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Seed and plant swap

redser7

If you save your own seed and want to share or exchange it please let us know. Perhaps you have half a packet to spare or have an unusual type to recommend. Did you take too many cuttings and need to find a good home for them? Maybe there's something you'd like to try and think you might find it here. Or maybe come spring time you find you don't have room for all of those tomato plants that are filling up your window sills.
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Nell B

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118224937#Comment_118224937

What seed fertilizer would you recommend? I love growing from seed but sometimes its a bit hit and miss largely due to the medium used.

dazza161989

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118192252#Comment_118192252

Thanks so much for the info 👍

looksee

I am a great fan of swapping and sharing garden plants, but one thing I would want to get a named variety on a known rootstock is fruit trees. You are going to invest several years of care before it fruits, do get trees that are going to reward your efforts. You will only have space for a maximum of 2 or 3 trees in a suburban garden and you would be better to get semi-dwarf rootstocks, otherwise you could end up with large trees that are really not practical for the space.

You can get young tree on a named rootstock ( https://futureforests.ie/pages/fruit-tree-rootstocks ) for around €20 to €25 which would be money well spent.

dazza161989

I'm looking for a few immature fruit trees I. É apple, pear, plum etc if anyone is getting rid.

Just moved into a new semi d and trying to create a nice garden with practically zero budget leftover 🙈

Thanks!!

[Deleted User]

Whenever I see them, from spring through to late summer. The paniculata probably from around June/July and I added another in August. The most recent additions are purely as a result of having to clip back some branches from around front of house over the last week so I don't know how they will fare but as they were still in leaf figured I'd see if they'd take.

paddylonglegs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118126948#Comment_118126948

What time of year do you take hydrangea cuttings?

[Deleted User]

Thought I'd put these here for you Looksee. These are spares, they have been growing in containers so are good for transplanting.

Bergenia Crassifolia (not sure what the specific name is but it does have a purple flower, I think)

Lamium Purple Dragon

and I have a bit of a habit of taking Hydrangea clippings randomly, there's two white paniculata types one tall and one dwarf which have just rooted and good for transplant ( and an incredibe blue/pink/purple mophead Macrophylla that's only just been cut)

All good shady plants that I'm happy to share.

Silver Breeze

I still have a number of seedling/saplings:

native horse chestnuts (not edible!)

native oak trees

a few crabapple trees

Chestnuts and oaks grow big, not suitable for small urban gardens.

Crabapples are okay for small gardens.

Collect for free in Glenageary.

looksee

Just a suggestion, but it might be as well to take the discussion to PM for security.

Ms2011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118065519#Comment_118065519

Where in Laois please, I'm in Carlow.

Paulownia

I’m dividing gunnera manicata if anyone wants some, note it’s not the invasive variety which is Gunnera tinctoria which is the invasive one that causes problems, this one doesn’t seed itself. I’m in Laois

[Deleted User]

Graces7 wrote: »

Would be glad of part packets of older seed as I seem to have left it late to order.

Small range; leafy greens eg kale; carrots, broad beans and sunflowers.. sweet peas

I have abundance of part packets of peas from last year so will enjoy those

This is when I really miss being able to shop! strict covid-seclusion here.

Did you get sorted with any seeds?

Garlinge

Oh I had a tame bonsai horsechestnut .... until one year some very large 'nomal' sized leaves appeared! Yes it had found its way out the bottom of its pot and grew rapidly into a large tree that took a lot of effort to remove about 10 yrs later.

[Deleted User]

Horse Chestnuts can be kept in pots indefinitely too, as slightly large bonsai. No special treatment needed except very, very occasional potting on. Not ideal of course, but if you don't have much space it is an option.

Silver Breeze

I enjoy raising trees from seed...FREE to take:

Numerous horse chestnuts, planted autumn 2018, conkers collected from around the corner on Glenageary Upper. Will need a bit of space for each. Not edible not suitable for suburban gardens

Four crabapples, planted in autumn 2018, collected from Fishertown Co. Laois during an end of season barge holiday along the Grand Canal.

Also some native oak seedlings.

Come and collect, take one or two or all.

When does a seedling become a sapling?

Travel restrictions lifted, I have been fully vaccinated.

I am in Dun Laoghaire

New Home

A friend of mine sent me this link earlier, it looks like the public libraries have set up a seed swap pyramid scheme.

https://giy.ie/campaigns/grow-it-forward/

Great idea!

Garlinge

I have a runner beans to give away, beans not plants. Dublin 14

Daisy 55

Looking to swap some tubers for Raspberry canes.

Daisy 55

Hopefully they are visible.
Main one I have are D, F, G, I, L, M, O, V, W, X, AA, and FF.
They just labelled with these letter for storage

spygirl

Just wondering if anyone would have any Coleus plants they might allow me to have some cuttings from please? Dublin

Daisy 55

Waterford

Fern Bench

Daisy 55 wrote: »

Would be interested in some Raspberry canes in exchange for Dahlia Bulbs. Have about 20 different varieties

Whereabouts are you?

Daisy 55

Would be interested in some Raspberry canes in exchange for Dahlia Bulbs. Have about 20 different varieties

Graces7

Would be glad of part packets of older seed as I seem to have left it late to order.

Small range; leafy greens eg kale; carrots, broad beans and sunflowers.. sweet peas

I have abundance of part packets of peas from last year so will enjoy those

This is when I really miss being able to shop! strict covid-seclusion here.

Decoda

kathrinalewis wrote: »

How much quantity you want?

That post was from 7 years ago!!!!

kathrinalewis

wildlifeboy wrote: »

I am looking for large grasses/ reeds and bamboo from anyone in the dublin region who has them to spare for around a pond. I can offer in exchange. privet hedging or bare root copper beech.

How much quantity you want?

patnor1011

pnecilcaser wrote: »

anyone got any scarlet runner bean seeds?

I do not have any seeds left but I do have 10 healthy plants full of beans so I will definitely have some seeds in a few weeks. I will give you some for next year if interested.

Ruth211

Hi I am looking for some restino grasses if anyone have some. With details of how to grow from seed, Thanks

abbeyschool

macraignil wrote: »

I could dig up a clump of if you are in the North County Cork area to collect it. The leaves take on a nice purple shade at times and like most mints it is fairly vigorous and has nice flowers. Tastes a bit different than basil in my opinion but is a bit different than the standard garden mint.

Thanks a million I'm in Dublin and actually just had an offer of some of that from a classmate...I hear it smells like mi wadi!

macraignil

abbeyschool wrote: »

Does anyone know where I can get my hands on some interesting mints? I'm on the hunt for pineapple/apple mint, lavender mint, ginger mint...
All I could come across online was seeds on Amazon, more than likely from China

I could dig up a clump of basil mint if you are in the North County Cork area to collect it. The leaves take on a nice purple shade at times and like most mints it is fairly vigorous and has nice flowers. Tastes a bit different than basil in my opinion but is a bit different than the standard garden mint.