Purchasing Seeds

Sowing seeds is much more cost effective than purchasing each plant individually. Packets of seeds can be purchased from any garden centre and most DIY stores like Mitre10, Bunnings and Placemakers. The Warehouse also sells seeds at reasonable prices.

There are various online seed stores such as:
www.kingsseeds.co.nz
www.yates.co.nz/products/seeds/
http://gstuff.co.nz

I recently spent $60 on seeds at Kings Seeds online seed store, and they give 3 free packets of seeds with a $60 order. I also found that some Mitre10 stores sell the Watkins seed range for only $1.96 per packet which is the cheapest I have seen for seed packets sell for. They also include native plants in their range.

When comparing prices for packets of seeds, it is important to check how many seeds each packet contains. One brand may be a little cheaper but might contain half the seeds of another brand, so it is worth checking how many you are getting for your money.

A packet of lettuce seeds is very cost effective because lettuces will go to seed at the end of the summer and put out hundreds of seeds. If you collect these in a zip lock sandwich bag at the end of summer, you will never have to buy more lettuce seeds. Asparagus plants should last for 10-15 years, so this is another plant that will not need replacing for a long time.