Lidl Seeds - what's good?

Ken68

What I am looking for is another winter vegetable to either stay in the ground like parsnips or store like potatoes. Maybe your radish, Midnight.
Unfortunately not the right land for swedes or turnips. Agree about the hardiness of the spinach beet.

pogofish

Never had a problem with the quality of anything I've grown from Lidl seeds myself, they have all been excellent.

However quantity is an issue IMO. You often don't get many seeds in the packet, which is fine if it is something you just want to try but for a regular/larger crop, a dearer brand may well be worthwile as you get a far more viable amount of seed.

RAS

pogofish wrote: »

However quantity is an issue IMO. You often don't get many seeds in the packet, which is fine if it is something you just want to try but for a regular/larger crop, a dearer brand may well be worthwile as you get a far more viable amount of seed.

For me quantity is also an issue but as a single person, the relatvely low amount allow me to grow a larger range, albeit smaller quantites of each. If you want maincrop and or are growing for a large family someone like Franchi cost a lot more but offers huge quantities so would be more cost effective.

Davesnave

Ken68 wrote: »

What I am looking for is another winter vegetable to either stay in the ground like parsnips or store like potatoes. Maybe your radish, Midnight.
Unfortunately not the right land for swedes or turnips. Agree about the hardiness of the spinach beet.

Jerusalem artichokes?

Ken68

Yes Dave hadn't thought of that...did grow them once ont allotment, limited on space at home, maybe the neighbours unused bit.... eaten with with Brussell sprouts.

Davesnave

Ken68 wrote: »

Yes Dave hadn't thought of that...did grow them once ont allotment, limited on space at home, maybe the neighbours unused bit.... eaten with with Brussell sprouts.

Used them on my allotment as a windbreak, but that was when I was much younger. Now, unfortunately, they seem to cause breaking wind!:rotfl:

Red_Cat

midnightraven3 wrote: »

sorry Red Cat

just saw your Q
my seeds were from Lidl
there isnt one near me so i had never been
when they said they were 29p i was a bit sceptical
but they grew beautiful radish, and i would buy again

Thanks Midnightraven,

I am not a radish fan, but I think I will take a punt on some of their seeds, such as spring onions and spinach.

I only go there about once a month, so hopefully I will time my trip to Lidl to coincide when they have just got some seed in. Last year, I mistimed it and all the good ones had gone.

Red_Cat

I just went to the Lidl website and for my local Lidl, they will have seeds in this Thursday, including a premium range.

http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/index_7844.htm

foreign_correspondent

last year I grew little gem using Lidl seeds - loads in a packet (lettuce seed is always cheap) and lovely lettuce. I also grew their pumpkins ('big tom' I think) - only about 6 or 8 to a pack, but produced some whoppers for halloween! I also grew their Charantais melon in the greenhouse, and only got a few melons, but they were delicious - will grow again this year, but plant into the greenhouse soil rather than containers (they need a lot of space though, so not ideal if you only have a small garden grenhouse) - also grew some courgettes from there - cant remember what variety but they were fine!

cannylass_2

i grew outdoor cucumbers from there last year-smallish ones (??cornichons)-they were fantastic-had more than we knew what to do with!!!