Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Chatting => Frugal Living => Topic started by: iwantanallotment on April 25, 2009, 02:29
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Well I bought these in bulk and got lots spare.
Bought 500 and can only sow 30 a year max :lol:
Apparently it's a lovely corn - supersweet and tender too. I can't verify, growing them for the first time myself this season. But via the chitting method I've had 100% germination, so seed is good.
If anyone would like to try some please pm :)
(I don't want anything in return)
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Moles by any chance?
Thanks for the offer, but I've only just finished the packet of the same variety I bought 2 years ago!
They will keep a few years & if you use the chitting technique you're not wasting compost, but yes, I gave a lot of mine away, but still cost-effective compared to buying packets of 30.
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Hi IWAA, I would love some of your sweetcorn seeds please! Will happily pay postage, are you sure you don't want anything in return?
I thought I had enough sweetcorn, but when I looked there were only 10 seeds left in my packet. Will PM you with my addy! Many thanks Ann
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Yes DD, they were Moles :D
And yes, I paid less for 500 seeds from Moles than I'd been paying for 20 (identical seeds) on eBay!
So plenty for me, and plenty to share.
Grannie I've PM'd, and no I don't want anything for them (but thanks for offering :) )
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Sorted!!!!! lol
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Not sure if they will work up here, even in in my sheltered garden, most people would consider it a windy place, but worth a go, again more than happy to pay postage.
PM on it's way.
Bob
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Hello,
I've been using this website for a few months now since getting an allotment, but this is the first posting I've placed. I would be interested in some corn seeds, may I pay for the postage and offer something else instead?
Best, Undala
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Hello Undala, and welcome! I'm glad my corn seeds tempted you out of hiding :lol:
Please PM me your name/address (click on the squiggly green thing to the left of this box) & they'll be in the post to you on Monday.
Please don't put your address up here on the public forum ;)
Tess
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Just one point to note re postage. Since the Royal Mail re-structured their pricing, the thickest letter you can send with a normal stamp is 5mm. Sweetcorn may be borderline.
You may need a "large letter" stamp - 61p to cover this, just double check before sending out, as the recipient has to pay the excess plus £1.
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I know DD, from when I sent the beans out last month.
My post office checks all this for me when posting luckily, so I just leave it to them.
But thank you for reminding :)
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Good reminder - I just had to go to the post office and pay an extra £1.08 for an envelope containing an SAE someone sent me for seeds to post on.
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I'd very much like a few to try if there are any left? Is there anyhing you are looking for in terms of swaps - I may have something in my seed box?
Will PM you.
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Have PM'd back scabs, you got the last lot :)
I'm very sorry but these are all gone now, I have only enough left for myself for next season.
Everyone who has asked, they'll be in tomorrow's post ;)
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Thanks again! :)
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So you're the one
I have just ben sent a substitute of Lark F1 because my supplier says there is a national shortage of Swift F1.
Still good of you to offer and whilst I am fixed up now I will note that a lot of people (incl DD) think Moles are good for seeds and will look at them next time
R
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Moles are great, but only if you need quantity, (and quality). Ideal for sharing!!!
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Thanks DD, this "sharing" is perhaps where I miss out, I have a large garden but it is at home so I have not got into the "garden community" in the way that allotment people do. My loss there I guess although it does have some advantages such as power and water to hand, better security, easy to spend 10 minutes on the plot or to pick stuff within a minute of it going in the pan.
Thanks for the info on Moles I will give them a try
R
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As a price comparison, for F1 Lark, Moles cost is £5.05 for 1,000 seed, post paid.
T & M are £1.99 for 30 plus postage. Pro rata 30 from Moles would cost just over 15p and 1000 from T & M would be ove £66!!!!!!!!!!
I used the Swap Shop & recycle forum to share out some club root resistant cauli seed last year that I got from Moles & even with folk paying for a stamp on top it was far, far cheaper to go to Moles.
This would be the same for most seed, but it would be a logistical nightmare to orgainise, just one was bad enough!
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So you're the one
I have just ben sent a substitute of Lark F1 because my supplier says there is a national shortage of Swift F1.
Oh dear, I'm sorry you missed out on the Swift, Richard. I only bought their smallest package, I'm sure I did.
If you really are set on Swift (as was I) then I'll gladly send you some of mine.
I only have a back garden too at the mo, so I'm sure there's enough left for us to share :)
Tess
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much appreciated but I'm fine, I had a few Swift from last year that did very well plus some others so the Lark will be a good one to try for me just for comparisons. Luckily I have room to spread my sweet corn blocks around the garden and keep the F1s away from the others
Thanks anyway
R
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Seeds arrived this morning IWAA!!!! Thank you so much!!!! Look forward to some nice sweetcorn this year!
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Thank you very much for my seeds they came yesterday. Will get them chitted today
Thanks again.
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I don't expect to see anything for a day or two yet, we are supposed to be a 2 day postal service but in truth this is variable :ohmy:
Bob
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Typical, you type something out and the Post Office go and deliver the stuff :blush:
Many thanks, will get them started but not sure how well they will do up here, I will plant them in as sheltered a spot as I can, but not all plants like a windy maritime environment.
Bob
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Thank you!!! :) :) :)
I'm away for a long weekend from tomorrow night, but will get 'em chitting on Tuesday!
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Got mine :D :D and THANK YOU VERY MUCH. You made lot of people happy by sharing your seeds.
Thank you again.
Hazem