Where do you order your seeds from?

I've been online tonight looking at seeds for next year. Can you lovely forum people tell me where you order yours from and is there a preferred supplier? I've been on the Thomson and Morgan site tonight but thought I'd check if there's any where else you could recommend before I order?

 

Hi Lily,

Kings seeds because they have a basic range that is cheap. The Real Seed company for a range of rare and unusual stuff, likewise Chiltern Seeds.

 

I've used 'Seeds of Italy' this year, for tomatoes and basil mainly, but the germination was really fast and i'm really happy with the produce, so i'll use them again in the future and try more of their seeds.

 

I use Chilterns and Plantworld for more unusual seeds but also use Thompson and Morgan, have had great germination from all three.

 

I've never had a problem with Sutton's seeds. They also stock seeds from the Eden Project aswell.

 

Hi Lily

Kings seed
DT Brown


Rarely use Thompson & Morgan because they really are very expensive compared to the above mentioned.

Order catalogues from each (free) and do your own leisurely comparisons.

 

Thank you all so much for your replies, I'll have a look at all the suggestions. I'm glad I didn't order now I have more options to choose from. I went to the garden centre today and the racks of seeds were all Thomson and Morgan which made me wonder why there was no other brands to choose from. I must admit though the saying "kid and sweetie shop" came to mind I can see this being a LONG winter as my fingers are itching to plant seeds.....

 

I can also highly recommend Nicky's Nursery

 

Ebay, and offline I get them from Wilko's and sometimes Pound Stretcher

 

Actually eBay can be quite good for relatively expensive seeds like SweetPeas where you usually pay about £2 and only get 12 seeds I picked up some very nice ones for 99p for about 25 seeds:yess:

 

I buy many seeds from wilkinsons when they are marked down at the end of the summer, in readiness for next year, you wont get everything you want but you will get more than you probably need.

I then make a list up through this time of year upto Christmas and start researching online or through seed catalogues, I try to keep postage to a minimum and order from as few companies as I can, which may or may not include the following.

T&M
Suttons
Dobies
Marshalls
Robinsons
Moles
Kings
Real Seeds
JBA
Veg seed store
Chiltern
Ebay
AlanRomans
Others..

I dont order from all of these, but I have used them all at some time, and others too whose names escape me right now.

Steve...

 

Normally the shops I go to don't have the stuff I want, so Ebay is always cheap and cheerful!