tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11815527.post2934704914650077744..comments2008-03-21T05:51:57.312-07:00woof nannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10585916446298818033noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11815527.post-36493328831502655942008-03-21T05:51:00.000-07:002008-03-21T05:51:00.000-07:00Such lovely ideas! Here in England I read a study that with so many large gardens and orchards being sold up to developers, there are less and less of the old, possibly only growing in one county (20 miles radius), fruit trees -apples especially were mentioned. We are losing varieties of things here in England that have yet to even be catalogued. It is so sad. In supermarkets there are only 2 or 3 varieties of apples for sale for instance, so even on a commercial level, when old trees are past their best, they are re-planted with one or other of those 2 or 3 varieties. <BR/>Thankfully this is beginning to be recognised and places like http://www.bernwodeplants.co.uk/ are springing up. I think increasingly it will be up to people with gardens to keep old varieties growing. Well done for thinking like this.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09104888569826428540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11815527.post-55841405205861553512008-03-20T21:21:00.000-07:002008-03-20T21:21:00.000-07:00Seeds of Change is AWESOME!<BR/><BR/>You can make fabulous green salsa with the tomatillos.<BR/><BR/>I always had luck with my (pardon-the-pun) garden-variety sweet peas in SD.<BR/><BR/>And Dude! Check my blog a few posts back for the carrots!<BR/><BR/>Have fun digging in the dirt. We're bemusedly watching bulbs pop out of the ground up here.kthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09130035379621517356noreply@blogger.com