There have been quite a lot of reviews about seeds with Aliexpress recently. This category of goods is rapidly gaining popularity among Russian summer residents and gardeners. It turns out that ordering seeds from China is much cheaper than buying from a market or store. Here are just virtually no guarantees that in return you get a quality vegetable or flower, it simply does not exist. In fact, buying a pig in a poke, someone experiences deep disappointment, while others are lucky. In this article we will tell you what assortment of products from this category are presented today on the popular Chinese platform, what reviews are left by users who have already risked placing an order and growing the seeds received.
Popular Marketplace
Thanks to reviews about seeds from Aliexpress, even those who have not heard anything about it have learned about this global trading platform. Currently, the site is one of the most popular on the planet. All kinds of goods are sold on it (small wholesale and retail). For convenience, information about them is automatically translated into different languages.
It is worth noting that the site earned unprecedented popularity very quickly, because it appeared only in 2010. He began to work as a B2B platform for sales and purchases. Since then, it has expanded significantly, becoming one of the most popular Internet sites in the world.
The main purpose of this resource is the sale of goods from China to foreign countries. It is especially popular in our country. According to statistics, more than 21 percent of visitors are from Russia. In 2017, Aliexpress became the most popular online store in the country. Most domestic sites that sell similar or exactly the same goods do this with significantly higher margins and costs. In addition, until recently, foreign online sites were exempted from Russian duties and taxes, which gave them an even greater advantage, which many considered a violation of competition.
At the same time, the Aliexpress platform, unlike Russian companies, is significantly inferior in terms of delivery. But an effective solution has already been found for this problem. Warehouses with the most popular goods are now located in Russia, which reduces delivery times to one to two days.
It is worth noting that some products that can be freely purchased on the Aliexpress website are prohibited from free circulation in the Russian Federation. These include:
- devices intended for the covert receipt of information (criminal liability is provided for this);
- fakes for well-known brands (administrative responsibility);
- goods that do not have an appropriate certificate in the territory of the Russian Federation (administrative responsibility);
- items that can be used as weapons, with the exception of certain types of knives (criminal liability);
- chemical and flammable substances, the circulation of which is prohibited (the most popular of them are fireworks);
- certain categories of alcohol, foods, plants and seeds.
Therefore, you should be especially careful and vigilant when you order seeds on Aliexpress, so as not to violate Russian law. It is worth noting that plant seeds, like the plants themselves, are prohibited for shipment, as they represent a quarantine risk. Rights, the volume of orders from China is so great that in most cases the seeds reach the final consumer, go unnoticed by the control and supervisory authorities. However, you should be prepared that if you pay attention to your order, it will be confiscated, and you will have to bear the corresponding responsibility.
Range
Today, Chinese suppliers can find a fairly wide range that can satisfy even a picky customer. You can find seeds on "Aliexpress" in the category "Home and Garden". There is a subcategory called "For the Garden". In it you can select one of the sections:
- flowering plants;
- bulb flower;
- landscape plants;
- woody plants;
- herbs;
- succulents;
- seaweed;
- peonies;
- weaving plants;
- garden plants.
And this is not all the categories presented in this section. Prices for goods are different, depending on how many bags of seeds per pack, and how exotic the plant itself is. But in any case, it is much cheaper than in Russia. In addition, most offers provide free shipping.
Those who want to finally abandon store vegetables, realizing how many nitrates and chemicals they contain, pay attention to the photo of seeds with Aliexpress. Instead, she wants to grow everything she needs on a personal plot that most Russians seem to have today.
Of course, the activity is very troublesome, but those who started to do this claim that the game is worth the candle. In addition, significant savings are obtained, since store and market vegetables cost a lot, especially in winter and early spring. And the health of relatives and their own can be maintained. The main thing at the same time is to find inexpensive and high-quality seeds. Here, many seeds with "Aliexpress" from China come to the rescue. If you study the opinions of those who have been ordering them on this trading platform for several years, you can conclude about their quality, as well as the prospects for what you can grow. Fortunately, the list is the widest. Everything is literally here.
Healthy vegetables
It is worth noting that although Aliexpress is an online trading platform, recently more and more pensioners have been appearing on it, who are successfully mastering it. Firstly, they defeated computer illiteracy, and secondly, it is when a person retires that he usually has the time and physical abilities to start his own garden, starting to supply relatives with useful and high-quality products directly from the garden.
Those who have at least once encountered the amount of pesticides found in market and store vegetables and fruits will never want to return to them, preferring only their own organic cucumbers and tomatoes.
Having familiarized with the photo of seeds with "Aliexpress", you must carefully study all the necessary parameters - the size of the likely yield, description, compatibility with specific soil, and then place an order. Colorful and vivid illustrations give a clear idea of what specific result you can count on if you order this or that treasured bag. However, it should be understood that the shipment of seeds is long, so the buyer risks getting dried or rotted goods. It is also important that almost all categories of seeds with "Aliexpress" with photos and reviews. From them you can find out how conscientious the seller is, how long the order takes, what difficulties you may encounter, what you should pay especially close attention to.
Chinese seeds
Nevertheless, there is no reason to fear that the seeds are Chinese. All pesticides and other harmful substances that are stuffed with modern vegetables, they are obtained from fertilizers, which they diligently treat them, so that yields are higher and the fruits themselves are larger and heavier. So, they will be sold more expensive, everything is done for profit.
