where to get cheap seeds now.

DAVE1003
DAVE1003 Posts: 46 Forumite
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hi,
me & the wife are going over to thailand next week to visit her parents & her dad has taken up gardening.
so i was wondering where is the cheapest place to get hold of a few packs of cheap flower & veg seeds to take over with us.
thanks
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  • CCP
    CCP Posts: 5,062 Forumite
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    Have you got a Wilkinsons store anywhere near you? My local store has a clear out about this time of year and you can pick up all sorts of things for about 10p a packet. I stock up every autumn and haven't bought a full-price packet of seeds for a couple of years now!
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  • RAS
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    www.alanromans.com

    Form about 60p in foils but all cultural information is on the web-site.
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  • alanobrien
    alanobrien Posts: 3,308 Forumite
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    Wyvale are selling off there's at 50p a packet. I got some great organic vegetable seeds and flowers for next year for just a few pounds
  • avantra
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    http://www.moreveg.co.uk/

    Most are 50p and about 90p p+p
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  • calleyw
    calleyw Posts: 9,896 Forumite
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    are you allowed to to do that?

    As I know you are not suppose to bring them back in to the country.

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  • olly300
    olly300 Posts: 14,738 Forumite
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    calleyw wrote: »
    are you allowed to to do that?

    As I know you are not suppose to bring them back in to the country.

    It actually depends on the county.

    Some countries there is no problem i.e. country in the EEA area have no problems with seeds from another EEA country. Each country has it's own rules.

    Plants and cuttings generally no unless you have a license.
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  • "Ironside"_Burr
    "Ironside"_Burr Posts: 122 Forumite
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    Anyone know if I can take seeds on the plane to Mauritius? I really want to take tomato plant seeds, and a few flowers as my friend lives there and she can't get them easily there.
  • quietheart
    quietheart Posts: 1,875 Forumite
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    alanobrien wrote: »
    Wyvale are selling off there's at 50p a packet. I got some great organic vegetable seeds and flowers for next year for just a few pounds


    Thanks for this, just spent £18 on seeds (:eek:) also bought a heated propagator reduced to £7. Very happy camper.
  • Trinny
    Trinny Posts: 625 Forumite
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    Hi There

    For anyone looking for cheap seeds - Lidl or Aldi - i forget which are doing packets of seeds for 35p each.

    Including Carrots, radish, spring onions, spinach beet.
    Stock, nasturtium, sunflower, bugle, cosmos, cornflower

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  • Davey2009
    Davey2009 Posts: 165 Forumite
    edited 19 September 2009 at 6:58PM
    As far as I know theres no problem taking or sending plant seed anywhere within the EU otherwise there are probably restricted take a look on DEFRA's web site.

    As for cheap seeds discount stores like B & M or Lidl, Aldi would be worth checking.
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