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
Just call it £75 per year, then. :D
Did you get anything exciting?
Quote from: cleo on November 04, 2011, 16:46:53
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.
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.......
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.
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.
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
I'm still shocked at £150.
:o :o :o
£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
Good grief girl ;), 4 weeks without seed shopping. Have you been sitting on your hands ;D ;D ;D.
I find it easier to forget how to do sums when it comes to seed ordering.
Have you been sitting on your hands Nope..I cut me fingers off.. :-X ::)
Quote from: ktlawson on November 05, 2011, 20:18:49
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.
:o And I thought I was a seedoholic.
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
Quote from: lavenderlux on November 06, 2011, 08:29:37
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.
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.
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
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.
Try More Veg. They sell small packets, more than enough for you to try and are cheap: about 50P - 75P
R_B I am hoping to join in with the seed swap next year, this year I have nothing as I am a newbie :( But alot of the seeds I just ordered are not F1 so I should be able to save seed.... no idea how to do it tho!
I will google! x
or just ask...
Garden Organic is a good place to start for info on seed saving... :)
Quote from: grawrc on November 06, 2011, 12:15:09
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.
Some moments at the plot are totally priceless..... to see something growing as if by magic, harvesting a crop, seeing clean soil, peace and quiet and (as you say) the scent of flowers - taking something home to share and eating your own grown food. Magic.
Rewarded efforts - having a calm control and organising neat rows amongst good, clean crumbly soil.
My plot was my dad's for 50 years so I feel as if I am taking care of his space. He is still around to advise me and take an interest but can no longer visit.
It's the place I'd rather be. No golf course and hunting a little white ball, no fitness gyms and all that sweating for nothing. Give me the solitude of my piece of nature any day. (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-basic/smug.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
Quote from: saddad on November 06, 2011, 22:00:12
or just ask...
Garden Organic is a good place to start for info on seed saving... :)
Also here, lots of info aimed at the beginner from RealSeeds:
http://www.realseeds.co.uk/seedsavinginfo.html
Quote from: grawrc on November 06, 2011, 12:15:09
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.
Haha I saw lovely big Crown Prince squash in Morrisons at the weekend for £2 each! I don't want to think whether my own are cost effective or not, I get such pleasure from veg gardening.
Awesome info tks on seed saving and reference websites :)
;D
Quote from: Morris on November 07, 2011, 15:43:50
Haha I saw lovely big Crown Prince squash in Morrisons at the weekend for £2 each! I don't want to think whether my own are cost effective or not, I get such pleasure from veg gardening.
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