seedy holiday question

[BroadRipple]

just wondered if any grapes have experience of buying seeds abroad and bringing them home? e.g. Are seeds cheaper/more expensive in e.g. France and Italy than similar types here, or from e.g. Seeds of Italy? And if they ARE worth buying over there (climate considerations aside), any recommended varieties/brands/excitements?
Thank you...

[Bigmallly]

Haven't bought any personally BR but have had some tom seeds as a gift from the Canaries, they still grew ok so no real difference with the climate. Then again what we grow in the greenhouse, they can grow outside.

[Alison]

It think that technically it can be against the law but not sure on that one.

[oldie]

Seeds are O.K. it's plants that you are not allowed to bring in. If you find a friendly gardener/farmer they might let you have some self saved seeds of types that you can't buy now thanks to E.U. legislation.

[Bigmallly]

BR, if you see fruit or veg in the supermarket, buy one & if poss save the seeds. Nothing to lose, everything to gain or am I wrong in suggesting that.

[Two_Sheds]

I was very excited to see lots of seeds for sale in Barcelona, but on closer inspection they were all what we can get here, and not very cheap. I think I paid 1euro for 'white' courgettes, that's all I thought was worth the journey back home

(make sure you can understand the instructions on the pack too)

[Florence Fennel]

My daughter brought me tomato seeds from Spain that I grew last year outside. Lovely beef ones they were.

[chris]

Anyone else get the wrong idea of this thread from the title?

[CaroltheCarrot]

Anyone else get the wrong idea of this thread from the title?

Yep, but thought it was just me so I kept my gob shut!

[Bigmallly]

Anyone else get the wrong idea of this thread from the title?

Nah, it's just your one track mind Chris...........

[Aberdeenplotter]

I'm an onion freak and I have bought onion seeds in France and in Italy. Wasn't sure if they would grow up here because of the difference in climate but they did ok.

[amandaandherveg]

We were in Tennessee and I dragged my poor OH around endless amount of Garden Centre and Farmers Co Ops. Came back with lots of cheap and interesting seeds (especially toms and pumpkins/squash) - I almost hyperventilated when I found a rack of 10 cent seed packets in Walmart.

[Bigmallly]

We were in Tennessee and I dragged my poor OH around endless amount of Garden Centre and Farmers Co Ops. Came back with lots of cheap and interesting seeds (especially toms and pumpkins/squash) - I almost hyperventilated when I found a rack of 10 cent seed packets in Walmart.

Everything in America comes in brown paper bags so you'd have been ok for your Hyperventilation..........

[BroadRipple]

I'm so glad my title innuendo didn't go unnoticed...thanks for tips everyone. So true about being able to understand the instructions. But damn you're right re: EU regulations - I'd much rather have something unregulated and exciting. But I spose that's what Real Seeds etc. are for. I was hoping you'd all type with one accord 'oh yes seeds are GREAT over there, just like Seeds of Italy but half the price etc etc' but that was pitiful fantasy, I see it now...

[Potstubsdustbins]

Anyone else get the wrong idea of this thread from the title?

Amsterdam, Hamburg,

No better not go there

Colin