Vegetable seeds: where to buy in Santiago

[Deleted member 36903]

Can anyone tell me where I can but Galician vegetable seeds in Santiago, I am especially looking for the giant cabbage that I saw growing en route, as well as Padron peppers and any others local vegetables members recommend. Thank you.

 

[mspath]

In Santiago de Compostela you might try the main open market, Mercado de Abastos, or the Agrotienda in your search for seeds/semillas.

Good luck and happy harvest!

 

[Deleted member 36903]

Thank you mspath, the two links are very helpful.

 

[Rebekah Scott]

any hardware or "agro" store in Galicia carries a full range. The "cabbages" you saw are called "Berzas," and are usually bought as already-started plant seedlings. They need TONS of water, and good rich soil (they wouldn't grow for me on the meseta, alas!), but seeing as you're in Scotland you might be in luck! You can get Padron pepper seeds right there in UK nowadays from Thompson & Morgan.

 

[Deleted member 36903]

Thank you Rebekah. Yes, we have tons of water here (it washes away our track on a regular basis) and lots of cows in the surrounding fields, so it might be possible to grow "Berzas" here - thank you for providing the proper name. I am growing Padron peppers right now in our greenhouse but thought that the seeds from Galicia might be a better strain than those offered by T&M and other British seed merchants.

 

[MarsN]

Before you purchase any check to make sure that you can take them home. Your country's bio security may prohibit their import.

 

[Harington]

Can anyone tell me where I can but Galician vegetable seeds in Santiago, I am especially looking for the giant cabbage that I saw growing en route, as well as Padron peppers and any others local vegetables members recommend. Thank you.

In the market - there's a little shop on a corner. However, although the Padron pepper seeds were great, the grelos (giant cabbage) really didn't work well here in Suffolk, UK.

 

[Pelegrin]

In the market - there's a little shop on a corner. However, although the Padron pepper seeds were great, the grelos (giant cabbage) really didn't work well here in Suffolk, UK.

As Rebekah said the giant cabbage is the Galician berza. Grelos are simply turnip greens. I don´t know if the soil acidity could have something to do with this. The soil in Galicia is very acid.

 

[Pelegrin]

Can anyone tell me where I can but Galician vegetable seeds in Santiago, I am especially looking for the giant cabbage that I saw growing en route, as well as Padron peppers and any others local vegetables members recommend. Thank you.

I think that most farmers in Galicia would give you Berza or Grelo seeds if you asked them for.

Por favor tiene semillas de Berzas/Grelos?

 

[Harington]

As Rebekah said the giant cabbage is the Galician berza. Grelos are simply turnip greens. I don´t know if the soil acidity could have something to do with this. The soil in Galicia is very acid.

Yes, sorry. I read something that wasn't there!

 

[Deleted member 36903]

Thank you everyone for your advice and suggestions. I checked the EU regulations for importing seeds and, as I understand it, I am permitted to bring back to the UK no more than 5 commercially produced packets of seeds.