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Le-y

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Best place to get seeds?
« on: October 06, 2009, 08:26:52 »
complete starter so wondering where the best place to get seeds are?

should i be going to special places or is wilko's etc just as good?

i'd like to be able to keep seeds from the plants i grow next year for the following season if possible.
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Re: Best place to get seeds?
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2009, 08:50:08 »
Hi
Wicos and Lidl are great for seeds, nice and cheap
from this board I found out about the likes of Real Seeds, More Veg, Nicky's Nursery, Moles Seeds, Seeds of Italy etc. More veg are good if you want to try something out but don't want zillions of seeds. There are loads of great companies, and its definitely worth looking out for sales.

But do be warned - buying and collecting seeds is VERY addictive  ;D


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Re: Best place to get seeds?
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2009, 08:53:30 »
We get ours from wherever has the variety we want. Listen to people on here as to which variety does the best and you won't go far wrong
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Re: Best place to get seeds?
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2009, 09:26:03 »
Molesseeds do a great range (organic too) and if you buy their bigger packets and share they can work out really good value.
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Re: Best place to get seeds?
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2009, 09:33:45 »
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Re: Best place to get seeds?
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2009, 09:40:10 »
 ;D  ;D  ;D

and of course there was a thread on here a while ago now which was all about our collective addiction  ::)  ;D

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edited to add the thread - http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,37712.0.html

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Re: Best place to get seeds?
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2009, 09:43:21 »
netto and aldi do seeds at very reasonable prices along with wilkies and lidl, not if you want 'posh' ones but good for the basics and netto's were 19p last year and we got very good germination from them  :)

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Re: Best place to get seeds?
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2009, 09:58:37 »
A4A seedswaps....  ::)

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Re: Best place to get seeds?
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2009, 15:48:53 »
Some ideas here:

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php?page=9

T&M can be expensive,  Kingsseeds.com are reasonably priced, one of the cheapest.
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Re: Best place to get seeds?
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2009, 15:54:14 »
Sometimes there are very generous members here who are giving away seeds!

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,55467.0.html
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Re: Best place to get seeds?
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2009, 18:41:53 »
Nicky's nursery came out as one of the best for germination rates in the recent Which report.

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Re: Best place to get seeds?
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2009, 22:11:59 »
There are so many places and so many seeds, if you are just starting out, the choice can be a bit overwhelming.

Wikos, are cheap, have a fair selection of basic seeds, so is a good way to start, the only thing is they don't stock much in the way of seeds over winter.

Also, do you have an allotment? If so check to see if anybody runs a seed scheme, you can save a lot of money if they do.
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