Are the prices of seeds rocketing this year? 
Just been looking at Mr F's seeds and there seem to be quite a few seed packets that are more than £4 for a handful of seeds. For example Cucumber Socrates F1 5 seeds = £4.59. 

At what point do you decide that the individual seed cost is too much, bearing in mind the risk that it may not grow, may die before maturity or costs more than you could buy the veg for in a shop? Taking the cucumber as an example - each seed costs about 92p. How much is a cucumber in the shop? OK, you may be lucky and each plant will produce far more than 1 cucumber but there are no guarantees. 

Do you have an upper limit to what you would pay for a packet? I seem to have a cut off point of £2 unless there are lots of seeds in the packet, like Franchi seeds.

Help please 

I’m going to make a sign for the area next to the post box. Where I’ve planted daffodils & sown foxglove. Even though it has a little horseshoe fence around it. People still walk on it. So they can come have a chat with us when we’re working in the garden. ( Just come in the gate people we don’t bite    )
I’d like your help with the wording. It’s not going to be a massive sign. But hopefully it’ll be noticeable as I’m going to attempt to paint a daffodil on it. 
So far I’ve come up with. 

sleeping daffodils stay off their bed.
Or
Get off the ………….. daffodils ! 

I’d like something witty rather than my usual sarcasm with underlying aggression     .

Thank you

"Get your bids in!

Bit of a long shot given how small these are……
Got a nice healthy pot full of seedlings popped up in what was a (and is now dead) Thalictrum.
Clearly not one of those … but I don’t think it’s weeds.
Any ideas please?
I shall keep them till they are bigger and try again later.

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Prompted by JJB's post about cutting down a cherry tree that didn't deliver, I thought I'd ask at what point do you decide that a fruit tree or bush is a Waste of Space? 
Last year I cut down 3 plum trees that had very few plums and were diseased. Unfortunately, the stumps are still there and they're shooting & suckering like crazy. 
I've been hacking back a peach tree that is too  tall and it overshadows the bean patch. The final straw was finding that a CFB had scrambled up into the tree, totally out of picking reach. It had very little fruit this year and what there was, was too high up to reach and bag. It'll be going soon. 
There are others, with question marks over their heads too. 
How about yours?

How do you store your newly collected seeds?

   

I store in a selection to tubs , pots & bags. Depends on the seeds and how dry they are. Eventually they get cleaned, bagged and labelled.

                       

Any idea what this will turn into. I’m going big daisy type. If anyone can narrow it down more, I’d be very impressed and greatful .

Ok so we were given 12 hours notice that the decorator was coming into our temporary accommodation to paint the bathroom, kitchen & utility. This isn’t a problem to use. They’re doing us a massive favour and we know how disorganised they are   .
When said decorator walks in with a fag in his mouth!   , do you offer him a coffee? Asking for a friend     .

Am I right in thinking it's a certain blonde from the Isles birthday today?  If I'm right - and I know I get these things wrong sometimes  - happy birthday SC. What's the present this year, pneumatic drill, whacker pad, an even bigger and better nail gun??

Has anyone tried or grown pineapple strawberries? They came up in conversation this evening. I didn’t know they were a thing. After googling. Plants are available. Just wondering if anyone has experience of them. They appeal to me. I like pineapple & I can grow strawberries