"MikeCT" wrote in message
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For the second year running, more than half the seeds I have sown in the
open garden and seed trays, have failed to germinate. All the seeds were
ordered from the same supplier.

To have more than half my sown seeds not germinating in 2005 could be put
down to misfortune, to find that the same has happened in 2006 is bl**dy
annoying. It's too late in the year for me to start all over again, next
year I'll certainly be ordering from a different company hoping that it
will
be a case of third time, lucky!

Is this after having much more success previously ?

Because otherwise it might suggest the wrong conditions in terms of
temperature and moisture.

Most seed companies, including the household names are resellers who
merely package seed which they buy in bulk, often from overseas. Many
of the garden plants grown in the UK are actually easier to grow for
seed abroad where the weather is more reliable even in plants most
suited to the UK climate. And what's more, seeds for different
crop varieties are unikley to have been sourced from the same
supplier.

michael adams

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MCT