{"id":19804,"date":"2022-01-22T11:23:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T16:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=19804"},"modified":"2022-01-22T11:34:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T16:34:47","slug":"episode-517-seed-catalgue-from-tt-seeds-manitobaa-reason-to-cry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=19804","title":{"rendered":"EPISODE 517 SEED CATALGUE FROM T&T SEEDS, MANITOBA\u2026A REASON TO CRY"},"content":{"rendered":"
EPISODE 517    SEED CATALGUE FROM T&T SEEDS, MANITOBA\u2026A REASON TO CRY<\/p>\n

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alan skeoch<\/div>\n
Jan. 22, 2022<\/div>\n

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There was a time when I collected seed catalogues in January <\/div>\n
and February and selected a few seed varieties that appealed to<\/div>\n
me via descriptions or pictures.  Today T&T seeds has computerized<\/div>\n
their seed catalogue for easy use with seed packets ranging from <\/div>\n
$3 to $5.  <\/div>\n

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My catalogues came from Dominion Seed House and Stokes Seeds.<\/div>\n
The Dominion seed fields are now industrial and residential structures\u2026gone.<\/div>\n
Stokes is still in business I believe.<\/div>\n

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So it was with great joy that T&T sent this catalogue.  Perhaps courtesy<\/div>\n
of Cathy Skeoch in Manitoba. Thanks.<\/div>\n

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It was the big onion, pictured below, that sparked the thought that<\/div>\n
maybe some readers in Canada might be dreaming of the spring<\/div>\n
garden and might want to buy a few packs of seeds.<\/div>\n

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We do it every year.  Usually we fail to do a good job in that the<\/div>\n
race between weed seeds that are already in the soil and the<\/div>\n
GOOD SEEDS we purchase is an uneven race.  Weeds get a<\/div>\n
head start and win the race too often.  <\/div>\n

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Reading and dreaming about garden plants is a healthy activity<\/div>\n
in January and February, especially in these Covid 19 down-d0wn-down days.<\/div>\n

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T&T Seeds makes the dreaming totally enjoyable\u2026everything comes up<\/div>\n
on the computer screen in glorious colour and the pages can turn with<\/div>\n
the pressing of that little arrow or just touching the screen.<\/div>\n

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Now take  a look at the onion in hands of a gardener.  How big would the<\/div>\n
hamburger patty and the hamburger bun have to be if one slice of that<\/div>\n
onion were to be used as the measure?<\/div>\n

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Awesome Alliums<\/span><\/div>\n
Ready, set, sow!<\/span><\/div>\n

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Exhibition Onion, Hybrid (#1450) <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
110 Days<\/span><\/div>\n
A descendant of the famous Kelsae onion, Exhibition is a sweet Spanish onion that is fun to grow and show!<\/div>\n

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Ailsa Craig Onion, Spanish-type (#1454)<\/span><\/div>\n
110 Days<\/span><\/div>\n
Huge, firm and sweet – perfect on burgers this summer. Heirloom!<\/span><\/div>\n

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<\/span>Candy Onion, <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span>Walla Walla type (#1425) <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
85 days<\/span><\/div>\n
A mild tasting, short-season onion that stores well.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Genesis Onion, <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Storage Type (#1405)<\/span><\/div>\n
100 Days<\/span><\/div>\n
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#1405 Bunching Onion – Evergreen Hyb<\/span><\/div>\n
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#880 Leek – Large <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
American Flag <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
A sturdy variety that requires very little attention for a big harvest payoff.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n
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#854 Chive – Garlic<\/span><\/div>\n
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Should I start my own onion seeds, or plant onion sets?<\/span><\/div>\n
BENEFITS OF SEED<\/span><\/div>\n