This is my friend" Bud" he likes to hide in my flower garden, thinks I can't see him!! I have a question! I have a very large flower garden, and I package seeds for sale. As the seed company's put so many seeds in a packet, that most people can't use up, I put only a few in my packets, and charge much less. Does anyone have an opinion about this please? If anyone is interested in this project and would like to buy some seeds in small quantity's please email me. Enasgarden@yahoo.ca http://annuals-perennials.com
Yes I do, are you looking for shade? sun? hummingbird? butterfly? I have these different mixes. Just let me know what you need, Tks Mrs Greenthumb
I think smaller seed amounts works fine for annuals and vegetables, unless a person is covering acreage or supplying food kitchens. Perennials and woodies are another matter since there are a lot of species needing special care in germination or are naturally sporadic in germination; then larger amounts would be beneficial in those instances. Coming from a retail horticulture background I always thought smaller amounts was the way to go. Especially with internet seed trading becoming a viable alternative to the seed catalogs and the packaging that always bumps up the price of the seed being purchased. 8I
Thank you for your reply. I have so many people that have far too many seeds to use, especially if they have a small garden or just want to try a few new types out. I package all my seeds from my own 2 acre garden, so the flowers have been grown in Zone 5. If you know of anyone that is interested, i have many varieties of annuals and perennials. I sell a small packet for 50cents with enough seeds to get people going without waste. As I am starting to do this this year, I would appreciate any help I can get from the members. Thank you again, Mrs Greenthumb.
Hi, Mrs. Green. I am Alaskan's wife, and I am an avid seed collector myself. I do not sell them, but I do a lot of seed trading and SASE's through Dave's Garden and Gardenweb websites. In my experience, most seed traders send a smaller amount of seeds, rather than larger. The more inexperienced the trader, the more seeds they send. The problem with gauging satisfactory seed amounts is that tiny seeds, such as lobelia can number in the thousands and look like a skimpy amount in the package. On the other hand, nasturtium seeds are pea sized and look like a generous amount with 25 seeds. I think part of the secret to keeping customers happy would be in the presentation. I use smaller zip locks or glassine bags for the small seeds, and I send out all my seeds with an outer envelope or a seed info sheet that give them all the particulars about the plant, plus germination and growing instructions... just like the seed company. I always get positive comments. As others have said, many growers don't want to plant 100 of anything, so your inexpensive seeds are a boon. Another consideration is to let your buyers know that your seeds are open pollinated. This means that they may not come back true from seed if grown in close proximity to another plant of the same genus or species. Also, only the oldest or hybrids are dependably true from seed, since they are the product of cross pollination. Letting people know that these seeds are from your garden, that there may be some variation, but that some of those variations are quite a lovely surprise... such as those volunteer violas one sees popping up here and there. Hope I was of some help.
Thank you so much for your advice, it's always welcome. I love getting a surprise when I see some small variation from the mother plant, in my garden in the following season. I have so many flowers that I hate to just throw away the seeds so I thought that this would be a good idea. Now I just have to get the word out !!!! Mrs Greenthumb.
