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Growing tomatoes

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RobM99
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edited 13 August 2023 at 5:21PM in Gardening
100 St. Pierre tomato seeds  less than £3!   In my basket!
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  • thriftwizard
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    From whom, please?
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  • RobM99
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    B&M but as they are Mr. Fothergill seeds, they should be available most places. Shimmer though were £2.60 for 12! 
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  • bouicca21
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    My friend got hers even cheaper than that.  She saved the seeds from a tomato.
  • RobM99
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    bouicca21 said:
    My friend got hers even cheaper than that.  She saved the seeds from a tomato.
    Same here but that doesn't get you new varieties.
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  • Woolsery
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    Tomatoes are very personal and the differences between them range from subtle to immense, so knowing what you want from a particular variety is helpful, but not conclusive. For example, if the need is to grow outdoors, then some varieties won't work well for you. However, if you find a good fast-ripening tomato for a short British season, it might not taste right to you....and so on. It doesn't matter what others say, it's your taste buds that count!

    I pay about £2 - £3 for ten seeds of F1 varieties I like, or if they're non-hybrid then I pay nothing because I'll have seeds saved. If really strapped for cash in a particular year, I'd know the F1s come reasonably true from seed, so I'd make a saving there. I wouldn't recommend repeating it year-on-year, indefinitely, though.
  • JIL
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    edited 4 December 2022 at 12:12PM
    RobM99 said:
    bouicca21 said:
    My friend got hers even cheaper than that.  She saved the seeds from a tomato.
    Same here but that doesn't get you new varieties.
    Hence the reason tomato plants are often seen growing around sewage processing sites.
  • Rosa_Damascena
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    edited 4 December 2022 at 12:14PM
    Woolsery said:
    Tomatoes are very personal and the differences between them range from subtle to immense, so knowing what you want from a particular variety is helpful, but not conclusive. For example, if the need is to grow outdoors, then some varieties won't work well for you. However, if you find a good fast-ripening tomato for a short British season, it might not taste right to you....and so on. It doesn't matter what others say, it's your taste buds that count!

    I pay about £2 - £3 for ten seeds of F1 varieties I like, or if they're non-hybrid then I pay nothing because I'll have seeds saved. If really strapped for cash in a particular year, I'd know the F1s come reasonably true from seed, so I'd make a saving there. I wouldn't recommend repeating it year-on-year, indefinitely, though.
    Tomatoes are very important to you  ;)
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  • Woolsery
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    Woolsery said:
    Tomatoes are very personal and the differences between them range from subtle to immense, so knowing what you want from a particular variety is helpful, but not conclusive. For example, if the need is to grow outdoors, then some varieties won't work well for you. However, if you find a good fast-ripening tomato for a short British season, it might not taste right to you....and so on. It doesn't matter what others say, it's your taste buds that count!
    I pay about £2 - £3 for ten seeds of F1 varieties I like, or if they're non-hybrid then I pay nothing because I'll have seeds saved. If really strapped for cash in a particular year, I'd know the F1s come reasonably true from seed, so I'd make a saving there. I wouldn't recommend repeating it year-on-year, indefinitely, though.
    Tomatoes are very important to you  ;)
    Sorry, that's entirely lost on me, but maybe there's a deeper meaning I'm not getting?
    The point I was making, obviously badly, is that with anything highly variable and home-grown, the cost of the raw material is only one aspect of success.
  • Paspatur
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    edited 4 December 2022 at 8:00PM
    Woolsery said:
    Sorry, that's entirely lost on me, but maybe there's a deeper meaning I'm not getting?
    The point I was making, obviously badly, is that with anything highly variable and home-grown, the cost of the raw material is only one aspect of success.
    Woolsery, did you click it? It is a link to a Friends episode about tomatoes. Must admit I didn't watch it as not interested in junk tv
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