Seed swap greed

I had some garlic bulbs left over, so decided to take them to the village seed swap meeting.  The owner of the shop where I had been given them for free was there, so I was able to thank him in person. 

It was my first time at the seed swap, and it was such an enjoyable and interesting event.  It was so good to talk to other people with the same enthusiasms as myself, and swap experiences and information with them.  It made me realise how much I love gardening. 

I tried to rein in my greed at this seed swap, as I have a tendency to get covetous over seeds and I already had far too many in my seed box.  However, I came away with a whole bundle of packets, and I am already regretting it. I just don't have time to sow that many seeds!

I now have two interesting varieties of tomatoes - chocolate stripe and peacevine cherry.  The chocolate stripe is supposed to be very flavoursome, and the peacevine cherry is supposed to make you very relaxed after you eat it.  They germinated very well, and now I just have to find room in my greenhouse to grow them on.

I also got Echinacea, poppies, scabious and honesty.  They will all be very useful to attract pollinators in my wildflower borders. 

The packets of beans may have to wait until next year though.  I have Korean climbing French bean, Jialimo, and Cherokee trail of tears.  I think I'll have to harvest some more bamboo for frames.