Thursday, February 08, 2007

Value Seeds

Imagine a cross between Thompson and Morgan Seeds and the Dollar Store. A place where a daydreaming gardener can find those special cultivars that TM is so famous for, where no seed packet is priced higher than 99 cents. A place somewhere in horticultural twilight zone you say? Check out Value Seeds.

Prevailing internet wisdom claims that Value Seeds is an overstock outlet for TM. A quick scan of both sites shows the same descriptions for many items. Some contributors at Garden Watchdog speculate that the seed is last year’s but many comments report good germination. And the selection, while small, contains some winners and boasts nine sweet pea cultivars.

This value is no frills, however. The seed packets are not marked with plant information, only with a number, much like the small foil envelopes inside the larger paper TM packets. Planting information is available on the web site. One customer recommends marking your packets with an identification as soon as you receive your order, matching the number on the packet with the invoice list that comes with your order.

Each spring I order many seeds and usually with no discernible self discipline. But placing an order for 12 seed packets with a total price of $9.77 including shipping effectively nips buyer's remorse in the bud. I look forward to posting a happy outcome when the seeds are germinated and thriving.

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15 Comments:

At 4:45 PM, Blogger Blackswamp_Girl said...

You forgot an important element for those of us who are nosy--er, who like to buy seeds vicariously. *grin* What 12 packets did you get?

 
At 9:46 PM, Blogger Kylee said...

I bought lots of seeds from Value Seeds last year and they did really well. Those that I had problems with were due to operator error. ;-)

 
At 8:18 AM, Blogger Gotta Garden said...

Well, I do love a bargain! Hopped over there and placed a little order. Thanks for the link!

 
At 2:59 PM, Blogger a gardener said...

Glad the link was useful and nice to hear that the seeds are good. I ordered:

Salad Leaves Niche Mix
Cornflower Black Ball
Morning Glory Cameo Elegance
Sweet Pea Snoopea
Sweet Pea Anniversary
Amaranthus Marvel Bronze
Sweet Pea White Supreme
Amaranthus Fat Spike
Laurentia Blue Star
Candytuft Giant Hyacinth
Catmint Lemon Scented
Cucumber : Cucino F1


Sally

 
At 6:09 PM, Blogger Carol said...

I will have to check this out, as I still need some more seeds, especially flowers. Thanks for the tip!

 
At 1:59 PM, Blogger Annie said...

Great tip! Thanks! I just ordered 14 exciting seed packets. I'd never even heard of white cucumber before...

 
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At 9:29 PM, Blogger Weeping Sore said...

Thanks for the tip about value seeds. I spent yesterday surfing the net for nifty veggie garden seeds, but this beats anything I found.

 
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At 9:24 PM, Blogger Lora said...

I can confirm that the 2 companies are affiliated. A WHOIS on thompson-morgan.com gives klewis@thompson-morgan.com as a contact, while a WHOIS for valueseeds.com is Keith Lewis using an AOL address.

 
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