"Julia Altshuler" wrote in message
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I don't think I'll go so far as direct ordering 4-5 little packets of
seeds since the shipping costs would cost so much as to make it
prohibitive,

I ordered $105.00 worth of seeds from Burpee. Shipping was $9 or some such
thing. I'm sure it'll be proportionately less for 3 or 4 packets.