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You know what? I reckon some of the seed companies - Unwins in particular are starting to get a little bit carried away.
Now I understand that F1 seeds are very fancy and are a product of expensive testing/tweaking, and of course their fabled 'hybrid vigour' is something we all get very excited about..... but £3 for 30 savoy cabbage seeds!!!!??? 10p a seed - I ask you! By the time some haven't germinated, some have been lost to pests, some get trodden on bythe children, these things are going to be MORE expensive than buying them in the shops.
Don't get me wrong, cast iron disease resistance is a good thing, as is a high germination and growth rate - but are these things slug/pigeon resistant aswell? - I suspect not!
The next seed packet was a similar looking cabbage and half the price for ten times the seeds - are these seeds twenty times less likey to produce heathy plants??
I recently produced a packet of F1 squash seeds at work, and I was roundly laughed at for spending £3 on TEN seeds. Now these seed are big, and could produce many fruits but its still 30p FOR A SEED!
Grrrrrrrrr
Sorry that turned into a bit of a rant - but so much money for something so so small......?
Now I understand that F1 seeds are very fancy and are a product of expensive testing/tweaking, and of course their fabled 'hybrid vigour' is something we all get very excited about..... but £3 for 30 savoy cabbage seeds!!!!??? 10p a seed - I ask you! By the time some haven't germinated, some have been lost to pests, some get trodden on bythe children, these things are going to be MORE expensive than buying them in the shops.
Don't get me wrong, cast iron disease resistance is a good thing, as is a high germination and growth rate - but are these things slug/pigeon resistant aswell? - I suspect not!
The next seed packet was a similar looking cabbage and half the price for ten times the seeds - are these seeds twenty times less likey to produce heathy plants??
I recently produced a packet of F1 squash seeds at work, and I was roundly laughed at for spending £3 on TEN seeds. Now these seed are big, and could produce many fruits but its still 30p FOR A SEED!
Grrrrrrrrr
Sorry that turned into a bit of a rant - but so much money for something so so small......?
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tis just annoying theres not many in a pack, and last year i only ended up with 2 plants...... no corn, cos i planted too late, but i got 2 plants so was dead chuffed 
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