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Post by Woodpecker on Apr 4, 2015 16:41:29 GMT
I was in the supermarket yesterday and was looking to buy some seeds. For some Burpee pea seeds it cost $3.31, I said no way. I remember when seeds cost .99, talk about inflation.
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Post by Callie on Apr 4, 2015 19:11:32 GMT
I will buy seeds at that price, but it has to be a packet of something that I really want- like an heirloom tomato. I won't buy lettuce or carrots at that price though. Most all seed packets here are just under $3 this year.
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Post by Woodpecker on Apr 4, 2015 20:38:32 GMT
I will buy seeds at that price, but it has to be a packet of something that I really want- like an heirloom tomato. I won't buy lettuce or carrots at that price though. Most all seed packets here are just under $3 this year. I agree it would have to be something I really want. The packet didn't even have that many seeds. I'm going to go to my local hardware store where I usually get them. At least I'll be giving them business. |
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Post by claytonpiano on Apr 4, 2015 20:45:44 GMT
Is it my imagination or are there a lot less seeds for a lot higher price as well?
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Post by daylilydude on Apr 4, 2015 20:52:46 GMT
I have such a small garden that I shop at the Dollar Store here where I can get seed packets for like 3 or 4 packets for a buck. Now tomato plants are a different story, I'm ordering mine from www.selectedplants.com this year cause I like to grow both heirloom and hybrids. Here is what I'm getting... TOMATOES: Crnkovic Yugoslivian Olive Hill Yoders German Yellow Ramapo Bear Creek Pink Ping Pong Zogola Momotaro And just so you know...I hate raw tomatoes  they have to be cooked in some fashion or I ain't eating them... |
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Post by manygoatsnmore on Apr 5, 2015 5:27:00 GMT
I'll take your raw tomatoes, daylilydude, I love raw tomatoes sliced onto a sandwich, or just standing out in the garden with a salt shaker, eating tomatoes bending over so the juice doesn't run down my chin and all over my shirt. I miss summer! I do have a small overwintered tomato plant that set 2 fruit a few weeks ago. It might tide me over...
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Post by Callie on Apr 5, 2015 13:30:30 GMT
I can't imagine overwintering TOMATOES!! I can over winter spinach....in the greenhouse.
This is a horrible time of the year. My head starts thinking tomatoes...and my tongue totally rejects the ones in the store! I think I'll go plant some peas.
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Post by farmchix on Apr 5, 2015 13:32:02 GMT
I can't imagine overwintering TOMATOES!! I can over winter spinach....in the greenhouse. This is a horrible time of the year. My head starts thinking tomatoes...and my tongue totally rejects the ones in the store! I think I'll go plant some peas. I love eating plain ole sliced tomatoes, but this time of year, they are just blucky! I was in a school last week and one of the ladies was eating sliced "tomatoes". They sure didn't look like tomatoes!  |
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Post by paquebot on Apr 5, 2015 17:08:57 GMT
Checked the Burpee prices at WalMart and the peas on their racks ranged from $1.34 to $1.88. Home Depot has a much bigger selection of Burpee but same price range. Both have larger packets of organic peas for over $3 so they were possibly the $3.31 ones.
Jung's prices remained the same on roughly 90% of their seed inventory this year. If there were increases, most were 10¢. If anyone needs any seeds from Jung's, I can get them at catalog price plus tax and ship them for actual cost.
