It's almost broad bean sowing time!
This is just a very quick heads-up to say that we have just packed up our broad beans for autumn sowing and they are now available on the website.
We will talk more about over-wintering broad beans in our next newsletter as the time to sow them is October/November.
You can pick some up by clicking the button below.
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In other news we are are currently processing and testing this seasons' crops to get them up by our early November catalogue launch.
It's been a good season for us in the field (despite the obvious weather challenges) and we have produced over 30 great new varieties as well as restocking some of our existing favourites.
We recommend waiting until the new catalogue launch before ordering your seeds for next year to make sure you can get the full range of varieties. We will announce the launch via our newsletter and social media channels.
We are also preparing for Christmas and will be offering our usual mix of great gifts including our 2024 wall calendar and seed collections so look out for them too.
Happy sowing and growing
Fred and Ronja and the rest of the team
Vital Seeds Ltd
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