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Blowin Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 930 Location: Drimoleague, Co Cork
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Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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I can probably salvage some cowslips if they're any good to you? If the seed pods are still intact there'll be loads on ours. _________________ A novice gardener on newly cultivated, stoney ground. |
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Maireadw Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 26 Aug 2015 Posts: 27 Location: Tipperary
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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Oh Blowin, cowslips - nostalgia at its very best. I have not seen them anywhere in so long.
Thank you, pm sent. |
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Maireadw Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 26 Aug 2015 Posts: 27 Location: Tipperary
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 7:55 am Post subject: |
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Hi Blowin, I received the cowslip seeds this morning, thank you so very much. |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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Isn't he a generous soul?
Hey Blowin, can you save me some seeds from those giant cabbages I gave you. None of mine grew. _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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Blowin Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 930 Location: Drimoleague, Co Cork
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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Mairead - Glad to be of service, Ma'am. Good old An Post.
Tagwex - None of mine did either. Any chance of getting more of the seed? _________________ A novice gardener on newly cultivated, stoney ground. |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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They grew to about 2" and that was that, like a lot of the other stuff I tried to grow this year. I had two varieties of those cabbages, one had many more seeds than the other. I'm virtually certain that I emptied one packet and that there is some remaining in the other. I'll let you know. _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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Blowin Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 930 Location: Drimoleague, Co Cork
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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I was thinking more of getting some new stock, Tom, ready for next year? Is your contact a regular one? _________________ A novice gardener on newly cultivated, stoney ground. |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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Afraid not. It was a one off transaction. I checked the packet. Approx. 30 seeds in it. I can send you some. The variety is Langedeyker, so you could try mail order. You said a couple of months back that you had some healthy young plants. What happened? _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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Blowin Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 930 Location: Drimoleague, Co Cork
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:53 am Post subject: |
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Just withered and died, I'm afraid. They weren't big plants but did look healthy. _________________ A novice gardener on newly cultivated, stoney ground. |
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Blowin Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 930 Location: Drimoleague, Co Cork
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:02 am Post subject: |
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I should have done this first. I browsed 'Langedeyker' and found pages of links, all of which are from ebay with the price in $. After the first page, they descend into Russian and Chinese type lettering.
Maybe a trawl through the Irish/UK seed catalogues on line will produce an answer so I'll keep trying. Maybe there's a business opportunity for you if not? _________________ A novice gardener on newly cultivated, stoney ground. |
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Ado 2 Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 15 May 2015 Posts: 1204 Location: Dublin
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 6:21 am Post subject: |
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Found those seeds on Gardens4u.co.uk |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 6:24 am Post subject: |
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They are a Dutch variety by origin. I still have the seed packets and an email address so they could be purchased direct. Try Google translate. I can send you the link tonight. _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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Good guy Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 11 Feb 2013 Posts: 2593 Location: Donegal
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 8:39 am Post subject: |
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English is widely spoken in Holland. You need to be careful with google translate. It can make a pigs ear of the simplest things. |
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Blowin Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 930 Location: Drimoleague, Co Cork
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:06 am Post subject: |
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Yes, GG. After all, it IS American! I initially thought it looked Dutch but one of the other links that came up spelt it Langedijker which definitely is Dutch. Maybe it's one of those words that varies slightly between native Dutch and the offshoot of Belgian Flemish. We'll see what Tagwex turns up. _________________ A novice gardener on newly cultivated, stoney ground. |
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Sue Deacon Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 31 Dec 2014 Posts: 2029 Location: West Fermanagh
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:31 am Post subject: |
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Good guy wrote: | English is widely spoken in Holland. You need to be careful with google translate. It can make a pigs ear of the simplest things. | I wanted the Japanese characters for 'Flowers will bloom' - Hana wa saku. The translation I got was TOTALLY different! I changed it and Google thanked me for my contribution!!! Me! The person whose Japanese begins and ends with hana, sakura, and teriyaki (mmmm! Teriyaki Salmon, yummeeee) |
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