Best discovery from a bonus or free pack of seeds

montanamato · January 25, 2009

I must be bored, but my seed starting mix won't be here for a few more days so...
Have you ever received a pack of seeds that you would not have ordered and then planted them to find out they did great...?
My favorite was a few years ago, I received a free pack of Savoy cabbage seeds . I always grow purple and green cabbage ,so I started a few savoy too...They grew twice as large as my other varieties and had about half the insect trouble of regular cabbage...Now I only plant Savoy and a few purple heads...
Have also had some great tomato seeds as a bonus from Sand Hill over the years...Fence Row, Porters, Red Beauty etc....So far this year only free carrots (very boring)....but I have high hopes for the sand hill order.
Anyone else have any good bonus discoveries....?

Jeanne

January 25, 2009	#1
montanamato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 1,038	Best discovery from a bonus or free pack of seeds I must be bored, but my seed starting mix won't be here for a few more days so... Have you ever received a pack of seeds that you would not have ordered and then planted them to find out they did great...? My favorite was a few years ago, I received a free pack of Savoy cabbage seeds . I always grow purple and green cabbage ,so I started a few savoy too...They grew twice as large as my other varieties and had about half the insect trouble of regular cabbage...Now I only plant Savoy and a few purple heads... Have also had some great tomato seeds as a bonus from Sand Hill over the years...Fence Row, Porters, Red Beauty etc....So far this year only free carrots (very boring)....but I have high hopes for the sand hill order. Anyone else have any good bonus discoveries....? Jeanne