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Title: Buying seeds online recommendations please
Post by: mummybunny on February 16, 2010, 20:27:33
Hi,

Just a quick one  ;D I haven't brought seeds on-line before and there is so many sites to choose from!! Any recommendations would be fab. I'm not after anything fancy in the veg department just some carrots cauli cucumber parsnip marrow and courgette seeds for now  ;D

Just sat doing my lottie plan for this year and thought i would have a look for some seeds while the kids are nice and quiet in bed. Don't think they would enjoy going to the garden center during half term  ::) But  have to get my fix somewhere  ;D ;D ;D

Thanks Lucy x
Title: Re: Buying seeds online recommendations please
Post by: manicscousers on February 16, 2010, 20:32:06
Hiya, Lucy, we've used nicky's seeds for lots, really reliable  :)
sorry, forgot the link http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/
;D
Title: Re: Buying seeds online recommendations please
Post by: mummybunny on February 16, 2010, 20:34:53
Thankyou will take a look now  ;D
Title: Re: Buying seeds online recommendations please
Post by: cornykev on February 16, 2010, 20:37:47
Alan Romans.    ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Buying seeds online recommendations please
Post by: cjb02 on February 16, 2010, 21:12:29
realseeds - great ethos on flavour and suitability for the UK here
http://www.realseeds.co.uk/

Moles for bulk and cheapness
http://www.molesseeds.co.uk/index.html

Jungle Seeds for something different
http://www.junglegardens.co.uk/


Title: Re: Buying seeds online recommendations please
Post by: mummybunny on February 16, 2010, 21:19:05
Thanks have saved the links  ;D managed to find what i was looking for and a bit more on nickys nurserys  :-X Going to need a few more storage boxs for my seeds at this rate  ::)

Lucy x
Title: Re: Buying seeds online recommendations please
Post by: kt. on February 16, 2010, 21:41:37
Our site shop sells Kings Seeds - One of the cheapest around and very reliable.

www.kingsseeds.com
Title: Re: Buying seeds online recommendations please
Post by: Flighty on February 16, 2010, 22:28:13
If you only want small quantities then try MoreVeg

http://www.moreveg.co.uk/
Title: Re: Buying seeds online recommendations please
Post by: Jill on February 17, 2010, 00:28:56
and I've used www.simpsonsseeds.co.uk for years very happily.
Title: Re: Buying seeds online recommendations please
Post by: chriscross1966 on February 17, 2010, 00:52:08
A vote here for Premier Seeds on ebay http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Premier-Seeds-Direct__W0QQ_armrsZ1 (http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Premier-Seeds-Direct__W0QQ_armrsZ1)

Used them for a couple olf years, they do a good range, some oddball things and the postage is cheap (flatrate after the first item), plus you get plenty of seeds in a pack.... No fancy packaging but who needs it...

Got my spuds this year from Alan Roman and am impressed by what I got for the money.

chrisc
Title: Re: Buying seeds online recommendations please
Post by: Mortality on February 17, 2010, 10:53:14
I bought most of mine from

http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/garden-shop/seeds/

and a few from

http://www.mr-fothergills.co.uk/

But seeing as it was my first time buying seeds online too, I requested all possible seed catalogues :D
Title: Re: Buying seeds online recommendations please
Post by: antipodes on February 18, 2010, 10:53:24
I too would recommend Alan Romans. especially as they post them to me in France  :)
Their seeds are pretty cheap, hard to beat on price but I find the quality is just as good as more expensive types. They sell good varieties of beans and peas, real bargains, I had some lovely Cobra beans from them last year.
They do have limited varieties but for standard stuff like carrots, beetroot, they are excellent.
Oh and try a yellow courgette they do called Parador, it was the only courgette to work for me last year and it gives small tasty fruit that doesn't get too big too quickly and never rots on the plant! Plus the colour is a bit of a novelty, I was the only one on the plot growing that type last year.
Title: Re: Buying seeds online recommendations please
Post by: mummybunny on February 18, 2010, 11:05:35
Thanks again for the links guys have saved them for future reference. I have ordered some F1 Taxi courgette seeds which are also yellow  ;D Some one on the next plot was growing them they looked great so i thought i would have a go this year trying to be better organised and use more of the plot.
As it happens last year i had two vacant beds and a area at the top that i had covered over until i got the rest of the plot up and running. Dug that over now and is warming up ready for the spuds trying 3 types this year  ;D

Lucy x