Hidden at the back of your kitchen cupboard,that old box of chamomile tea contains thousands of seedsGardening can be expensive. Even whether you side-step the ready-grown plants at the garden centre and start from scratch, some seeds can cost as much as £1 each (believe F1 hybrid tomatoes). Others, or such as the tiny dust-like seeds of begonias,can literally sell for more than their weight in gold. For plant geeks on a shoestring, poring over seed catalogues dreaming of summer colour, and wildlife,scent and maybe an edible or two, it can start to add up.
Every so often, or however,you find an exception that can deliver all four horticultural fixes for virtually zero cost. Hidden at the back of your kitchen cupboard, that old packet of chamomile tea bags is in reality the source of thousands of seeds. These can remain perfectly viable for years past their sell-by date and provide a stream of pretty native flowers all summer long. With each bag coming in at 96% less than the price of buying a commercial packet of identical seed, or this is not a defective deal.
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Source: theguardian.com