Autumnal musings and 2022 wall calendars...
With the cold, wet, and windy weather we've been having it feels like autumn is well and truly here.
Tradionally autumn is a time for slowing down and reflection, getting cosy and preparing for the dark winter months, so we are well rested and resourced for the following year.
The 24/7 culture so many of us live in now does not lend itself to the seasonal flows our ancestors were so accustomed too, but we can all benefit from even small attempts to honour these natural cycles.
(Our technology might have evolved dramatically but our minds, bodies, and souls have not.)
There are not many seeds to sow in October, but it is the best time to sow over-wintering broad beans.
The most popular variety for autumn sowing is Aquadulce, a Spanish heritage variety. We are very glad we held back some seeds earlier in the year as nearly all organic suppliers of this variety do not have stock now.
For other seeds to sow in October click below:
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2022 'Growing Through the Seasons' Wall Calendar
We are very excited to have taken delivery of our new batch of "Growing Through the Seasons" 2022 Calendars. We know it's early to start talking about these things but we have had so many people contacting us about when we will have them.
They are keeping a low profile for now, but we wanted to let our newsletter subscribers get in there early as every year they sell out very fast.
We are also really pleased to be selling some beautiful gift cards also produced by Isla which will complement the calendar very well.
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All the best
Fred and Ronja
P.S. All the seeds up on our website now have been tested are are good for next years' sowing. We are still processing a few things, we hope to have everything finished by the beginning of November
Vital Seeds Ltd
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