Item DB/2/3/4 - Martock Beans (Landrace) Trials

Extent: 1 folder

Correspondence about Martock beans ( a medieval landrace variety local to Martock in Somerset) and trials conducted by David Bond and Tony Croften in their own gardens (Priam's Way, Cambridge (Bond) and Shelford (Croften) using Martock seeds from Norman Leeks (Somerset), Michael W Wicken (Kent) and Steve Oxbrow (Somerset), 'Malta' seeds (Martock seeds found by Normon Leeks growing in Malta) and the Maris Bead (a registered version of the Martock bean). Correspondence with Mr M W Wicken, Steve Oxbrow and Mr Leeks: about Martocks: similarity to Maris Bead, trials and results, Maltese Bean Pot recipe (Mr Leeks), Feb 2000-Dec 2002 Correspondence with Tony Croften: more detailed write up and notes about trials. Correspondence with Louise Daugherty, Curator, Heritage Seed Library, Ryton Organic Gardens (HDRA): about Martock, Kohlrabi Purple Vienna, 20 Feb, 2 Aug 2000. Correspondence with Sue Stickland, Seed Search Co-ordinator, The Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA): request for identification/research on a violet flowered bean. Some Martock information. Correspondence with Deborah J Evans, Senior Garden Conservator, National Museum and Galleries of Wales, 29 Feb, 6 March 2000: trial growing Martock at museum. HYDRA 'Seed Swap' addresses, mall articles/magazine reader's letters about Martock beans, 1999-2002