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Post by spike on Jul 21, 2021 11:11:21 GMT -5
When is the best time to buy seed for next years garden? Was at a few stores today and noticed that all the seed packets have been removed so it got me thinking about next year. Normally I buy on line but when is the time to get the freshest seeds?
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Post by paquebot on Jul 21, 2021 14:11:07 GMT -5
The bulk of fresh seeds become available around 1 December. It takes until then for them to be collected, dried, sorted, and packaged.
Martin
The truth is more important than the facts.
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Post by spike on Jul 21, 2021 16:34:22 GMT -5
Thank you paquebot,! That is kind of what I figured but wanted to be sure. Planning ahead as usual
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jul 22, 2021 11:20:50 GMT -5
This is a good year to plan ahead.
Between inflation (people wanting to save money on groceries), supply chain issues, and the talk about COVID variants possibly causing more lockdowns/shutdowns in some areas, people are going to be thinking about gardening and self-sufficiency again. Which means that popular varieties of garden seeds may start sell out early next spring.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2021 9:06:00 GMT -5
THAT ABOVE IS THE REASON i BOUGHT SOME SEEDS YESTERDAY. sse HAD A SALE AND A MEMBERS EXTRA 15 PER CCENT OFF AND i GAVE IN, lol.
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Post by paulf on Jul 23, 2021 10:10:43 GMT -5
Several of the smaller independent seed sellers will have seeds a year or two old and I like to help them rotate product by purchasing off season. It may take a few days longer to get the seeds because of timing but I want them to stay in business. I do not purchase seeds from the big dealers. Me and SSE parted ways a long time ago so they are out of the picture.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2021 13:26:52 GMT -5
SSE, while I do not agree with much that has happened there, I had become a life time member back when Kent had not been at it all that long. Seeds I buy are from many different companos, and I tend to buy wayyyy too much, but there are worse things I could do, LOL!!!
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