Spending on seed challenge.

[rosiepumpkin]

Gosh- just the thought of how much free time someone has to put in to keep on top of just one of the seed swaps makes me raise my hat to the peeps who run them!

combining all 3 would be a complete headache!!!!!

I think we forget what it takes to organise these things ( including trips to the post office and queuing up if nec for some packages to be weighed and costed)

All from the goodness of their hearts.
Thank you x

( well someone needs to say it- cos they certainly don't blow their own trumpets )

It's taking me a full day (once I'm done) to do my packets for the vsp and tomato circle.

I part run the secretarial role for a block of flats I live in, and that takes up 2-3 weeks work per year between us (unpaid). It's the people who treat us like 'mummy and daddy' that get me.

It's a pity VC can't outsource some of it to our dearly beloved adopted dog friend (whose name escapes me, doesn't it start with B?). Scarlett and I don't know who runs the seed swap as I haven't looked, you are clearly crazy to do it - and thank you. Thank you all

*group hug in an English way*

[veggiechicken]

Thanks Rosie
I've tried sorting seeds with Bessie and the pups around - it's hopeless! If a packet falls on the floor one of them will snatch it and chew it up. Honest, I've not lost many VSP seeds this way - just a few

[Elfeda]

I have not included garlic that I will be sowing heavily in autumn. need around half a kilo of outer cloves,will buy them from super markets, and counted in groceries budget

[Elfeda]

rosiepumpkin

would you be growing all those tomato varieties!!

can I have some tips to manage from seeds to final planting and care with those many groups!!!

[BUFFS]

I started saving seeds from my best veg (after reading a lot of you do this) and the toms will be interesting with all the possible crosses between my favourites and maybe some carrot crosses, except for occasional garden specimens I am usually under the �20 mark but I may splurge on some extra pepper/chilli plants so I make no promise, I like unusual veg/fruit and can always find a reason to spend that little bit extra and that means I cannot moan too much when OH goes off shopping.....(now that is a pain)...

[Elfeda]

Buffs, wanted this to stop OH moaning when ever i walk down to visit garden centres ...

[Penellype]

I would spend more than �20 on seed potatoes, onion sets and replacement packets of varieties of seed I sow as staples every year. I also buy in pepper and aubergine plants as I don't have room to start them from seed. If I added in all the packets of seeds I bought because they looked interesting and I hadn't tried them before - latest example, Amaranth micro leaves and Kin Tsai (Chinese celery) ordered yesterday - I'd probably be nearer �200 than �20, hence opting out of this challenge!

[Elfeda]

I enjoyed spending lot on seed potatos last year. but next plot holder planted only 2 types and 10 each and he got huge harvests..

This year I buy them from allotment shop or aldi also saves me postage.

[rosiepumpkin]

rosiepumpkin

would you be growing all those tomato varieties!!

can I have some tips to manage from seeds to final planting and care with those many groups!!!

It depends on how I can reorganise my greenhouse.

I was very good this year and restricted myself to only 11 varieties. We've been concentrating on clearing the rest of our plot which was 6 foot high in nettles/10 foot high in brambles when we got it at the end of April 2014.

I know what I'm like, if I had indulged my tomato obsession too much this year, nothing else would have got done. It's too easy to spend all my time in my greenhouse cooing at them.

Thanks to various vine members, I'll be able to have more plants in less space than I did before which means more tomato varieties.

[rary]

decided to spend max of �20 for seeds,potato and onions including flowers.

Thats an auffy lot o` money tae spend I dont know if ma pocket could stan` that, but I might try.
Hold it, Im maybe too late

I cannot moan too much when OH goes off shopping.....(now that is a pain)...

BUFFS, You should always go hand in hand with your wife, when out shopping.
It stops them getting into their purse.

[Lumpy]

Didn't even get off the starting block on this one so.......






It is a brilliant thread though!

[Elfeda]

Spent 4.95 on fallowing seeds @ ebay

SORREL - RUMEX ACETOSA - 1500 FINEST SEEDS
PEA - METEOR - DWARF FIRST EARLY - 350 FINEST SEEDS
HERB - CORIANDER - 1500 SEEDS (FOR GERMINATING)
ONION BUNCHING (SPRING) - WHITE LISBON (WINTER HARDY) - 2000 SEEDS
ONION - SENSHYU YELLOW - 1000 FINEST SEEDS

Wanted to buy overwintering onion seeds, and cant wait till i could sort outwith vsp. delivery was 45 p then tried to pick few more with same delivery..but at the end it came in as free delivery.

I realised that growing many types for each veg is only stressing my self.. so sticking to mostly one type of any veg ...exception to courgette and tomato though.

now prefering not to buy overwintering onion sets to cover this shopping

[rosiepumpkin]

You'll be getting your tomato seeds in the post tomorrow

[WendyC]

Had an email this evening to say Wyevale 50p seed sale has now started for Garden Club members. Just saying....

[Elfeda]

tomato seeds arrived rosiepumpkin, thank you

I do have garden club membership, but can't go there this year...