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    To cut a long story short I've just sowed some ornamental grass seed, which is really not my cup of tea. The reason being I got sent a free packet with an order I made, and I couldn't bring myself to just throw it away.

    I'm hoping someone will confirm that I'm not the only dimwit to do this sort of thing :-(.

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    Our allotment shop sells packets of donated seeds at 10p/pkt, so if I get any random seeds I don’t really want I pop them in the box for someone else to find ;-)

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    • #3
      No you are definitely not alone. I have a small selection of Himalayan honeysuckle at the moment that self seeded round the garden last year and I didn't have the heart to compost straight away. Maybe I can take them to a coffee morning or something and someone will want one.

      Not giving seeds or plants a chance is definitely a weakness I have

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      • #4
        I'm a dimwit too - a sucker for sowing/scattering in odd corners any seeds or plants that come my way. I did chicken out of planting some tubers of a foul smelling ?lily last year but that's about it!

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        • #5
          I never chuck perfectly good seeds. There is very rarely a pack of seeds I don't want to sow. But on those very few occasions, I give them away or swap them.
          There is a few things I grow that I have no intention of keeping to maturity. They get sold (hopefully) on my little plant barrow at the end of the drive.

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            ^^^ hmm new thread idea confirmed
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            1574 gin and tonics please Monica, large ones.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Small pumpkin View Post
              I never chuck perfectly good seeds. There is very rarely a pack of seeds I don't want to sow. But on those very few occasions, I give them away or swap them.
              There is a few things I grow that I have no intention of keeping to maturity. They get sold (hopefully) on my little plant barrow at the end of the drive.
              Given that I'm not bothered what comes up if anything, I'm expecting almost 100% germination. Anyway if I do end up with lots of little grass plants, I'll be palming them off on all and sundry, whether they want them or not.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Chestnut View Post
                Our allotment shop sells packets of donated seeds at 10p/pkt, so if I get any random seeds I don’t really want I pop them in the box for someone else to find ;-)
                Can't bring myself to throw out seeds. We sell donated packs in our lotty shop for 10p too, or sometimes give them away.
                Location ... Nottingham

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                • #9
                  Seems like there are several well confirmed other nut-cases out there - good to be part of a group for mutual support :-)

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                  • #10
                    Nick, I like your style - I think I'd feel "comfortable" in your garden.

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                    • #11
                      Excuse the tangentisation but how can a chicken chicken out of anything???

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                      • #12
                        ...........out of its shell!!

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                          ...........out of its shell!!
                          .............off its trolley! (Wonder where that saying comes from, or did I just make it up?) And why did I think of it regarding VC?
                          My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                          to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                          Diversify & prosper


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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Aberdeenplotter View Post
                            Excuse the tangentisation but how can a chicken chicken out of anything???
                            They're very "cagey" when you ask them about their reasons for transposing themselves across highways in my experience. :-)

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                            • #15
                              I’m incapable of not potting up every strawberry runner..

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