Price of tomato seeds whew

[Jimmy]

Wanted some plum cherry Tropical Ruby as I have grown them previously and they did well. A very bright shiny scarlet plum.
Been around a few garden centres but suspect you can only get it on line.
So whilst on holiday in the Lakes I spotted a packet of Rosada from T&M , the description seemed what I wanted.
The pack cost £3.49 quite steep but what the heck I bought them.

Inspecting the pack later, in the pub, I discover it only contained 6 seeds, so that's 58p a seed !
Fortunately I was in the pub so could drown my sorrows.
I will scrutinise the pack more carefully in future.

Might use two seeds this year ...

Anyone else been stung ?

Jimmy

[zazen999]

Are they F1s?

[marchogaeth]

They are.
Marsahlls do Tropical Ruby also F1.(20 seeds though for £2.75).

[Shroomy]

We Use this place quite a bit not had a problem with thier seeds yet
CHERRY TOMATO - CERISE - 0.4GM APPROX 140 SEEDS items in Premier Seeds Direct store on eBay!
And you only pay P&P on the first packet

[Jimmy]

OK will be more careful and not buy on the spur of the moment.
Jimmy

[alldigging]

Tomatoes germinate 100% of the time. Something I need to tell myself every year - and I ignore it every year. The 'an extra one just in case' isn't needed.

[hollychap]

make a note in your diary to visit a wyevale g c in autumn they reduce there seeds to 50p a pkt , i have been buying my sungold this way for a few years now . sungold pkt contains only 10 seeds normally £2.99 i also get my cucumber seeds which are normally £3.99 per pkt and only contain 4 seeds

[SarzWix]

I just don't buy mainstream producer's seeds anymore. Most of mine come from Amishland Seeds for tomatoes, or Real Seed Co, or the Heritage Seed Library, and then I save my own seeds for subsequent years, which means they're free.

[bearded bloke]

Or Moreveg with a lower seed count at a lower price

[veggiechicken]

Or the VSP where, by a strange quirk of fate, 8 Tropical Ruby seeds are about to appear

[SarzWix]

On the plus side, if your tomato plant only cost you 58p plus compost, you'll be quids in when it starts producing - those cherry-plum tomatoes cost a fortune in the supermarket 'fine' ranges

[redser]

But you will get many many pounds worth of tomatoes from your 58p.

[Paulieb]

I just don't buy mainstream producer's seeds anymore. Most of mine come from Amishland Seeds for tomatoes, or Real Seed Co, or the Heritage Seed Library, and then I save my own seeds for subsequent years, which means they're free.

Amishland no longer ship international which is a shame. I bought more toms from them in january and have subsequently misplaced them and when trying to reorder was told this was not possible.

Hoping they turn up.

[Jimmy]

Or the VSP where, by a strange quirk of fate, 8 Tropical Ruby seeds are about to appear

Thanks to all for comments and yes as you say 58p a seed seems steep but almost all germinate and you get loads off plus expensive in shops.

Please expand on VSP , link perhaps ?

Regards Jimmy

[veggiechicken]

Its the Virtual Seed Parcel Jimmy. You can read about it here http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...nce_68032.html