Seed-a-holic

[Mrs Dobby]

My name is Suzanne, and today I gave in to temptation and bought another 3 packets of seeds! I deserve to be horsewhipped for my failings, but they looked so lovely and glossy in the GC, and they were varieties that we hadnt got, so we've now 4 types of cut and come again salad leaves and 5 types of cabbage!

I know I must try harder to overcome the habit!

I'm sorry for letting everyone down!

[madderbat]

LOL.
I am really enjoying this thread, but just wondered: shall we have a Random Gardening Event? Perhaps meet up somewhere on the motorway and scatter all our extra seeds one day?

It might be one way of getting them out of our system; only problem is, it would give carte blanche to buying more next year....

When I started lottie-eering last year I wanted to try and become self-sufficien in seed eventually. Hadn't reckoned on a)finding out so much about wonderful varieties b) being given all sorts by friendly grapes and lottie neighbours, and c) nicking cuttings of bushes lying around locally/in MiLs garden, from neighbours/our local CommunityPark and even walking along the canal to 'souvenir' some seeds for Soobeth last week.

I do have a problem.

[PAULW]

I am growing 14 differant types of potato and 10 types of tomato just when I thought I had everything under controll Peter Seabrook comes up with a tempting offer of another 2 types of potato in the Sun on saturday, I am trying to keep strong but it is very hard.

[madderbat]

I am growing 14 differant types of potato and 10 types of tomato just when I thought I had everything under controll Peter Seabrook comes up with a tempting offer of another 2 types of potato in the Sun on saturday, I am trying to keep strong but it is very hard.

Change your paper PaulW! Try the Mirror, they are only giving away dvds

[Hans Mum]

i've fallen off the wagon again, just had to buy some seeds when i walked through woolies on the way to the car park, wish my permit was for somewhere other than at the side of woolies then the temptation wouldnt be there

[Sue]

I think if I were to see a psychiatrist about my little "seed problem" he/she would say it was displacement activity. As am unable to get out in the garden much in winter and can't do any growing I buy seeds instead. One whole shelf of my fridge is given over to boxes of seeds...
But I do love peeking in the propagator first thing in the morning and seeing if I can welcome anything into the world - tiny tiny parsley seedlings this morning.
God dammit, I'm not hurting anyone, so I'm a seed-aholic - and proud
Sue

[bubblewrap]

There was a young man from Leeds
Who swallowed a packet of seeds
In a couple of hours
he was covered in flowers
And couldn't sit down for the weeds.

[Hans Mum]

There was a young man from Leeds
Who swallowed a packet of seeds
In a couple of hours
he was covered in flowers
And couldn't sit down for the weeds.

youve seen my plot then BW?

[bubblewrap]

youve seen my plot then BW?

No I confess I used to have a "Weed" problem.
But I gave up smoking.

[Alice]

I looked at seeds today and didn't buy anything. Am I back sliding - or winning the good fight ?

[bubblewrap]

No regression therapy?

[JennieAtkinson]

... so we've now 4 types of cut and come again salad leaves !

Just 4 Mrs D! I've got at least ten packets of cut and come again salad leaves and I'm the only one in this house that eats them I'm beginning to think I could supply one of the local restaurants.

I thought I would win this year by buying packets with less seed in them. Sowing today, I got quite miffed when there were only 6 squash seeds in the packet - I'll just have to go and get some more ....... just in case mind .......

[beefy]

I can cure you all . From now on you will send me all your money and your bills and Ill pay everything except the seeds .Ill buy the seeds and distribute them once a year - just enough for you all to live but no luxuries .
Mrs D horsewhipping is now classed as a luxury so no you wont be whipped - you can go and clear another lottie for someone if you want punishment.
Sue send me the money you are going to give the psychiatrist I'll buy thistle seeds for you with it.
Hans Mum - stay out of Woolies - silk suits you better.Also heat the turkey before you try planting it .You will get a better germination.
PaulW - as MB says try the Mirror - and take a long hard look at yourself everytime you are tempted to buy seeds and say "I am stronger than this "
Madderbat - dont try a RGE on the M6 on a Friday night as your likely to find a permanent solution to all your problems rather than just a seed buying fetish.
Denise- you cant blame everything on your MIL but keep it up someday they might believe you but noone here does.
Earthbabe -if you are experiencing "the shakes" dont try sowing carrot seed until you have sobered up then it will be easier.
OWG - buy a box of quality Street and throw away the card the effect is the same.

Sorry my name is Brian. If you cant laugh at yourself - let me do it for you.

[madderbat]

PMSL as Mrs D might say!!

Thank you so much Beefy, I really needed a good laugh and that is brilliant.
Belly laughs a dawn, better than a seed catalogue in the loo any day.
I shall sleep easy tonight.

[stigoftheplot]

I'd like to say I dont have a problem. But I do wonder why when I go to friends they have such a small seed tin, unlike my large box. And I did have to thin out the seed catalogues so I could get some 'books' on the shelves. I really did need the 50odd tomatoes I grew for just me last year, and of course I need all 8 rows of broad beans that no one else likes. I wonder if I could get a third allotment........