Monday, 29 September 2025

The Bee Gees - Shopping Around

So in my head I have the Bee Gees Staying Alive playing but I have replaced "Staying Alive" with "Shopping Around".  Now that your actually listening to that in your own head and singing along with it, I will continue.....

A google search gives you some idea of cost and postage, what it doesn't give you without going into each one is the amount of seeds that are in the pack. 

Back in 2024 when I was last looking for Gladiator F1 Parsnip Seeds and I did a cost comparison these were my findings:-
Yorkshire seeds appeared the cheapest for the quantity of seeds I was after, however what I found was their packs only contained around 100 seeds, not 400 as stated. I contacted them and they did in fairness send me 3 additional packs of seeds, however this has put me off from using them again, as I operate on a  "Catch me once shame on you, catch me twice shame on me) basis. 

Not everyone counts seeds in a pack, it's only I was starting them off in modules that I counted them. 

It takes time and effort to shop around but I like to pick one variety vegetable and undertake a survey on seed prices against quantity like this usually when I update the before you buy seeds article. it's a good indicator of which companies provide the best value for money.  

My table did not include P&P as that really depends what else you are buying at the same time, and in fact some companies include the P&P in their price of seeds like Seeds To Suit and Seed Megastore, knowing which ones include P&P can be taken into account when finally selecting where you are going to buy from.

These cost comparison surveys undertaken when I have updated the Before You Buy Seeds article, help new allotment holders when they ask on the many gardening and allotment Facebook groups "Where do you get your seeds from" and don't realise just how greedy for profit some seed companies can be. It's is if they are owned and run by the Ferengi 


Previous Comparison Surveys 

Carrots Early Nantes - Comparison Survey 2024 

Supplier                        Number Seed - Cost 

Budget Seeds             -      400 Seeds    -       29p 
Seeds to Suit              -      200 Seeds    -       29p 
Seeds to Sow             -      100 Seeds    -        55p
Simply Seeds             -       500 Seeds   -        89p
Dobies                        -    1100 Seeds     -       89p (£1.99) on sale   
Happy Green Shop    -     3000 Seeds    -       99p 
D.T. Brown                  -    2000 Seeds    -       99p 
Seekay Hort Supplies -    1600 Seeds   -        99p
Seed Megastore        -       900 Seeds    -       99p 
Just Seeds                 -       800 Seeds    -       99p
Yorkshire Seeds         -       700 Seeds   -   £ 1.19
Simpson's Seeds       -      1400 Seeds   -  £ 1.40
Kings                          -     2000 Seeds    -  £ 1.65
Tucker                        -      2000 Seeds    - £ 1.65
Suttons                       -     1100 Seeds    -  £ 2.49
Marshalls                    -     2600 Seeds    -  £ 2.69
Thompson & Morgan  -     1000 Seeds    - £ 2.99


Gardeners Delight Tomato Seeds Comparison Survey 2020  

Supplier                        Number Seed - Cost 

Seeds To Sow            -     10 Seeds -     55p
More Veg                   -      12 Seeds -     60p 
Wilko                          -      75 Seeds -    75p
Growseed                  -       50 Seeds -    76p
Simply Seeds             -   100 Seeds -     99p
Premier Seeds Direct -   250 Seeds -     99p
Seed Megastore        -   150 Seeds - £1.10 
Just Seeds                 -     50 Seeds - £1.25
Kings Seeds              -      50 Seeds - £1.50
Nickys Nursery          -      50 Seeds - £1.55
Dobies                        -   100 Seeds - £1.99            
Simpsons Seeds       -      20 Seeds - £1.60 
Seedaholic                 -     45 Seeds - £1.65      
Just Seeds                 -   150 Seeds - £1.75
D.T. Brown                  -    50 Seeds - £1.85          
Sarah Raven              -     50 Seeds - £1.85
Plant World Seeds     -     30 Seeds - £2.10
Robinsons Mammoth -    20 Seeds - £2.10 
ChilternSeeds            -     35 Seeds - £2.15 
Mr Fothergills             -     50 Seeds - £2.15 
Johnsons                   -     50 Seeds - £2.40
Real Seeds                -     20 Seeds - £2.49
Suttons                       -     50 Seeds - £2.49  
Thompson & Morgan  -    50 Seeds - £2.79 
Marshalls                    -    50 Seeds - £2.99 
Gardening Direct        -    50 Seeds - £2.99 
Just Seeds                 - 1200 Seeds - £6.55


Musselburgh Leeks Comparison Survey 2017 

Musselburgh 1700  Seeds - £1.99 - Premier Seeds Direct * Free Delivery
Musselburgh 1400  Seeds - £7.56 - Suttons
Musselburgh -   800  Seeds -    99p - Premier Seeds Direct * Free Delivery
Musselburgh -   750  Seeds - £1.00 - Seedaholic.com
Musselburgh -   700  Seeds - £1.99 - Marshalls
Musselburgh -   500  Seeds - £1.39 - DT Brown 
Musselburgh -   500  Seeds - £2.10 - Johnsons
Musselburgh -   500  Seeds - £1.89 - Mr Fothergill's
Musselburgh -   425  Seeds £1.15 - Kings Seeds
Musselburgh -   400  Seeds -    99p - Seed Parade
Musselburgh -   350  Seeds - £1.99 - Suttons
Musselburgh -   350  Seeds - £1.99 - Thompson & Morgan
Musselburgh -   350  Seeds - £1.99 - Unwins
Musselburgh -   300  Seeds - £1.30 - Nicky's Nursery 
Musselburgh -   300  Seeds - £1.29 - Dobies  
Musselburgh -   300  Seeds -    60p - Wilko 
Musselburgh -   250  Seeds - £1.60 - Simpsons Seeds & Plants
Musselburgh -   200  Seeds - £1.85 - Plantword Seeds
Musselburgh -   150  Seeds -    85p - Nicky's Nursery
Musselburgh -     50  Seeds -    50p - More Veg

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