Seeds ordered

[cleo]

I think I may have gone OTT as my seed bills are already over £150. Hey ho after a nothing special year I am looking forward to a pretty and productive garden next year. And I have a very special lady in my life to help me ;D

[cleo]

[caroline7758]

 Just call it £75 per year, then. :D

[grawrc]

Did you get anything exciting?

And I have a very special lady in my life to help me ;D

You can't put a price on that! Delighted for you.

[Ruth Rocket]

Ah, now I feel better lol! Mine is about £80.00 and I am going to place it tomorrow!  Though a very kind person has given me some seeds so I may be able to shrink it down a bit now :)
I am focusing on the fact that I will have fresh veg daily over the summer and that will mean less trips to the supermaket, and I put alot of extras in usually that I don't really need so I am sure it will be cheaper in the long run.......

[goodlife]

Ruth..if you look places like Ebay..there is sellers like 'premier seeds'. Their seeds are really CHEAP..but good quality. With £80 you could get for yourself 10yrs worth of seeds..!!! :o..or maybe easier just spend less.

[kt.]

Excluding spuds and onions,  I reckon a maximum of £15 on seeds for next year as I have sufficient part packs left from this year.  

[Ruth Rocket]

Goodlife, you are my guardian angel!  I LOVE premier seeds xxxxx  I might just not be putting my order in tomorrow...  off to browse eBay!
xx

[aj]

I'm still shocked at £150.

:o :o :o

[goodlife]

£150,,,easily done... :-X ..not that I've indulged myself recently like that..just smaller amounts here and there..but it all soon amounts into something that I don't want to admit even to myself.. ::)
4 weeks without seed shopping now.. ;D

[grannyjanny]

Good grief girl ;), 4 weeks without seed shopping. Have you been sitting on your hands ;D ;D ;D.

[lottie lou]

I find it easier to forget how to do sums when it comes to seed ordering.

[goodlife]

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Have you been sitting on your hands Nope..I cut me fingers off.. :-X ::)

[Aden Roller]

Excluding spuds and onions,  I reckon a maximum of £15 on seeds for next year as I have sufficient part packs left from this year.  

Me too. I simply couldn't afford it.  :o

Last seasons packets will do another round in many cases. Those I do have to buy will come from a friend who sells seeds as a hobby for a tiny retirement income supplement. Many things are 60p a packet.

[Digeroo]

 :o  And I thought I was a seedoholic.

[lavenderlux]

I usually get my seeds for the year ahead from Wyevales, when they have their 'all packets now 50p, I also use Wallis seeds, their catalogue isn't illustrated but its extensive and the seeds are very reasonably priced, also save my own seed such as runner beans and peas
We also bulk buy and packet our own seeds at my allotment site, a limited range but far cheaper than in pretty packets

[Aden Roller]

I usually get my seeds for the year ahead from Wyevales, when they have their 'all packets now 50p, I also use Wallis seeds, their catalogue isn't illustrated but its extensive and the seeds are very reasonably priced, also save my own seed such as runner beans and peas
We also bulk buy and packet our own seeds at my allotment site, a limited range but far cheaper than in pretty packets

Sounds pretty sensible to me.  ;)

After all allotments were originally provided to help those on lower incomes access fresh, cheap, good quality food. Although it's rewarding in other ways too it also needs to be cost effective for me these days.

[grawrc]

I was chatting to my nephew about this yesterday. He was asking why I didn't just buy my garlic in the supermarket. He was thinking that I would save myself all the hours I spend working on my plot and get something comparable without all the toil involved.

I suppose it's down to what you enjoy. I couldn't be bothered putting in hours on the golf course at huge cost - I'd rather just go for a walk - but I love gardening and growing and always have done.

When the first seedlings stick their curled heads through the soil or when I watched my granddaughter's expression the first time we dug up potatoes together, when the scent of a rose draws you away from your purpose - that's priceless!

And yes my veg taste better and yes it saves me a bucketload of money but that's not why I do it although I appreciate both of these things too.

[Ruth Rocket]

Actually mine has changed to £25.00 thanks to Goodlife  :)  I think I will get away with that and the seed quantities seem really huge for some of these packs on Premier's eBay shop! 2000 for some of the salads and just for 99p!  Yay!  Thanks GL x

[Robert_Brenchley]

Participate in seed swaps and you can get a lot that way. It's not hard to save seed so you've got something to contribute. Use eBay sellers, cheap sites like vegetableseeds.net, and you won't be spending a fraction of £150.

[lottie lou]

Try More Veg.  They sell small packets, more than enough for you to try and are cheap: about 50P - 75P