....list of seeds to buy!
I've just done the this-time-of-year Seed Audit. It's a bit daunting how much I've got to buy, but if I don't buy it there'll be some pretty significant gaps. Like Leeks. I do, as it happens, and I seem to have no Leek seed left. Eek, no Leek!!
Seeds this year are from a combination of Seeds of Italy, who I think are excellent, and DT Brown, who I've never used before. Seeds of Italy provide vast quantities of seed in every packet at a not-unreasonable cost. Browns provide fewer seeds, although still enough, at a commensurately lower cost. Their catalogue is a good reference work too, whereas Seeds of Italy provides a good entree into a different world of growing entirely.
Fingers crossed!
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We're finalising seed choices too. By the way the Seeds of Italy link seems to link to Blogger has it hijacked it?
I've used browns before and had quite a good germination rate with them. I will buy my seeds this year from the allotment shop at great quantities at a considerably lower cost...there are some good things to belonging to an association I suppose!!
I guess it must have done Sue; there did seem to be some faffing-about going on as I was posting it!
Thanks Tanya, that's good to know. Our allotment shop doesn't seem to do seeds; it's more sundries, fertilisers, onion sets, spuds etc. I feel guilty about not using it more but it's only open on Sunday mornings when I tend to be doing other things.
Happy New Year! I use Dobies as we have a good discount with them through my local Hort Soc. Best wishes for 2014.
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