It felt a bit like a blast from the past moment the other day when I got back from the supermarket and unpacked my shopping. I had treated myself to a copy of Grow Your Own magazine, which as usual came with lots of free seeds and various offers.
I used to buy both this magazine and Kitchen Garden magazine regularly and got a subscription once or twice to take advantage of the great offers they used to do with so many seeds to start you off that I had them coming out of my ears ... well not quite literally, but almost! This particular edition came with five packs of seeds that I definintely wanted and could sow right now in my new long planter, so it seemed like a good purchase.
But I definitely do not like Coriander so if anyone would like a free packet of seeds shout out in the comments below and I will post them off to you.
Sue xx
Yes please Sue
ReplyDeleteIf you send me your name and address as a comment, I won't publish it, but I will send you the seeds 🙂
DeleteGiven how much seeds have increased in price (along with everything else, sigh) that magazine was a bargain ☺️
ReplyDeleteIt is isn't it, but I won't be going 'seed collecting mad' this time. I only have a few feet of growing space :-)
DeleteHow wonderful to get free seeds. The costs of seeds have risen greatly and I am starting to save seeds from things like peppers.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
That's a really good idea. I used to save a lot of the seeds from the things I grew when we were in Wales.
DeleteI am with you about coriander, cannot stand it or cilantro.
ReplyDeleteIt's a bit of a Marmite thing isn't it, you either love it or hate it. Aren't coriander and cilantro the same thing ... or am I thinking of something else!
DeleteIn the US coriander leaf is called cilantro. Coriander is used only for the seeds.
DeleteBrilliant explanation, thanks Celie. :-)
DeleteDitto re coriander. The ground seeds are Ok but the leaf - soapy and nasty. Urgh.
ReplyDeleteThere's some very useful seeds there. xx
It's funny how quite a few herbs go 'soapy' if you use too much isn't it. Even Rosemary, which is my favourite can get a soapy edge if you use too much ... it does make glorious lavender and rosemary scented soap though :-)
DeleteJon bought that magazine for the free seeds last year - they all grew beautifully - such a bargain. xxx
ReplyDeleteI think a lot of the seeds I bought with me in the move were quite old, so I had a few failures this year. It's nice to have some seeds with a Use By date of 2025 :-)
DeleteCoriander is the devil's food. My mum was Indian and she couldn't stand it either. X
ReplyDeleteI think it's like Marmite, you either love it or hate it.
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