Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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July 23, 2015 | #16 | |
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July 23, 2015 | #17 |
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Norway
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I just helped a fellow Tomatovillian in the States purchase "Annelise" seeds in 2 packets of 5 from Lindbloms in Sweden. Assuming Annelise must be really good, since this Tomatovillian went to so much trouble, I bought a packet and shared 1/3 of the costs. Including shipping and a fee for a customs declaration (which was unnecessary for sending them to me in Norway), they came to $2 a seed. Expensive enough?
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July 23, 2015 | #18 | |
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July 23, 2015 | #19 |
Riding The Crazy Train Again
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: San Marcos, California
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Here's how I see it: We're all gonna croak-might as well have some fun now !
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July 23, 2015 | #20 |
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How about looking at the MOST expensive seeds I ever knew about, not for an F1 hybrid but for a typical OP variety.
Many of you new folks probably don't know about this but Darrel ( Fusion) and Mischka and many of the Tvillians here at the time certainly do remember as I do as one of many who were recipients of Mischka's free seeds he sent out in what I would call beautiful custom packs. http://tomatoville.com/showthread.ph...na+peace+seeds And then there were many what I call priceless seeds that I was given, just one being: http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/N...b=General_Info It's all relative, isn't it. Carolyn
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July 23, 2015 | #21 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Germany
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A few years ago, here in Europe, there was a big hype about MagiQo*. I think it was in 2007 when 2 tomatoes (!) were sold for incredible 26 Euros. The next year ONE single seed was offered for 5 Euros - I said "no" to myself. And another year later, I got 5 seeds for 1 Euro... It's a good tomato for sure, but never worth the original price - and nobody has to pay it anymore, lol!
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July 23, 2015 | #22 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Phoenix
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Lol I had no idea tomatoes seeds were trendy or expensive. I must be too basic and need to expand my horizons. Thanks for a great thread heirloom. =)
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July 24, 2015 | #23 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6
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There are expensive seeds in bulk and expensive in retail. Some retailers like to take advantage of new stuff that isn't available to poor home gardeners and ask some ridiculous prices sometimes, even though their bulk prices might not be all that much.
For example Big Beef, popular in USA, is rare for some reason in UK, and costs 33 eurocents per seed and in Romania in bulk (500) it costs 7 cents. Also there is a german site that sells for around 1-2 euro the seed for commercial tomatoes that aren't available to home growers. |
July 24, 2015 | #24 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Georgia
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I'm going to England and France in September. What are the rules these days for traveling with seeds? There is potential for seed swaps in both directions.
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