Tomatoville® Gardening Forums


Notices

Discussion forum for commercial seed, plant and garden supply sources.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old December 7, 2011   #1
kath
Tomatovillian™
 
kath's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: zone 6b, PA
Posts: 5,664
Default Double Helix Farms

Don't think I've seen anyone post about this new family run seed store so I thought I'd post a link to it. They have many interesting new varieties including some of their own crosses. I just received seeds in a matter of days of ordering which included a thank you gift. Shipping is free with a minimum order of $15.

http://doublehelixfarms.com/
kath is offline   Reply With Quote
Old December 7, 2011   #2
casino
Tomatovillian™
 
casino's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Southfield, Michigan
Posts: 318
Default

Thank-You Kath for finding and sharing the Double Helix Farms website.
Very Nice, easy to navigate through and lots of useful information.
I kept the link in my IE favorites folder. They have a few varieties that I find very interesting.

Not to babble on, but in their "gardening tips" section (that is beautifully written) talks about not planting your seeds too deep reminds me of a similar story. My Master Gardener Training tells me to plant my tomato plants deep, a gardening friend Etta Fears a 94 y/o woman does the opposite. She cant bend over anymore so when she is ready to plant her tomatoes she buys a 4 pack pulls them out of their plastic cells and drops them on the ground and puts a shovel of dirt on top of them. Done. Of course we are all in shock because she is doing it ALL wrong but you should see her garden. Fabulous.
Etta Fears quote: My friends have canes and walkers and I have hoes and rakes.

I am not sure where this fond memory came from but you can feel the love when reading the Double Helix Farms gardening tips and other useful gardening info. Thanks Double Helix for jogging that memory.
casino is offline   Reply With Quote
Old December 7, 2011   #3
carolyn137
Moderator Emeritus
 
carolyn137's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a
Posts: 21,169
Default

I saw the link at another site, took a look and wondered if I knew Steve b'c of some of the varieties he listed, and posted that at that site, with actually more detail.

Before I could even get back to look at the rest of the site he called me, what a surprise, and we talked for over an hour. One of the subjects we discussed is whether one should list varieties with their English translations, or otherwise, and that b'c he had listed First Love, which is the English translation of Pervaya Lyubov which I've offered here in my seed offer the past couple of years.

He does have specialized training in genetics and I know is working on several breeding projects simultanously.

And I really must go back and read all at the site.
__________________
Carolyn
carolyn137 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old December 7, 2011   #4
austinnhanasmom
Tomatovillian™
 
austinnhanasmom's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Z5, CO near Denver
Posts: 225
Default

I love that site! Thanks for posting Kath.

I would've ordered today, but DH will be home alone for weeks and I cannot risk the eye roll...thinks I have "plenty" of seeds - perhaps even ENOUGH has escaped his lips...

So, I hope the selection rocks when I am home to intercept the mail!
austinnhanasmom is offline   Reply With Quote
Old December 8, 2011   #5
salix
Tomatovillian™
 
salix's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: north central B.C.
Posts: 2,310
Default

Gee, Kath - thanks a lot, you enabler you! No, I really mean it, the thanks that is. I wonder why we haven't seen it earlier? Interesting site, and yes, put in another order...
salix is offline   Reply With Quote
Old December 8, 2011   #6
Granite26
Tomatovillian™
 
Granite26's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Western WI
Posts: 359
Default

Well I had to try them out too
Granite26 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old December 8, 2011   #7
kath
Tomatovillian™
 
kath's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: zone 6b, PA
Posts: 5,664
Default

Well, as Carolyn said, I saw it mentioned on another site as new and just up and running. Since I found it very well done and very interesting with beautiful pictures and many intriguing, new and tempting varieties, how could I not make sure that all of you knew about it, too?! 'Tis the season for ordering seeds!
kath is offline   Reply With Quote
Old December 8, 2011   #8
carolyn137
Moderator Emeritus
 
carolyn137's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a
Posts: 21,169
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by kath View Post
Well, as Carolyn said, I saw it mentioned on another site as new and just up and running. Since I found it very well done and very interesting with beautiful pictures and many intriguing, new and tempting varieties, how could I not make sure that all of you knew about it, too?! 'Tis the season for ordering seeds!
And better you than me posting it here b'c as a Global Mod here I don't want to be seen as promoting any new particular seed site and never have except for calling attention to Adam's Gleckler's new site which someone before me actually linked to. I was just so thrilled to see the Gleckler name back in business for it has a long distinguished history going back to Adam's grandfather who started it in the 40's and then it passed to Adam
s father , whom I did know, and who did subcontract seed production for several well known seed sites including TGS. Before I discovered SSE the two best places to buy seeds from in the early 80's were Gleckler's and Seeds Blum.

Fact is, there are always those who will find something to criticize someone about something, and have done so and no doubt will do so in the future,so I look behind me as I travel forward.

And yes, I think Steve has done a terrific job at his new site.
__________________
Carolyn
carolyn137 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old December 8, 2011   #9
Mischka
Tomatoville® Administrator
 
Mischka's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: The Bay State
Posts: 3,207
Default

Copied from the website:

"We don’t dress up in funny costumes and we don’t get to spend our winters vacationing in Belize while someone else does our work for us."

