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03-06-2011, 12:19 PM
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I opened a packet of T & M seeds today, Cucino cucumber which admittedly
F1 hybrids were still not cheaper than any other of their packets. There were FOUR seeds inside! I mean to say how miserly is that? Let's hope they ALL germinate Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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03-06-2011, 12:41 PM
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On Fri, 3 Jun 2011 Janet Tweedy wrote:
I opened a packet of T & M seeds today, Cucino cucumber which admittedly F1 hybrids were still not cheaper than any other of their packets. There were FOUR seeds inside! I mean to say how miserly is that? Let's hope they ALL germinate But they do warn you on the web site that there are only four. You needn't have bought them! David -- David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK http://rance.org.uk |
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03-06-2011, 08:31 PM
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On Jun 3, 12:19*pm, Janet Tweedy wrote:
I opened a packet of T & M seeds today, Cucino cucumber which admittedly F1 hybrids were still not cheaper than any other of their packets. There were FOUR seeds inside! I mean to say *how miserly is that? Let's hope they ALL germinate Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraphhttp://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk Go down to Poundstretcher. Much cheaper there. |
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03-06-2011, 09:57 PM
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On Jun 3, 8:31*pm, harry wrote:
On Jun 3, 12:19*pm, Janet Tweedy wrote: I opened a packet of T & M seeds today, Cucino cucumber which admittedly F1 hybrids were still not cheaper than any other of their packets. There were FOUR seeds inside! I mean to say *how miserly is that? Let's hope they ALL germinate Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraphhttp://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk Go down to Poundstretcher. Much cheaper there. |
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03-06-2011, 10:10 PM
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On Jun 3, 8:31*pm, harry wrote:
On Jun 3, 12:19*pm, Janet Tweedy wrote: I opened a packet of T & M seeds today, Cucino cucumber which admittedly F1 hybrids were still not cheaper than any other of their packets. There were FOUR seeds inside! I mean to say *how miserly is that? Let's hope they ALL germinate Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraphhttp://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk Go down to Poundstretcher. Much cheaper there. You get what you pay for, if you want field grown seed of varieties that went out of use commercially over 60 years ago then go to Poundstretcher, if you want F1 hybrid all female varieties then you have to pay for them, it is comm0n for F1 varieties to cost from 35p to 50p a seed bought in bulk by growers. T&M do advertise Cucino cucumber as 4 seeds to a packet David Hill |
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03-06-2011, 11:31 PM
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In article , David Rance
writes But they do warn you on the web site that there are only four. You needn't have bought them! David Ah didn't buy them on website got them at a garden centre David!! Didn't see warning on the packet - must look it out. -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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03-06-2011, 11:34 PM
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In article
, Dave Hill writes ou get what you pay for, if you want field grown seed of varieties that went out of use commercially over 60 years ago then go to Poundstretcher, if you want F1 hybrid all female varieties then you have to pay for them, it is comm0n for F1 varieties to cost from 35p to 50p a seed bought in bulk by growers. T&M do advertise Cucino cucumber as 4 seeds to a packet David Hill Yes, like i said David it came as a surprise as i bought them because my others got lost and i just want to try the smaller ones. i take you point entirely that special seeds are expensive but it doesn't give you much chance to get it right does it? Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph |
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04-06-2011, 09:51 AM
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On Fri, 3 Jun 2011 Janet Tweedy wrote:
But they do warn you on the web site that there are only four. You needn't have bought them! Ah didn't buy them on website got them at a garden centre David!! Didn't see warning on the packet - must look it out. I would have made the same mistake in a garden centre. Somehow one doesn't get time to examine all the details (especially if, like me, you haven't got your reading glasses handy). They really ought to make that sort of information larger! On the other end of the scale I had a packet of seeds this year which said there was an average of 2,000 seeds in the packet! Two thousand?! What am I going to do with two thousand seeds? David -- David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK http://rance.org.uk |
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04-06-2011, 08:51 PM
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On Jun 3, 10:10*pm, Dave Hill wrote:
