Seeds Per Ounce

When it comes to seeds the package can be a bit confusing, 500mg, 100mg, 100 seeds, 1 ounce.. I want to shed some light on this.

Seeds are calculated by weight ranging from milligrams to pounds.  To clarify 100mg is 1/10th of 1 gram, and there are 28.35 grams per ounce, and finally 16 ounces per pound.  So one ounce of seed is much much more than 100mg even though the price may not reflect that.  In reality however, the type of seed has a lot more to do with the quantity in the package. I found this info over at Weekendgardener to help you choose the  packet that best suits your needs.

Vegetables

Beets:1,600
Broccoli:9,000
Brussels Sprouts:9,000
Cabbage:9,000
Carrots:23,000
Corn:120-180
Cucumbers:1,100
Eggplant:6,500
Lettuce:25,000
Onions:8,500
Peas:90-175
Peppers:4,500
Pumpkins:100-300
Radishes:2,500
Snap Beans:100-125
Spinach:2,800
Squash:120-400
Tomaotes:11,500


Flowers


Blanket Flower:15,000
Calendula:3,500
Candytuft:9,500
Coneflower:40,000
Cornflower:6,000
Cosmos:4,000 – 5,000
Larkspur:8,000
Marigold:9,000
Morning glory:800
Nasturtium:175
Poppy:260,000
Stock:18,500
Strawflower:45,000
Sunflower:500-700
Zinnia:2,500 – 4,000


Buy in confidence, and don't let the marketing gimmicks get you.