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Post  Posted: May 19, 2009 - 10:21 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top
Post subject: Want to have tomato plants?

To my surprise all seeds sprouted and now I have too many tomato plants for my balcony.

I don't want to throw them away, so anyone interested in 4-5 tomato plants? They are around 3-4 cm right now. According to the package they should bear middle sized tomatos. (Something like 70g)

pm me if you are interested Smile

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Post  Posted: May 19, 2009 - 10:40 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

Hey Medea,

Very Happy Your balcony should be so beautiful!

I want to have one if it's not so trouble for you.

Thanks

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Post  Posted: May 19, 2009 - 02:37 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top

Well, I'm still trying to figure out which flowers, herbs etc. like growing on a windy balcony Laughing

Cool, one tomato rescued from the dustbin Smile Sent you a pm

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Post  Posted: May 19, 2009 - 02:59 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top

Medea, did you buy the seeds in Shanghai or where?

I've looked for some, but haven't found any here yet. Not necessarily tomato seeds, but flowers, herbs in general.

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Post  Posted: May 19, 2009 - 03:15 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top

Hi Victor,

no, all the seeds were smuggled Mr. Green into China.

Last year I bought seeds for bitter melon at the Gubei Carrefour. It was a box with pot, potting earth etc. called 太太果园 - I think they had some flower seeds too. However the quality of the seeds sucks - they don't want to sproud Sad

What kind of herbs are you looking for?
I bought rosemary, mint and thyme this weekend at the flower market at the Red Town Gallery / Shanghai Sculpture Space. They had lavender there too.

If you need basil - I could part with some seeds.

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Medea wrote:
no, all the seeds were smuggled Mr. Green into China..

I have some radish seeds if you'd like, also smuggled. They are two years old now but real radishes, should sprout still. No time or place for vegetable gardening Sad
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Post  Posted: May 19, 2009 - 03:57 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top

Hi Medea,

My GF is very much interested in your Tomato plants.
do you still have 2 left for us?
We can come over any time to
pick the seeds.

In return we can also offer various seeds.

Beans, Peppers, scallion and leeks.

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Post  Posted: May 19, 2009 - 04:08 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top

@Medea

No specific sorts. The Mrs are very fond of flowers and we talked about one day it could be fun to grow some different things by ourselves.
But as said, we haven't found any place to buy the seeds.

We will smuggle some next time we go back to DK. Like the rest of you, Laughing

Thanks for the offer, it was nice of you. But keep them yourself, as said, I can bring my own next time Very Happy

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Post subject: Re: Want to have tomato plants?

I planted 10 seedlings of Cherry Tomatoes. The result has been over 300+ Cherry tomatoes despite 3 "harvests" already.

These buggers keep on growing!

Medea wrote:
To my surprise all seeds sprouted and now I have too many tomato plants for my balcony.

I don't want to throw them away, so anyone interested in 4-5 tomato plants? They are around 3-4 cm right now. According to the package they should bear middle sized tomatos. (Something like 70g)

pm me if you are interested Smile
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Post  Posted: May 20, 2009 - 07:57 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

Hi Medea,
do you still have one or two? Would be great!
I also smuggled in some seeds (Herbs, no tomatoes), but was too lazy to start with it yet.
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Post  Posted: May 20, 2009 - 11:18 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

No need to smuggle in any seeds, they're easily available here.
If there is enough interest, I'll add some to my online store.

PM me if you want specifics.

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Post  Posted: May 20, 2009 - 12:20 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top

compsolutions wrote:
No need to smuggle in any seeds, they're easily available here.
If there is enough interest, I'll add some to my online store.

PM me if you want specifics.



Mmh, but where?!
I'm looking for bitter melon seeds and the seeds for these hulu pumkins. Acutally one should find the seeds everywhere.

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Post subject: Re: Want to have tomato plants?

sweenytodd wrote:
I planted 10 seedlings of Cherry Tomatoes. The result has been over 300+ Cherry tomatoes despite 3 "harvests" already.

These buggers keep on growing!



I forgot to plant my cherry tomatoes Crying or Very sad

You already have tomatoes? Wow, then I'm really late Laughing

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Post  Posted: May 20, 2009 - 01:20 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top

Hi Medea

Do you still have spare tomato plants? I have seeds for basil, thyme, parsley, rocket etc. if you are interested.

Does anyone know where I can find camomile seeds or plants? I have not seen them in the flower markets. They told me at the Herb Store on Julu lu that they normally have them but are out of stock.
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How wish i have a garden now.I like plants a lot. When i was young, i have a whole garden for my flower.
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Being able to read Chinese means that its quite easy to find most things here.
PM me if you want whatever...

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Post  Posted: May 21, 2009 - 01:21 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

compsolutions wrote:
No need to smuggle in any seeds, they're easily available here.
If there is enough interest, I'll add some to my online store.

Easy to get seeds but maybe not the ones you want ... radishes in China are different, carrots, some others.

I wonder if you could grow artichokes up by Weihai ? Climate seems suitable. I'd kill for an artichoke once in a while.
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leidelaohu wrote:
compsolutions wrote:
No need to smuggle in any seeds, they're easily available here.
If there is enough interest, I'll add some to my online store.

Easy to get seeds but maybe not the ones you want ... radishes in China are different, carrots, some others.

I wonder if you could grow artichokes up by Weihai ? Climate seems suitable. I'd kill for an artichoke once in a while.


Thanks for your radish seeds but I fear I don't have the space to grow radish. I'm not even sure whether you can grow them in pots?


Artichokes are beautiful plants. I had 2 plants in my garden back home - although you couldn't eat the artichokes Laughing summer was too short.
But you need a really large balcony or garden for them. Diameter of one plant was around half a meter .

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Medea wrote:
Artichokes are beautiful plants. I had 2 plants in my garden back home - although you couldn't eat the artichokes Laughing summer was too short.

More likely the wrong climate. Artichokes don't like heat, don't need a long summer as far as I know. They grow best along the ocean with lots of fog, a la Santa Cruz, Watsonville, and places like that.

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Thanks for your radish seeds but I fear I don't have the space to grow radish. I'm not even sure whether you can grow them in pots?

Radishes are easy, easier than tomatoes.



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Post  Posted: July 06, 2009 - 11:04 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

Hi there,
so how are your tomato plants doing? Smile any tomatoes yet?

My remaining two are quite large now - however still no tomatoes Laughing next year I should plant them earlier.

SindbadMalone your peppers are growing too Smile

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Post  Posted: July 06, 2009 - 12:27 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top

We found tomato and chilli plants at the plant and flower market in Gubei. The tomato plants are 15RMB but as usual for China if there is a Laowai its double, so I hide until its time to pay just to see their long sour faces. Those bastards... hah



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Post  Posted: Aug 22, 2009 - 08:47 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

I missed this threads replies, doh!

I subsequently added the seed packs to http://www.iwantone.cn
Pics from that in another seed related thread Wink

Veggies packs here - http://www.iwantone.cn/32-plants

Send us your photo's if you buy - some people have had some good luck with them!

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