On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:31:36 +0100, Janet Tweedy
wrote:

In article , Pam Moore
writes
On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 16:42:17 GMT, "Colin Jacobs"
wrote:

Just bough some Agrostema "Corncockle" for £1.55 to find it has 200 seeds. I
only need a dozen plants. Why do you get so many seeds that you do not use
them. Would it not be better to buy smaller quantityies for a lower price?

I guess most of the cost goes on marketing and packaging, so less
seeds in the packet would not be any cheaper. I agree with you that it
seems like waste when you get so many more than you need. Can you find
friends to give them to?


Pam in Bristol


I found had loads of seeds over as well so I am starting up a stand at
the Gardening Club where we can swap the packets. This ay we get to try
something we wouldn't normally have bought and we don't waster the
seeds. Mind you, many seeds will germinate even if stored for a couple
of years or more.

I think they last a lot longer than a couple of years. I believe
anything up to 10 years is fairly normal, and ages of 20 or more years
not unusual. The record is about 50 years for tomato seed, apparently.

MM