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On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 17:24:50 -0000, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:


The RHS are claiming to have such a beast up and running on their web site
(haven't been and looked yet so no idea how good it is)
Charlie,
We joined the RHS this summer, we got the annual offer of seeds and
made our selection. It's not clear whether one normally gets all the
seeds one requests. Does one normally get what one requests or is it
more of a lottery?
--
Martin

It seems to depend on how early you get your request in. If you're quite
early on - late November or early December - you get most of your first
choices. If you've recently made your selection, I would guess that
you'd still get the majority and that the rest will be made up from your
reserves.

They take quite a time to come though - about February, I seem to remember.

Janet G