Comments on: What kind of a seed buyer are you?

By: Peter Dixon

Peter Dixon — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:02:48 +0000

Hi
Nice Blog, we purchase thousands of seeds a month and import them from around the world for our nursery. We have tried just about every method to grow them that exists. We usualy get about an 85-90% germination rate out of them. I like how you answered the questions.
Thank you again
Peter

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:14:08 +0000

Hi, Maryann–
Are you saying that you think flowers have been bred to bloom earlier than 20 years ago, or that you have learned which plants to grow?

Thanks for stopping by.

By: maryann

maryann — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:23:22 +0000

I am a canadian gardening in zone 2 I am constantly amazed at the variety that I can grown in such a short season, compared to twenty years ago. Many of the seeds would not flower in such a short growing season.

maryann
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By: cyndy

cyndy — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:23:08 +0000

These are great questions! They make me realize how much I have changed my “seed habits” over the years…and it is fun to read everyones answers….thanks for posting this, mind if I consider myself TAGGED??

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 00:22:13 +0000

That attention to detail often gets me into trouble: too much attention to too much detail! A truly efficient person would have recognized that I wasn't getting a good return for my efforts.

By: Annie in Austin

Annie in Austin — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 19:03:28 +0000

Hi Kathy – Carol also told me that gardening-in-the-past was okay, so I’ve posted on seeds, too.
My mind is still boggled that you did a breakdown on ‘cost per seed’. That attention to detail is another facet of running a large household, I suspect, and is indicative of your organizational powers.

Annie at the Transplantable Rose

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 14:37:39 +0000

Annie, thank you for your kind words. I personally would be glad to read “an old-lady wallow in nostalgia.”

Zoey, starting seeds outdoors can be a lot more hit-and-miss than starting indoors, where everything can be controlled. But you do need lights–a window doesn’t cut it for most things. I never considered there might be something you’d have “little luck” with, but I guess no one can be good at everything! Happy New Year to you, too!

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 14:30:53 +0000

Anthony, if we all used Google Spreadsheets it has a feature where you can make your file “public.” That means you can give people a link to it and they can view it online. You can also give permission to collaborators, who can not only view your spreadsheet, but also comment on it, and also edit it (I think). I have used their Documents a little bit, but not the Spreadsheet part, so I don’t know how well it works. I may give it a try.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 14:10:06 +0000

I did a google blog search for “May Dreams Gardens” and it amazes me how many people answered her seedy questions.

I’m impressed how you answered every single question. I ran out of steam after about half of them.

All of us spreadsheet keepers should figure out a way to exchange files. I’d be interested to see what your spreadsheets look like. Might get some good ideas from each other.

By: Zoey

Zoey — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 12:43:45 +0000

Hi Kathy,
Just poppin in to wish you a very happy & healthy new year.

I never buy seeds from seed catalogs because I have little luck with seeds and no room to plant them.

I do usually grab a few packets from Wally’s World when I see something that I can’t resist (like last year’s sunflowers).