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|--> Re: Burpee seeds Valorie McLaugh...12-25-2009
Posted by a36guy on December 23, 2009, 1:35 am
 
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Wow brupee is really proud of thier seeds average about 5 bucks a package.
Does anyone really pay that much?




Posted by Valorie McLaughlin on December 25, 2009, 10:59 pm
 



Not on your life!  They can keep them. I've been buying seeds at Lowe's and
Home Depot. No complaints.


Posted by The Cook on December 26, 2009, 9:32 am
 



It depends on how many seeds there are in the package.  As an example,
tomato packs usually have 30 seeds.  That is 17¢ a plant if I get 100%
germination and 34¢ a plant if I only get 50% germination.  When I can
average 10 pounds per plant in a decent year I consider it a great
bargain.

20 plants (not 100% germination) times 10 pounds = 200 pounds of
tomatoes.  $5 per package / 200 pounds = $.025 per pound.  

Sometimes the cheapest seeds are not a great bargain.

Or you can start getting seeds for open pollinated plants and save
your own.  You only have to buy them once.
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Posted by Nanzi on December 28, 2009, 10:49 am
 

Don't buy seeds from Walmart, they are junk. Out of a 25' row of peas
4 plants germinated. The amarillis bulb I got didn't ever bloom, just
had leaves.
Nan in DE