Walmart $.20 seed packages - Page 5

semi_lucid · April 16, 2011

Ted
Things have changed. The water is not like it used to be, and I don't know of any large vegetable operations anymore. It's all corn, wheat and cattle, at least until the water runs out.

I've read that the water has ran out at Happy, TX, and farming and the cattle industry have practically ended there. That's 30 miles due east of here.

The sugar beet plant closed long ago.

But you can still grow a good tomato here.

I think the restaurant your thinking of was "Rhinegolds" in Umbarger. The owner retired long ago, and sold out.

John

platys · April 18, 2011

Walgreens also carries American Seeds - although I think they are usually 99 cents a pack. I've always bought them after the season is over, and they are 75% off.

dustdevil · April 18, 2011

In a similiar vein, Menards currently has Valley Greene(The Page Seed Company) flower and vegetable packs for .19 each. I noticed Numex Big Jim Chili, Stowes Evergreen Corn, Rutgers Tomato, and some misc. others in the vegetable category. The corn pack felt like it had 10-12 kernels in it.

John3 · April 27, 2011

I picked up some of the 20cent seeds awhile back and went in today (at Wal Marts) and they got some more in mostly squash - I picked up some Table Queen Squash (which I do not know anything about) and Grey Zucchini Squash (again I do not know anything about but would like to know how it compares to reg Zucchini) - anyways Wal Mart might be stocking in some squash looks like mostly winter in the 20 cent paks (least wise in around here they are) just a heads up.

April 16, 2011	#61
semi_lucid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Texas, zone 6b Posts: 100	Ted Things have changed. The water is not like it used to be, and I don't know of any large vegetable operations anymore. It's all corn, wheat and cattle, at least until the water runs out. I've read that the water has ran out at Happy, TX, and farming and the cattle industry have practically ended there. That's 30 miles due east of here. The sugar beet plant closed long ago. But you can still grow a good tomato here. I think the restaurant your thinking of was "Rhinegolds" in Umbarger. The owner retired long ago, and sold out. John Last edited by semi_lucid; April 16, 2011 at 03:31 AM.

April 18, 2011	#62
platys Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 176	Walgreens also carries American Seeds - although I think they are usually 99 cents a pack. I've always bought them after the season is over, and they are 75% off.

April 18, 2011	#63
dustdevil Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: WI, USA Zone4 Posts: 1,887	In a similiar vein, Menards currently has Valley Greene(The Page Seed Company) flower and vegetable packs for .19 each. I noticed Numex Big Jim Chili, Stowes Evergreen Corn, Rutgers Tomato, and some misc. others in the vegetable category. The corn pack felt like it had 10-12 kernels in it.

April 27, 2011	#64
John3 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alabama 7.5 or 8 depends on who you ask Posts: 727	I picked up some of the 20cent seeds awhile back and went in today (at Wal Marts) and they got some more in mostly squash - I picked up some Table Queen Squash (which I do not know anything about) and Grey Zucchini Squash (again I do not know anything about but would like to know how it compares to reg Zucchini) - anyways Wal Mart might be stocking in some squash looks like mostly winter in the 20 cent paks (least wise in around here they are) just a heads up.