Seeds

I get my seeds mainly from dealers online.  Currently these are just for edibles, though I intend to add a flower section later.  I have sorted these into categories:

Common Seed (Brands)
Suttons
Mr. Fothergill's
Carters
Sarah Raven
Jamie Oliver's
Thompson & Morgan

Exotic/Rare Seeds (Brands)
James Wong's "Homegrown Revolution" Series

Common Seed (Suppliers)
Vegetableseeds.net
Seeds Direct
Seed Parade
Homebase Stores - Good for stocking their own brand and other larger brands.  Good range in my local store and they also have a huge range of flower seeds and bulbs.

Exotic/Rare Seeds (Suppliers)
Plant world seeds - Lots of exotic fruits
Jungle Seeds - Huge exotic range, and they also have things like ginger rhisomes
Nicky's Nursery - Huge selection of varieties, particularly of chillis and tomatoes (here for rare varieties as opposed to exotics)
James Wong's "Homegrown Revolution" Series - A small range, most of which are featured in his book of the same title

Tips & Notes
I'll pick up the odd ones from Homebase or Poundland, but in general Poundland's (And £Stretchers) are often very near the sell-by (or plant by) dates and have a much lower germination rate than specialists (which is quite expected).  Homebase typically supply a lot of Suttons, Jamie Oliver and Mr Fothergill's, as well as their own brand.

I plan to harvest seeds from my successful crops to plant again or trade, but I also like the idea of purposely trying to cross-pollinate and blend some varieties together.

Other "supplies" of seeds include vegetables, nuts or fruits I've just bought in the supermarket and attempted to get them to grow into a plant.  I've had success with few of these, but the ones which have succeeded are doing well.

2 comments:

  1. Have you ever tried http://www.realseeds.co.uk/ for seeds? Fabulous heirloom varieties that are truly tried and tested by themselves before being released for sale. Added bonus of being much cheaper than the big companies.

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    1. Thanks Chris, I have ordered their catalogue but still deciding what to order.

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