Succulentseed.com

CaesiumFluoride · Post by **CaesiumFluoride** » Tue May 03, 2011 8:35 pm

http://www.succulentseeds.com/

Has anyone bought from here before? What are the seeds like? Are they fresh?

iann · Post by **iann** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:48 pm

I'm a bit late! This looks like a reseller. I wouldn't buy from them unless I was really desperate, Most of the stuff looks like it came straight from the Koehres catalog, but maybe somewhere else too.

CaesiumFluoride · Post by **CaesiumFluoride** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:42 am

Well i went ahead an bought some anyway. They came all the way from the Netherlands.

That aside, and the expense for shipping them. So far I have about 60 % germination rate after 2 weeks! I am really impressed so far, and will buy from there again.

Much better than my other seeds I bought off ebay which turned out to be rather dissapointing.

Hmm that reminds me, I keep meaning to take some more pictures for my seedling post!

Post by **daiv** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:37 pm

Glad to hear that it worked out.

hob · Post by **hob** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 5:04 pm

Mats Winberg will send seeds to the UK and you can pay for them with UK paper money as well as other payment types

http://www.succseed.com/

if you are looking for seed suppliers

i found him very good

iann · Post by **iann** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 8:46 pm

hob wrote:Mats Winberg will send seeds to the UK and you can pay for them with UK paper money as well as other payment types

http://www.succseed.com/

if you are looking for seed suppliers i found him very good

The best I've ever tried. Specialises in South American cacti, but there's other stuff too.

A close second with an even larger selection is Mesa Garden, especially good for North American cacti and mesembs. Shipping of seeds to the UK is no problem except for CITES I species which need an extra permit.

CaesiumFluoride · Post by **CaesiumFluoride** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:37 pm

I thought seeds from outside the EU wouldn't get through customs? Thats why i've not bothered looking at any suppliers from the USA?

iann · Post by **iann** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:24 pm

It is perfectly legal to import ornamental seed for sowing. There are some phytosanitary restrictions on some vegetable seed. CITES restrictions on seed only apply to CITES I species and these are marked on the Mesa Garden website. It is up to you whether to pay for the permit for those or not.

I keep my orders under eighteen pounds to avoid the risk of getting charged VAT. There is no duty on amounts that small.

CaesiumFluoride · Post by **CaesiumFluoride** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:49 am

Excellent. I'll give it a go. cheers