Few seeds in packages nowadays

JerryHaskins · March 15, 2016

I am not sure where (or if) I should post this, but this year I have been forced to buy seeds (such as tomato, english pea, and summer squash seeds) in big box stores.

That is because all of the small, family owned stores and co-op stores in the area have closed.

What I am noticing is that national brand seed companies are putting tiny amounts of seeds in the standard size seed packets.

I am of the old school, when I used to buy bulk seeds by the "scoop".

Today I planted 2 packages of summer squash and I counted the seeds in each:

There was a total of 40 seeds in the two packages.

I felt like I was burying gold coins!

Surely, the cost of the package and transportation of the seeds (and spoilage of seeds that do not get bought) far exceeds tha cost of the seeds themselves.

March 15, 2016	#1
JerryHaskins Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Mississippi Posts: 166	Few seeds in packages nowadays I am not sure where (or if) I should post this, but this year I have been forced to buy seeds (such as tomato, english pea, and summer squash seeds) in big box stores. That is because all of the small, family owned stores and co-op stores in the area have closed. What I am noticing is that national brand seed companies are putting tiny amounts of seeds in the standard size seed packets. I am of the old school, when I used to buy bulk seeds by the "scoop". Today I planted 2 packages of summer squash and I counted the seeds in each: There was a total of 40 seeds in the two packages. I felt like I was burying gold coins! Surely, the cost of the package and transportation of the seeds (and spoilage of seeds that do not get bought) far exceeds tha cost of the seeds themselves.