Idiot's question about buying seeds.

[RedThorn]

It doesn't get any better when you're an old idiot either, let me tell you!

I see you're an ex-smoker (as I am, long ago), I bet you'll have a propensity to get a bit addicted to things...*early warning* seed pkt collecting gets very addictive indeed! Someone will probably start another 'Hello, my name is 'blah' and I'd just like to say I'm addicted to buying seeds...' thread fairly soon!

I use a combination of methods, catalogues, trawling every GC I can find and online.

Holds hand up as a seed addict too!

[Two_Sheds]

I thought Unwins and Marshalls were the same company? Is there much difference in their ranges?

Unwins were bought by Westland in 2004 I think. I'm not sure if S.E.Marshalls seeds are owned by them too?
btw, Suttons Seeds are owned by a French company.

[gojiberry]

I think D T Brown and Mr Fothergills are the same company, at least they share the same phone line. I'm a seed aholic as well I think in my unopened box I have nearly 500 packets and it never seems to go down. I am hoping to reduce it down considerably this year.

Ian

[bishop]

I use ebay huge selection fast delivery, and i dont have to leave the house, online is the way to go.

[poly]

. I'm a seed aholic as well I think in my unopened box I have nearly 500 packets and it never seems to go down. I am hoping to reduce it down considerably this year.

Ian

Beware of withdrawal symptoms following a seed sort out, this can lead to further manic, uncontrollable seed acquisition!

[sarraceniac]

I think D T Brown and Mr Fothergills are the same company, at least they share the same phone line. I'm a seed aholic as well I think in my unopened box I have nearly 500 packets and it never seems to go down. I am hoping to reduce it down considerably this year.

Ian

Know how you feel. When I (and more importantly, She Who Must Be Obeyed) Started getting this years attack of letsstartplantingthingsitis just before Christmas, I dug out my box(es) of stuff bought last year. Dozens and dozens of packets, many unopened. So I said to myself 'Self, you are not allowed to buy any more seeds this year'. And then immediately went on-line to Premier Seeds and spent over £20. I blame the weather, if we can't get out and plant them we need to buy them. Will we ever learn?

[Snadger]

I went and bought a load of expensive F1 hybrid seeds and when I finally got round to checking my biscuit tins realised I already had the very same varieties in unopened packets from last year!

[zazen999]

If anyone wants to donate any of these seeds to replace the missing seed parcels; PM me

[sarraceniac]

If anyone wants to donate any of these seeds to replace the missing seed parcels; PM me

What are the missing seed parcels Zazen? Didn't know there were any.

[zazen999]

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...e-parcels.html

We have 13 pass the parcels going round the country/world! Just trying to track them down so that I can get them up and running again......

[nilling]

Slightly OT, but I keep my old seed catalogues as journals, so i know what I've grown and when