Anyone ever bring grass seed in their luggage without problems. I want to bring in a 3 lb bag of high traffic grass seed, as well as some flower seeds.
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Bringing seeds in your luggage
I sent 20 pounds in a "Mudanza Box with no problems.
I have brought is seed packets in my luggage, but have not been checked in over 10 years now.
Tell them it's "Granola".
Put it in an empty cereal box and glue it shut!
They ain't THAT SMART!!!!
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I have brought is seed packets in my luggage, but have not been checked in over 10 years now.
Tell them it's "Granola".
Put it in an empty cereal box and glue it shut!
They ain't THAT SMART!!!!
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we've brought seeds in... no problem
putting in as cereal is pure genius
gotta think like crook to be a crook............
putting in as cereal is pure genius
gotta think like crook to be a crook............
I must say, our NoAmerican seeds don't do as well as the local ones from Ferreteria Americana, for example.
and our gardener can grow almost anything
and our gardener can grow almost anything
Grama Sods
Although you won't have much of a problem getting the seeds in, I doubt that you'll have much luck with that imported grass.
It is for a reason that grass is mainly 'planted' here in sods ('grama').
This type is very hardy and will spread wherever you want it to...
donP
Although you won't have much of a problem getting the seeds in, I doubt that you'll have much luck with that imported grass.
It is for a reason that grass is mainly 'planted' here in sods ('grama').
This type is very hardy and will spread wherever you want it to...
donP
Yes, you can take veggie seed packets in your luggage. If you like lemons, you might
want to take some seeds with you. Trying to find yellow lemons is close to the impossible.
If you like herbs take the seed packets because fresh herbs such as thyme, basil and
rosemary may not be readily available.
Good luck. Hope you have a green thumb.
Although you can buy the vegetable seed packets in places such as La Sirena and Jumbo, etc.,
they are much cheaper abroad.
want to take some seeds with you. Trying to find yellow lemons is close to the impossible.
If you like herbs take the seed packets because fresh herbs such as thyme, basil and
rosemary may not be readily available.
Good luck. Hope you have a green thumb.
Although you can buy the vegetable seed packets in places such as La Sirena and Jumbo, etc.,
they are much cheaper abroad.
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what the locals do is go to any place that has that 'low grow' grass - you see it all over.
they scrape off however much they need and take it home.
as our horticulturist (donP) says, it spreads like wildfire (oops, bad analogy in LT)
just do that and you'll have better grass, faster than from seed
the more you trample it, the faster it spreads
and it takes almost no mtce.... hardly ever needs a mower
Yes, you can take veggie seed packets in your luggage. If you like lemons, you might
want to take some seeds with you. Trying to find yellow lemons is close to the impossible.
If you like herbs take the seed packets because fresh herbs such as thyme, basil and
rosemary you may not be readily available.
Good luck. Hope you have a green thumb.
Although you can buy the vegetable seed packets in places like La Sirena and Jumbo, etc.
they are much cheaper abroad.
search lemon trees here -- one of us has them and will trade/sell them
as for herbs, I find most neighbors have them and share them
I give cuttings away regularly
I believe the reason why veggie seeds do not grow as well is because of the soil mix that's sold in ferreterias.
Many of my plants 'burned" turned brown when I planted them with the soil mix. But when I just
planted them in the ground they did okay.
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Tierra buena is what we use and we get it from the vivero down the hill... same as he uses, rice husks and all
Our US and Cdn seeds just don't do well
Remember, some of these plants need dormancy ( see my vineyard thread)
Others are cool weather plants, Swiss chard, spinach.... we can squeeze some out over winter but not that much
The boys on the 'upper level' , Jarabacoa, etc will certainly do better
Tomatoes..... can't stop 'em
and the herbs have a life of their own..... infinite, we could never get them to that size in NoAmerica. IMO
Our US and Cdn seeds just don't do well
Remember, some of these plants need dormancy ( see my vineyard thread)
Others are cool weather plants, Swiss chard, spinach.... we can squeeze some out over winter but not that much
The boys on the 'upper level' , Jarabacoa, etc will certainly do better
Tomatoes..... can't stop 'em
and the herbs have a life of their own..... infinite, we could never get them to that size in NoAmerica. IMO
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want to take some seeds with you. Trying to find yellow lemons is close to the impossible.
If you like herbs take the seed packets because fresh herbs such as thyme, basil and
rosemary may not be readily available.
Good luck. Hope you have a green thumb.
Although you can buy the vegetable seed packets in places such as La Sirena and Jumbo, etc.,
they are much cheaper abroad.
Thyme, basil, oregano, and MORE, all available in the Super Mercado National stores here!
All the "THYME"!!!!! :cheeky::cheeky::cheeky::cheeky::cheeky::cheeky::cheeky::cheeky::cheeky::cheeky::cheeky:
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I brought in some hybrid sweet corn seed from the US. No problem at all at the airport, but no yield from the corn. It sprouted ok and grew about 3 feet high and died. The Dominicans use regular field corn that is nothing like our sweet corn and roast that. It grows fine. Seems like if the conditions are not the same as where it is bred it won't do too well. But it is fun to experiment some. Maybe a few things from other parts of the world will thrive here.
Thyme waits for no man............
I supply the whole neighborhood with all those...
we , as two people most of the time, have more than we need.
we let others pick/harvest it and in return it comes back to us.... dried and pulverized for kitchen use.
win - win situation
I supply the whole neighborhood with all those...
we , as two people most of the time, have more than we need.
we let others pick/harvest it and in return it comes back to us.... dried and pulverized for kitchen use.
win - win situation
So no problems not declaring them?
You are required to declare them for good reasons!
How about some kudzu in your neighborhood?
No, most see no requirement to declare them...until they get caught that is..."Oh sorry I forgot"...
I am somewhat familiar with growing grass from seed, and Jarabacoa isn't as hot as the coast nor as humid. For the price of a 3 lb bag I'm willing to try it. I'm sure I'd be better off getting seed suited for Florida.