Woodland
The Hampshire Green Fair is set in the beautiful grounds of
The Sustainability Centre

On Sunday I will be running a seed and seedling swap at the Hampshire Green Fair (as well as signing the odd book). It’d all very exciting, and there’s lots to do before then.

I’m taking the last of my spare oca tubers – they’re all well and truly sprouting now, but you can chit them like potatoes, and as long as they’re planted soon they will be perfectly happy.

I will also take along the rest of my home-saved seeds (Welsh onion, sorrel, lilac peppers, achocha) so there won’t be any more packets of those to mail out to interested people until the autumn.

As well as my own seeds and seedlings, I have had some exciting donations of seeds from seed companies. There have been contributions from Victoriana Nursery Gardens of seeds that would be good for little fingers to plant. Chiltern Seeds have sent a wide-ranging collection of herbs, vegetables and flowers, and I have just received a bumper collection of heirloom seeds from the lovely people at the Heritage Seed Library.

I’ve also got some odd packets of seed that were freebies, and I’m welcoming all contributions to the swap. But if you don’t have any spare seeds or seedlings to bring along then that doesn’t mean you can’t take part – I’ll have a charity pot and a small donation will allow you take home something new :)

The Sustainability Centre and a charity called Elizabeth FitzRoy Suppport who work with adults with learning disabilities are creating a gardening project onsite, and my intention is to donate any leftover seeds and plants that they can use to them.

So, if you’re in the area on Sunday, come and say hello!