Carol over at May Dreams Gardens found some seed packets dating back to 1886 when she was going through her seeds the other day. I didn’t see any ‘packed for’ dates on these, but I suspect they’re older.
(I always thought ‘Australian Brown’ was a table wine.)
And this is what I’ll be using to fertilize the veggies this year:
As you may have guessed, these are actually vintage seed packets from my friend Marcia’s collection. I’ve still got a few packets left from my Y2K purchases, but Carol’s 1986 packs beat me by more than a decade.
Does that label say 200 pounds of Sea Fowl Guano?!
And I love “The Best Is the Cheapest.” I’m not so sure that slogan would fly today!
Is that a dodo or an albatross?? Interesting seed packs.
I love those old seed packets. I’m always tempted to buy the seeds they put in the old-looking seed packets even today.
And some of them cost just a nickel! A lot of people won’t even reach down to pick up a nickel on the sidewalk any more.
By the way, did you stockpile seeds for Y2K in anticipation of the collapse of the modern grocery distribution system?
Thanks for sharing these with us.
Carol, May Dreams Gardens
waooooooo, niiiiiiiiiiiiice !
Best wishes for 2008, dear Craig !
Those are seed packs with character.
Love the graphic nature of them and like Carol I’m drawn to those seed packs that look “old timey.”
Those are very cool–all of them are pretty. 200 lbs of sea fowl guano… wow.
“Seed packets going back to 1986”. Don’t you mean 1886?
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