"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:19:05 +1000, "Farm1" >
> wrote:
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>>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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>>> On Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:04:00 +1000, "Farm1" >
>>> wrote:
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>>>>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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>>>>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.

That is a high price - here, depending on the variety, that would be the
price for the most expensive seeds and some packs where one pays that price
would include hundreds of seeds.