Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: rem858 on October 03, 2010, 17:08
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have seen some advertised on moles seeds website (a king ) has anybody tried these as opposed to normal carrot seeds
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I tried some years ago - the downside was the cost - they seemed to be much more expensive than the usual ones. The upside is they are easier to handle therfore easier to space so you avoid having to thin them. I got pretty good germination from them. I also tried seed tapes which I have given up on. The theory is good but we have squirrels that dig stuff up. It is not a big problem to dig a few seeds but they pulled up the tape in lengths. I found it only took a couple of seeds to not germinate and you end up with big gaps. Do the price comparison and make your own mind up - my soil has too many stones for me to grow carrots - I got a couple of baths recently that I plan on filling with sieved soil mixed with sand so I can use them to grow carrots.
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1,000 pelleted seeds for £1.90 isn't expensive in my book. :)
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Andy ......
Where did you get your carrot seeds from? company name please?
Jazz
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1,000 pelleted seeds for £1.90 isn't expensive in my book. :)
Nor mine! Very cheap in fact. When I bought them it was from somewhere like B&Q and they were twice the price. For that price I would use them!
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As was mentioned earlier in the thread, Moles seeds. Well worth a consideration.
http://www.molesseeds.co.uk/flower_and_vegetable_seed_store_uk/Products_F1_Trevor__pelleted__3564.html
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1,000 pelleted seeds for £1.90 isn't expensive in my book. :)
The site I'm looking at says 2,500 for £1.95, so even better.
Autumn King (http://www.molesseeds.co.uk/flower_and_vegetable_seed_store_uk/Products_Autumn_King_2__pelleted__3572.html)
I've been an advocate of Moles for some years, has the message finally got through? :lol:
Oh - what's even better, that price comes down to £1.83 if you pay at the time of order AND even even more - there's no postage on top.
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1,000 pelleted seeds for £1.90 isn't expensive in my book. :)
The site I'm looking at says 2,500 for £1.95, so even better.
Autumn King (http://www.molesseeds.co.uk/flower_and_vegetable_seed_store_uk/Products_Autumn_King_2__pelleted__3572.html)
I've been an advocate of Moles for some years, has the message finally got through? :lol:
Oh - what's even better, that price comes down to £1.83 if you pay at the time of order AND even even more - there's no postage on top.
I don't think that I could afford the fleece to protect that lot, DD. :)
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No friends to share with? :lol:
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No friends to share with? :lol:
If I bought that many seeds, I think I would have lots of friends. :lol:
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What does pelleted mean, please?
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What does pelleted mean, please?
Definitions of pelleted seed on the Web:
* Individual seeds enclosed in a clay pellet which breaks down on contact with water. Allows very small seed to be handled and sown more easily.
It makes handling them an aweful lot easier.
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Thanks.
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I was going to post this:
It's a single seed, coated in a material that will dissolve when damp. Makes for easier handling of small seed and less thinning.
Until someone came along with a copy/paste!
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Sorry DD. I didn't realise it would be a problem.
Sometimes I really don't know why I try to help on these forums.
I shan't bother in future. :tongue2:
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I was only have a bit of a larf, but it is best that if you copy/paste from another site, that you tell us where it came from. We have to be a bit careful with copyright!
Large chunks, (not referring to this one), are best done as a hyperlink.