On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:19:05 +1000, "Farm1" >
wrote:

>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:04:00 +1000, "Farm1" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
>>>
>>>Besides, reading the seed
>>>> catalogs in January is a real pleasure.
>>>
>>>Oh yes! Add 6 months and what you say applies to me. I've spent the last
>>>couple of weeks reading mine :-))
>>>
>>
>> Even after all these years I haven't developed a sound way to go about
>> reading, marking for further interest and making sure that I get what
>> is needed. I've used paper clips, markers, turned down pages, etc.
>> There are just so many catalogs and so many tantalizing entries. . .
>> Paring the list down to reasonable length takes real discipline ;o)
>
>I have 2 'garden' notebooks where I record such stuff. When that fails I
>just buy lots of seeds (they're cheap if I take into account the pleasure
>that the anticipation of their growth can give me). I hope to plant some
>before the 'use by' date comes up. Even once that happens, I frequently
>still plant those seeds and often, from the results, I figure that 'use by'
>dates don't amount to a hill of beans.
>
Seeds can be really expensive here. Some vegetable seeds can go for
12-15 seeds for between $3,59 - $4,50. Of course there are much
cheaper seeds to be had from low end catalogs and the supermarket. But
part of the joy of gardening is trying new varieties and varieties
with special attributes. Can't resist trying something new every
year.
Janet US