which brings me on to me current favourite mystery - why so many seeds in a packet? (apart from keeping the seed swap board active, of course)

I know there are some suppliers out there that do smaller amounts, but your typical T&M, Suttons and the rest, why would I ever need 250 cauliflower seeds? why would janeyo need 1000 broccoli seeds? I mean, even with a rubbish germination rate and a fair few losses to slimers and the rest, we're never going to need that many

Perhaps it's to do with the way they collect and pack them - particularly the small seeds - but I need to know!