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Post by daylilydude on Mar 26, 2018 4:18:24 GMT -5
When buying seeds whether it's from catalogs or right off the shelf, do you need to buy 2 or more packs of them just so you don't run out... heaven forbid
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Post by pepperhead212 on Mar 26, 2018 5:59:19 GMT -5
Only thing I've bought multiples of were things that were being discontinued. Otherwise, most packets have more than I need for several years.
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Post by brownrexx on Mar 26, 2018 6:00:29 GMT -5
The only thing that I buy more than one packet of is spinach so that I have some to plant in the fall.
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Post by farmerjack41 on Mar 26, 2018 8:41:37 GMT -5
Some items I also buy extra. Because of the amount of beets I grow bigger packages are bought. (Pkts are 250 seeds, I buy the 2000 seeds package) Same with carrots. Corn is another, buy extra so if the weather or something else happens, there is enough to replant. Maybe not a bright idea, but try to have carry over of seeds, In case something goes wrong in the country or world, I can at least have something to eat.
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Post by paulf on Mar 26, 2018 8:42:40 GMT -5
Gardening on the edge...one packet at a time.
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Post by guruofgardens on Mar 26, 2018 8:49:14 GMT -5
I almost always buy multiple packages of cylindra beets, carrots, cucumbers. I didn’t find the cylindra beets on the shelf 5-6 years ago so I had to order them. Not any more. This year I just ordered a huge packet of them rather than 4 singles. Most of the leftovers go to a new gardener in the community garden. I think I’m his crutch.
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Post by spike on Mar 26, 2018 9:01:21 GMT -5
I tend to buy yearly for current needs. But that is mostly for beets, turnips, cucumbers, carrots etc. Also beans. Beans are so easy to save but we end up eating them all. One tomato/pepper plant will give you seeds for years. I do usually buy 2 packets of seeds and hope that is enough!
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Mar 26, 2018 9:16:26 GMT -5
I almost always only buy one pack at a time. The exceptions are bedding flowers if I need a lot of them, and sometimes carrots.
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Post by spike on Mar 26, 2018 9:36:05 GMT -5
The exceptions are bedding flowers if I need a lot of them. I am SOOOOOOOOO jealous. The only flowers I can manage to grow are Sunflowers, Marigolds and Zinnias.
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Post by octave1 on Mar 26, 2018 9:36:25 GMT -5
Only buy one packet, except for beans.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Mar 26, 2018 10:04:08 GMT -5
The exceptions are bedding flowers if I need a lot of them. I am SOOOOOOOOO jealous. The only flowers I can manage to grow are Sunflowers, Marigolds and Zinnias. Marigolds and zinnias are my most commonly-sown bedding flowers. If I buy bedding flowers, Pentas are another good one to grow here, as are begonias in spots that have some shade. I need flowers that have some drought tolerance (my sandy soil is bone dry just a few days after rain) and also laugh at sun and heat.
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Post by shelleybean on Mar 26, 2018 13:18:36 GMT -5
I do this all the time, especially from catalogs that change up their varieties every season. I'll buy 2 or 3 packets of the same thing while I can get them. And I do make several plantings each season for things like summer squash (after losing a plant to borers) and bush beans.
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Post by ladymarmalade on Mar 26, 2018 13:36:37 GMT -5
It's like a sickness, really. I have zillions of seeds, but when I walk past the rack, I see something that I'm SURE I don't have. So I grab a packet. Then I grab a second one, and likely consider a third because what IF it ends up I love whatever this vegetable is and everyone else buys ALL the packets up.
Gardening. Cheaper than therapy.
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Post by mgulfcoastguy on Mar 26, 2018 14:14:41 GMT -5
I often buy 2 packets or a large packet if the seed is only available at one site or is difficult to sprout. No need to order again and pay another shipping charge.
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Post by september on Mar 26, 2018 14:24:02 GMT -5
I buy a lot from Pinetree because they have lower prices with smaller seed amounts for smaller gardens. Most of the time there is more than enough seed for me in one packet, but I always buy two packets of Sugar Snap Peas because I sow thickly and don't want to run out.
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Post by ahntjudy on Mar 26, 2018 23:46:56 GMT -5
Green Beans...plant several rows of them in my garden and at my boyfriend's so I get a few packets of them...
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Post by spacecase0 on Mar 27, 2018 0:05:00 GMT -5
I buy for genetic diversity, so if the corn I want is offered as 50 seeds a packet, I get 4 of them so that I can save the seeds properly. if the seeds need 10 for good genetic diversity and the packet comes with 100, I will only get one packet. I often grow something out the first year and don't actually get to eat any till the second year when I have as many seeds as I want.
when I save seeds from what I grow, I usually have pint jars of them set aside. and separately fill a coin envelope with how many I need for the next year I am very happy to be a source of seeds and not just hoping others sells them.
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Post by Gianna on Mar 27, 2018 0:07:34 GMT -5
Usually just one. But there are other considerations such as who is selling it, will I be likely to buy from them again, price, number of seeds per packet, etc.
I love seeds and since most remain viable for years, it doesn't matter too much how many I purchase. Any excuse can tip me over into buying more. It's a less expensive vice than eating out regularly... or clothes shopping.
I do prefer to buy non hybrids so I can save the seeds however. But some hybrids are a must!
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Post by carolyn on Mar 27, 2018 15:20:57 GMT -5
I grow to sell so I actually have to buy many things by the number of seeds I need. so packets generally don't mean a thing to me, but just for your own knowledge... a packet of seed is generally enough for a 50' row in your garden. it is a hard conversion to make since we have bought by the ounce for so long but now commercial growers have to buy even their corn by the seed not the pound. it is kind of a hard guess when seed sizes vary. small kernel or big kernel? unless you have that knowledge it is hard to guestimate how much you need by the pound and if you don't have precision planters you have to guess how much you need.
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