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Help I'm a seedaholic!

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Mouldypineapple · 25/04/2014 12:09

Just been sorting my seeds to get round to sowing some more and I have rather a lot! Flowers and veg.
22 packets to sow by this year, 27 for last year and quite a few for the couple of years before that! And I suspect there are more in the garage.
Many of them I get free with magazines or buy cheap at the end of the season. Didn't think I was quite this bad though!
Trying hard to sort the garden this year. Have a nice new veg patch so swotting up to make it a good one. And the flower beds still need clearing a bit before I can sow anything.
Don't want to waste them but..!!

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Ferguson · 25/04/2014 19:10

If seeds are TOO old, may not germinate very well.

Liara · 25/04/2014 20:56

For the ones where you are not sure whether they are still viable, try putting them in a bag along with some moist kitchen roll - many will sprout that way.

I find starting them off in pots much better than directly in the beds, so you can do that to give you time to clear the flower beds.

Castlelough · 27/04/2014 10:13

If you can get some extra seedling trays maybe you could plant some up to give away to friends and family?

Bearleigh · 27/04/2014 21:26

I am too, and don't sow all the seeds I have every year. I have been surprised by how much they germinate even when quite old. I do keep them in the fridge mind (we have an old one in the garage which we use for odd stuff).

Have you discovered the Seedaholics website? I think they are wonderful as they give such a lot of information with the seeds. And obviously designed for us Seedaholics.

Mouldypineapple · 28/04/2014 11:30

Great ideas, thanks.
Didnt know there was a seedaholics website, will check it out!

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