Martin
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Post by smokey on Apr 5, 2015 17:39:25 GMT
I'll take your raw tomatoes, daylilydude, I love raw tomatoes sliced onto a sandwich, or just standing out in the garden with a salt shaker, eating tomatoes bending over so the juice doesn't run down my chin and all over my shirt. I miss summer! I do have a small overwintered tomato plant that set 2 fruit a few weeks ago. It might tide me over... LOL! I do that too and when the cherry tomatoes are loaded up and ripe I'm in hog heaven. Hard to beat fresh sun warm tomatoes.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2015 17:57:08 GMT
Now you all have done it. I am drooling for some fresh out of the garden tomatoes. I love to eat them with a salt shaker as well. Of course, I have months before I will have any fresh ones. They are not even planted yet.  |
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Post by Woodpecker on Apr 5, 2015 20:22:31 GMT
Now you all have done it. I am drooling for some fresh out of the garden tomatoes. I love to eat them with a salt shaker as well. Of course, I have months before I will have any fresh ones. They are not even planted yet. That makes two of us. Thanks Martin. I didn't notice if the peas were organic. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2015 20:29:16 GMT
We over winter tomatoes, planted in July, in the greenhouse off the bathroom. I also pull the tomato plants in the fall and hang upside down in my shop. We had tomatoes off these until Thanksgiving. Then greenhouse tomatoes all winter, still going. We do strawberries too. We probably eat 2/3 of the sweet 100s right off the vine. Also like them with thin spaghetti and a few fresh herbs. Bacon and lettuce sandwiches in the summer. One of my favorite meals is zucchini fritters and sliced tomatoes. We keep most of our own seed, but buy what we need at Bi-mart, this week they are 1/2 off, We like local grown seed....James
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Post by Muller's Lane Farm on Apr 6, 2015 4:36:50 GMT
And just so you know...I hate raw tomatoes they have to be cooked in some fashion or I ain't eating them... It's all that slimy, snotty, gooey, nasty mess that makes raw tomatoes so icky to me. Now, when I clean all that snot out, I love the taste. |
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Post by Woodpecker on Apr 7, 2015 20:40:23 GMT
Went to the hardware store today and got a bunch of Harts for under $2 a pack.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2015 21:39:42 GMT
My new favorite place for seeds: fedcoseeds.com/ But you have to order a lot to avoid the small order fee, get together with a friend or two... I have been looking at all sorts of rare varieties, so I end up overpaying for them. I mean fedco doesn't carry San Marzano, Burpee does, but they want $3.95 a packet... If I wanted Amish Paste instead I could pay $1.40 at Fedco. To some extent it upsets me when I buy the $1 packets and there is hardly any seed in there, but I do like variety and would probably have to hold the rest of that seed to next year anyway. This mix was tempting, but I couldn't justify it with some old tomato seed laying around: www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds/search.php?item=4149 |
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Post by paquebot on Apr 8, 2015 0:05:53 GMT
More important than packet price is the price per seed. Don't know where I saw it a few years ago but someone had compiled a list of packets offered by different companies and broke it down to price per seed. What looked like a bargain in one seed catalog was not when compared to the same variety at twice the cost in another catalog.
Martin
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Post by Woodpecker on Apr 8, 2015 0:21:22 GMT
I did notice that with these seeds I get more for less.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2015 2:43:39 GMT
More important than packet price is the price per seed. Don't know where I saw it a few years ago but someone had compiled a list of packets offered by different companies and broke it down to price per seed. What looked like a bargain in one seed catalog was not when compared to the same variety at twice the cost in another catalog. Martin Drives me nuts the companies that make me hunt all over to figure out how much a "packet" is. |
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Post by paquebot on Apr 8, 2015 2:56:49 GMT
Some companies only list the weight which they are required to do. That can be confusing. For example, I am looking at 2 packets of onion seed from Burpee. One is Sweet White Spanish at $1.49. The other is Tokyo Long White at $1.67. The first is 1 gram and the second is 2.5 grams. A Jung's packet of Red Zeppelin states "250 seeds (800 mg)". Thus there is both quantity and weight.
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Post by Woodpecker on Apr 8, 2015 18:08:25 GMT
Some companies only list the weight which they are required to do. That can be confusing. For example, I am looking at 2 packets of onion seed from Burpee. One is Sweet White Spanish at $1.49. The other is Tokyo Long White at $1.67. The first is 1 gram and the second is 2.5 grams. A Jung's packet of Red Zeppelin states "250 seeds (800 mg)". Thus there is both quantity and weight. Martin Thanks Martin, I'll have to look and see about the weight. Your such a wealth of info! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2015 18:19:00 GMT
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Post by horseyrider on Apr 8, 2015 20:19:33 GMT
And just so you know...I hate raw tomatoes they have to be cooked in some fashion or I ain't eating them... It's all that slimy, snotty, gooey, nasty mess that makes raw tomatoes so icky to me. Now, when I clean all that snot out, I love the taste.
I *so* don't agree with this, but it made me laugh anyhow. 
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2015 20:37:27 GMT
The juices are good, but for sauce making I like the dryness of the San Marzanos.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2015 19:35:16 GMT
I started maters this year from seed. Got 100% germination in 4 days. I did 18 plants. Put the rest of the seed back in the packets. Will store them in the fridge.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2015 19:53:02 GMT
Most seed does fine in warm storage for one year. Germination rates go down but not horribly. I did throw seed in the freezer when I accidentally bought a 10 year supply of mangel seeds.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2015 16:49:27 GMT
Interesting and helpful info to know when I shop for seeds. |
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they have to be cooked in some fashion or I ain't eating them... 
