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    Talking heritage

    Nov 26, 2019 5 minutes

    The new year is here and we gardeners are inundated with fantastic seed catalogues and an overwhelming number of new varieties of veg to choose from. With this in mind it’s sometimes tough deciding what to grow; after all, we know we want to grow varieties that are tasty and grow well, so why not think about varieties which have stood the test of time and have been grown for generations, not just the more modern ones? In particular I’m talking about heritage vegetables!

    OPEN POLLINATED

    If you’re wondering what heritage veg are, they are varieties that have been around for several decades and normally before the Second World War. They are also open-pollinated varieties, meaning they are not F1 hybrids. Being open pollinated means that you can save the seed from the varieties you grow and

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