Priceless! I can't imagine who he's referring to... wait, yes I can!
__________________
Mischka


One last word of farewell, Dear Master and Mistress.


Whenever you visit my grave,

say to yourselves with regret

but also with happiness in your hearts

at the remembrance of my long happy life with you:


"Here lies one who loved us and whom we loved."


No matter how deep my sleep I shall hear you,

and not all the power of death

can keep my spirit

from wagging a grateful tail.
Mischka is offline   Reply With Quote
Old December 8, 2011   #10
kath
Tomatovillian™
 
kath's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: zone 6b, PA
Posts: 5,664
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by carolyn137 View Post
And better you than me posting it here b'c as a Global Mod here I don't want to be seen as promoting any new particular seed site and never have except...

Fact is, there are always those who will find something to criticize someone about something, and have done so and no doubt will do so in the future,so I look behind me as I travel forward.

And yes, I think Steve has done a terrific job at his new site.
Carolyn, is there a reason I shouldn't have posted this link? I don't know Steve and had no other reason to share this info other than to let others like me know about another source of cool sounding seeds. What's up? I don't read between the lines very well.
kath is offline   Reply With Quote
Old December 8, 2011   #11
Sun City Linda
Tomatovillian™
 
Sun City Linda's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: SoCal Inland
Posts: 2,705
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mischka View Post
Copied from the website:

"We don’t dress up in funny costumes and we don’t get to spend our winters vacationing in Belize while someone else does our work for us."

Priceless! I can't imagine who he's referring to... wait, yes I can!

Yes I got a real chuckle out of that line also. There were other, more subtle, like the reference to politics and gardening not mixing. I think I love this guy
Sun City Linda is offline   Reply With Quote
Old December 8, 2011   #12
carolyn137
Moderator Emeritus
 
carolyn137's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a
Posts: 21,169
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by kath View Post
Carolyn, is there a reason I shouldn't have posted this link? I don't know Steve and had no other reason to share this info other than to let others like me know about another source of cool sounding seeds. What's up? I don't read between the lines very well.
Kath, I thought I was reasonably clear as to what I said, so I'll say it another way, I'm glad that you posted the link to the site, I probably saw it before you did b'c I'm not exactly sure which other message site you refer to and it doesn't really matter.

And I went on to say that better you than me ( posting it), for the reasons I gave.

No reason to try to read between the lines b'c I think I was pretty straight forward in what I said, so I'll repeat it again, better you than me giving the link , and that, again, for the reasons I noted.
__________________
Carolyn
carolyn137 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old December 8, 2011   #13
kath
Tomatovillian™
 
kath's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: zone 6b, PA
Posts: 5,664
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by carolyn137 View Post
Kath, I thought I was reasonably clear as to what I said, so I'll say it another way, I'm glad that you posted the link to the site, I probably saw it before you did b'c I'm not exactly sure which other message site you refer to and it doesn't really matter.

And I went on to say that better you than me ( posting it), for the reasons I gave.

No reason to try to read between the lines b'c I think I was pretty straight forward in what I said, so I'll repeat it again, better you than me giving the link , and that, again, for the reasons I noted.
Well, I'm relieved that I didn't transgress any Tomatoville rules about promoting specific sites or anything, Carolyn. Your mention of criticism was confusing to me even after I reread the the post a couple times- thanks for clearing things up for me, though.
kath is offline   Reply With Quote
Old December 8, 2011   #14
Tania
Tomatovillian™
 
Tania's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Anmore, BC, Canada
Posts: 3,970
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by carolyn137 View Post
I saw the link at another site, took a look and wondered if I knew Steve b'c of some of the varieties he listed, and posted that at that site, with actually more detail.

Before I could even get back to look at the rest of the site he called me, what a surprise, and we talked for over an hour. One of the subjects we discussed is whether one should list varieties with their English translations, or otherwise, and that b'c he had listed First Love, which is the English translation of Pervaya Lyubov which I've offered here in my seed offer the past couple of years.

He does have specialized training in genetics and I know is working on several breeding projects simultanously.

And I really must go back and read all at the site.
Carolyn,

I hope the conclusion was 'no English translation of the names'!
[Translation can be supplied in a description.]

Tania
__________________

Tatiana's TOMATObase
Tania is offline   Reply With Quote
Old December 8, 2011   #15
carolyn137
Moderator Emeritus
 
carolyn137's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a
Posts: 21,169
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tania View Post
Carolyn,

I hope the conclusion was 'no English translation of the names'!
[Translation can be supplied in a description.]

Tania
Tania, I don't think there was a mutual conclusion but I do see his point.

Lets take what I know as Pervaya Lyubov.

One goes from the original name written in Russian to the translation of that to Pervaya Lyubov to the English translation of that to First Love.

He listed it as First Love, whereas I would list it as Pervaya Lyubov ( First Love)

So two translations from the original name in Russian.

I suppose each person who deals with names written in a language other than English has a preference as to how they then list or offer such varieties.
__________________
Carolyn
carolyn137 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:23 PM.


★ Tomatoville® is a registered trademark of Commerce Holdings, LLC ★ All Content ©2022 Commerce Holdings, LLC ★