Tagetes Ildkonge thriving on the allotment last year
My mind is bursting with seed, almost feel like I might explode. I fully expect shoots to start growing out of my ears, my hair to be replaced with tufts of beans, garlic, and onion sets. Our catalogues are piling up (is there anything more beautiful than the Kokopelli book?). So, too, our collection of unfinished packets from last year, new ones we have swapped and exchanged, others we have bought from Mads at Brown Envelope Seeds.
And perhaps more importantly there are the seeds we have saved ourselves: Cherokee Trail of Tears, grown with the help of the brilliant kids at the Gospel Oak School Gardening Club (we are eager to work them again this year), other assorted beans and, of course, our tagetes. These were my favourite flower last year. I suddenly 'got' them again if that doesn't sound too foolish. Many varieties were given to us by Seed Ambassadors Andrew and Sarah last year and were supplemented by fellow fanatic Nick. But my all-time favourite came courtesy of seed-saver extraordinaire Lila Towle in Denmark.
Our favourite flower seed courtesy of the Danish agricultural museum
And now a packet of rich red Tudor velvet Tagetes Ildkonge (Fire King), has arrived in the post from the Danish agricultural museum at Gammel Estrup. We will grow them together with the seeds we saved from Ruth's plot.
Apologies if I sound over-excited... but anyway what fruits, vegetables or flowers are you looking forward to growing?
