Posted by Dave Hill on November 11, 2011, 2:12 pm
Found this on Ebay
Urtica Dioica (Stinging Nettle) Each lot contains 6000 seeds
Next thing will be someone selling Bracken
Posted by Steve Harris on November 14, 2011, 10:11 am
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david@abacus-nurseries.co.uk (Dave Hill) wrote:
> Found this on Ebay
>
> Urtica Dioica (Stinging Nettle) Each lot contains 6000 seeds
I'd wondered about selling some unusual seed I've been growing but
wondered if there were a lot of regulations? Some "proper" seed suppliers
seem to be registered as seed packers and claim "EC Rules and Standards".
Are there any regulations about selling seeds over and above anything
else?
Steve Harris - Cheltenham - To get my real address, remove one fruit
Posted by <vicky on November 15, 2011, 5:23 am
> I'd wondered about selling some unusual seed I've been growing but
> wondered if there were a lot of regulations? Some "proper" seed suppliers
> seem to be registered as seed packers and claim "EC Rules and Standards".
>
> Are there any regulations about selling seeds over and above anything
> else?
I've sold seed on ebay, particularly for large pumpkins. As long as you're
clear about what it is you're selling, and for things like pumpkins you have
to take into account potential cross-fertilisation so the baby may not
resemble the parent! But if there were regulations, I think ebay would have
put a stop to it!
Posted by stuart noble on November 15, 2011, 8:00 am
On 15/11/2011 10:23, vicky@dinky.vm.bytemark.co.uk wrote:
>> I'd wondered about selling some unusual seed I've been growing but
>> wondered if there were a lot of regulations? Some "proper" seed suppliers
>> seem to be registered as seed packers and claim "EC Rules and Standards".
>>
>> Are there any regulations about selling seeds over and above anything
>> else?
> I've sold seed on ebay, particularly for large pumpkins. As long as you're
> clear about what it is you're selling, and for things like pumpkins you have
> to take into account potential cross-fertilisation so the baby may not
> resemble the parent! But if there were regulations, I think ebay would have
> put a stop to it!
Damned right. I tried to sell unused Frontline pipettes when our cat
died and they (and Gumtree) were on to it within an hour. Never occurred
to me it was an offence
Posted by <vicky on November 15, 2011, 9:13 am
> Damned right. I tried to sell unused Frontline pipettes when our cat
> died and they (and Gumtree) were on to it within an hour. Never occurred
> to me it was an offence
I have no idea what they are (I remember using pipettes in chemistry class)
- are they actually filled with some medical something (Frontline, at a
guess? anti-flea or herbal supplement, or somesuch?)
If they're medical, I'm not at all surprised. My mum had a load of my nan's
medication left in her car when she died, and the only way to dispose of
them was to take them to a chemist. Couldn't, I believe, even donate them
back to a hospice or community nurse. Presumably you have to be qualified
and registered to hand them out.
>
> Urtica Dioica (Stinging Nettle) Each lot contains 6000 seeds