couple of weeks . I've not grown these before and the leaves are very dark. <br /><br />I hope the weather (and mice!) treat you better this year.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841961223771293021noreply@blogger.com