One of the things we have to contend with when producing seeds is cross pollination between varieties. This can happen when two varieties of the same species are flowering at the same time. A little cross pollination in seed saving generally isn't a massive problem, in fact it can sometimes bring about very interesting results.
However in this case, we want limit the risk of this happening by building isolation cages and introducing pollinators. Here, we built an insect mesh cage around a flowering kohl rabi seed crop and introduced maggots which will pupate into bluebottles and pollinate the flowers inside the cage. The mesh will keep them in and stop pollinators which may have visited our cabbage seed crop, which is just about to start flowering in the field.
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What a busy couple of weeks! With the warm, sunny and dry weather we have been out every day planting, planting, sowing and planting some more! It’s a busy time of year for us with long days but it feels great to get everything out in the soil!☀️ #seedsofscotland #sunsout
As we look to expand our catalogue it has become more and more obvious that there is a big round leafy hole to fill. So last year we set up a big cabbages trial and inspired by the work they are doing at @solhatt.no we decided that the majority of the trial was to be made up made up of Norwegian varieties.
Our often wet and windy, cooler maritime climate as well as long summer days are similar to Norway and there are still also some old, well adapted, varieties remaining across the north sea.
By the end of the summer, we had a favourite and in late Autumn we chose one variety to store overwinter, selling the rest to local veg box scheme @black_isle_veg_boxes
The cabbage heads were stored by hanging them in an old cow shed, they were covered with fleece in very cold weather and throughout the winter, we periodically removed the outer leaves to prevent the heads from rotting.
Finally, last week we planted the heads out where they will eventually produce seeds later in this year. Keep your eyes peeled for a new Norwegian cabbage variety this Autumn!
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**Applications for this role are now closed**
We’re excited to announce that applications are now open for our 2026 Organic Seed Production Internship at Seeds of Scotland!
We’re looking for someone to join our small team at our farm just outside of Evanton, Easter-Ross. The employment would take the form of a part-time internship with a focus on organic seed production.
🌻Pay: £13.45/hour (24 hrs/week)
🌻When: Early April – November, 2026
🌻Where: Seeds of Scotland, Evanton, Ross-shire
🌻Who: Open to anyone under the age of 30
For more details visit - /blogs/news/internship (link in bio)
Application deadline: 15th March 2026
This position has been made possible thanks to the support of The Pebble Trust
Please share with anyone you think may be interested.
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As the soil warms up and the days get longer, this is the time of year when we start to transplant our biennial seed crops into the polytunnel. These crops were sown last spring/summer and have been overwintering in a variety of ways, waiting to be planted out.
Before planting, to ensure the best seeds, we take time to select only the best roots by looking at shape, size, colour and health. This can mean that we may only plant around 10% of the total crop. These plants will flower throughout the summer and we will hopefully be harvesting lots of seeds from them this Autumn.
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We recently had a visit from @bbcradioscot presenter Mark Stephan from the programme 'Out of Doors'. '
We talked about lots of stuff from tomato seeds to piles of 💩. It was on the radio this morning, you can listen to the interview now on BBC Sounds - 14/02/26.
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The winter solstice sunset over Barra. Its been a long and busy year for us with lots of new things happening at Seeds of Scotland, from taking on employees, exploring exciting collaborations, gaining organic certification to adding many new varieties to our catalogue.
Thank you to everyone who has been apart of Seeds of Scotland in 2025, we are looking forward to see what 2026 will bring. But now it is time for a short break - We will be back packing and posting seeds from the 5th of January.
Wishing everyone a cool yule! Haley and Finlay
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Aubergine seeds! A very exciting late addition to this year’s seed catalogue. This variety is called ‘Diamond’.
Not known as great crop for the Highlands, we weren't sure Aubergines would ever make it onto our catalogue. However after plenty of testing and trialing we came across 'Diamond' and haven't looked back. We have been growing these guys here for several years now and have never failed to get a good harvest!
Organic seeds produced in the Highlands of Scotland.
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Thank you to everyone who entered our gift box giveaway, there were over 500 entries! To select the winner and help with randomizing we used our laboratory thresher.
Congratulations @hannah_grows_wild #seedsofscotland
🎉 GIVEAWAY 🎉 (Now Closed)
We’re so proud of this special seed collection. For us it is a reminder of how far we have come in the last couple of years, the seeds we have grown and the collaborations we have had. Inside this box there are 5 very special Scottish heritage seed varieties (All grown in Scotland), plant labels made from recycled oak whiskey barrels by @wildcroftskerray on the North coast, a pencil from @pencilmeinshop in Elgin and artwork by Fife-based artist @morvern.studios . To celebrate, we’re giving one lucky grower the chance to win a Scottish Heritage Seed Collection!
To enter:
1️⃣ Like this post
2️⃣ Follow @seedsofscotland
3️⃣ Tag a friend who loves to grow
Bonus entry: Share this reel to your story!
Giveaway closes 23rd November. Open to UK residents only. Good Luck
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After a busy few weeks we are now very excited to share the release of our new 2025/26 seed catalogue - now live on our website. After cleaning, testing and packing all of this year's seed, we are now stocked up and ready to post out. There are almost 30 new and exciting varieties ( with 1 or 2 stragglers still
to join)! This beautiful artwork has been created for us by @morvern.studios to accompany our catalogue launch.