On Jun 3, 8:31*pm, harry wrote: On Jun 3, 12:19*pm, Janet Tweedy wrote: I opened a packet of T & M seeds today, Cucino cucumber which admittedly F1 hybrids were still not cheaper than any other of their packets. There were FOUR seeds inside! I mean to say *how miserly is that? Let's hope they ALL germinate Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraphhttp://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk Go down to Poundstretcher. Much cheaper there. You get what you pay for, if you want field grown seed of varieties that went out of use commercially over 60 years ago then go to Poundstretcher, if you want F1 hybrid all female varieties then you have to pay for them, it is comm0n for F1 varieties to cost from 35p to 50p a seed bought in bulk by growers. T&M do advertise Cucino cucumber as 4 seeds to a packet David Hill Can you taste any difference? You are being conned. |
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04-06-2011, 08:52 PM
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On Jun 3, 10:37*pm, Martin wrote:
On Fri, 3 Jun 2011 14:10:19 -0700 (PDT), Dave Hill wrote: On Jun 3, 8:31*pm, harry wrote: On Jun 3, 12:19*pm, Janet Tweedy wrote: I opened a packet of T & M seeds today, Cucino cucumber which admittedly F1 hybrids were still not cheaper than any other of their packets. There were FOUR seeds inside! I mean to say *how miserly is that? Let's hope they ALL germinate Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraphhttp://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk Go down to Poundstretcher. Much cheaper there. You get what you pay for, if you want field grown seed of varieties that went out of use commercially over 60 years ago then go to Poundstretcher, if you want F1 hybrid all female varieties then you have to pay for them, it is comm0n for F1 varieties to cost from 35p to 50p a seed bought in bulk by growers. T&M do advertise Cucino cucumber as 4 seeds to a packet There are hundreds of skips full of cucumbers in Germany -- Martin- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I bet none of them are F1 hybrid. |
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04-06-2011, 08:53 PM
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On Jun 4, 9:51*am, David Rance
wrote: On Fri, 3 Jun 2011 *Janet Tweedy wrote: But they do warn you on the web site that there are only four. You needn't have bought them! Ah didn't buy them on website got them at a garden centre David!! Didn't see warning on the packet - must look it out. I would have made the same mistake in a garden centre. Somehow one doesn't get time to examine all the details (especially if, like me, you haven't got your reading glasses handy). They really ought to make that sort of information larger! On the other end of the scale I had a packet of seeds this year which said there was an average of 2,000 seeds in the packet! Two thousand?! What am I going to do with two thousand seeds? David -- David Rance * * * *writing from Caversham, Reading, UKhttp://rance.org.uk I bet they don't all grow. |
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04-06-2011, 10:20 PM
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"David Rance" wrote in message ... On Fri, 3 Jun 2011 Janet Tweedy wrote: But they do warn you on the web site that there are only four. You needn't have bought them! Ah didn't buy them on website got them at a garden centre David!! Didn't see warning on the packet - must look it out. I would have made the same mistake in a garden centre. Somehow one doesn't get time to examine all the details (especially if, like me, you haven't got your reading glasses handy). They really ought to make that sort of information larger! On the other end of the scale I had a packet of seeds this year which said there was an average of 2,000 seeds in the packet! Two thousand?! What am I going to do with two thousand seeds? Plant a hundred each year! Alan |
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05-06-2011, 12:49 AM
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In article , David Rance
writes I would have made the same mistake in a garden centre. Somehow one doesn't get time to examine all the details (especially if, like me, you haven't got your reading glasses handy). They really ought to make that sort of information larger! Found packet David, NO notice on it anywhere that there was only a couple of seeds in it! -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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05-06-2011, 07:15 AM
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On Jun 4, 9:38*am, Martin wrote:
On Fri, 3 Jun 2011 23:31:51 +0100, Janet Tweedy wrote: In article , David Rance writes But they do warn you on the web site that there are only four. You needn't have bought them! David Ah didn't buy them on website got them at a garden centre David!! Didn't see warning on the packet - must look it out. Gardens of Distinction put 8 seeds in their packets last year. -- Martin F1 hybrids are actually undesireable. You get all your stuff at the same time instead of a spread. |
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05-06-2011, 08:21 AM
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On Sun, 5 Jun 2011 Janet Tweedy wrote:
I would have made the same mistake in a garden centre. Somehow one doesn't get time to examine all the details (especially if, like me, you haven't got your reading glasses handy). They really ought to make that sort of information larger! Found packet David, NO notice on it anywhere that there was only a couple of seeds in it! In which case you've every right to feel aggrieved. David -- David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK http://rance.org.uk |
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