If you order Chinese seeds, but you will not fertilize them with any chemistry during cultivation, you can be sure that you will get an environmentally friendly product at the output.
The seeds of flowers and vegetables on "Aliexpress" are presented in such quantities that here everyone will surely find everything that he was looking for. By the way, do not forget that the choice is so diverse that you can find not only vegetables, but also garden or indoor plants that will delight the eye with their beauty. The assortment of products is truly huge!
It should be noted that the seeds of vegetables with "Aliexpress" do not belong to the category of the most popular products, so you can’t count on the fact that they will come within one or two days. It will take a long time, perhaps several weeks or even months. Therefore, it is best to make an order in the winter, so that you are fully equipped by the time you land. Fortunately, the shelf life of the seeds is sufficient, if they arrive a little earlier than you expected, then they will linger without problems until the appropriate weather is established so that they can be planted. But if everyone around you will already be planting cucumbers and tomatoes, and every day you will check your mailbox for the cherished notice, then it is likely to miss the deadlines, not to plant vegetables or flowers on time.
For starters, you can start with vegetables that are planted as early as possible. For example, with peppers. Sweet peppers agronomists advise planting before most other crops. This can be done both in the ground and in the greenhouse. For proper growth, they need a moderate amount of daylight and relatively little water for irrigation. So water should be dosed, monitored so as not to overexpose them in the sun. The main thing is not to keep seedlings in the draft, otherwise you will ruin your future crop. There are quite a lot of peppers in the seed catalog with Aliexpress, so you should not have any special problems. In addition, customer reviews of the studied platform about the seeds of peppers are one of the most supportive.
By the way, all bags with seeds, although from China, come with detailed and comprehensive Russian-language instructions. On each pack it is written how and when to plant, what to look for. Separately, for maximum convenience, for absolutely little money you can order special pallets and glasses for seedlings. You will also need land and some natural fertilizers.
Next comes the time to deal with seedlings of tomato seeds. On the site "Aliexpress" their choice is very extensive. There are varieties for almost any terrain and climate. The main thing, when purchasing, take into account the features of the terrain, climate, soil. Of great importance, for example, is whether the soil will be open or closed. It depends on which seeds you should buy.
For example, you can find especially good and enthusiastic reviews with Aliexpress about the seeds of Tanya's red tomatoes. Germination of this variety is approaching one hundred percent. They grow throughout the summer right in the open ground. The main thing is that they cost almost a penny. You can find a bag with a hundred seeds for just fifteen rubles! In this case, quite weighty fruits of 250-300 g each are obtained. In some cases, it is necessary to harvest the real giants, whose weight can reach up to 0.5 kg.
Cucumbers deserve special praise. Having ordered several packs for the test, the summer residents then constantly buy and buy more seeds from Aliexpress. Photos that have grown, they willingly publish reviews, demonstrating what results they managed to achieve in a short time. Seeds of Japanese long cucumbers are especially praised. The main thing when planting is not to confuse which varieties should be sent to the greenhouse, and which to open ground.
Many claim that the seeds that come from China are also good because they are optimal for our climate. Adapted even for the conditions of the Far East and Siberia. If necessary, choose frost-resistant varieties. Here you can even find strawberries that are resistant to a changeable climate, if you properly care for them, then you can get a good harvest in almost any Russian region.
For example, Everest strawberry seeds are especially praised. Bushes grow that do not creep on the ground, but turn out to be curly with large berries and a wonderful smell. At the same time, a whole package of seeds costs no more than twenty rubles.
Flowers
When the sections with vegetables and berries have already been mastered, the time comes to begin to study the catalogs of flower seeds on Aliexpress. There are so many of them that no woman will be able to resist this diversity. After all, I want to see not only healthy and tasty vegetables that help maintain the budget, but also simply beautiful flowers that will please the eye all summer on the plot.
Experienced gardeners are advised to start with the most common flower seeds from China with Aliexpress. For starters, you can order roses, for example, varieties Black Pearl. It turns out very unusual and original flowers, ready to simply amaze others with their beauty. If you want to plant a Japanese-style garden on your plot, then you definitely cannot do without it. True, you have to sweat, as the variety is very moody. Planting it is best in early summer.
After such successes, you will definitely want to share photos of what has grown. The seeds with "Aliexpress", according to many, exceed all their expectations.
Green corner of the house
Surely after a busy summer season you will want to arrange a green corner at home to please yourself with indoor plants all winter. For starters, you can choose one of the most famous plants - geraniums. You can easily find out how to germinate seeds with Aliexpress, as detailed instructions are attached to each bag.
For example, the variety Thyroid pelargonium is presented in 17 shades - from the simplest white to numerous multi-colored variations. In addition, this is one of the most unpretentious varieties, and it costs quite inexpensively - you will have to pay about 30 rubles for packaging. Having mastered this plant, you can move on to other varieties, increasing the degree of exoticism.
Orchid seeds from Aliexpress have long conquered many domestic lovers of indoor plants. African variety Symbidium pleases with large flowers, good survival. Its seeds are sold individually - about five rubles per piece. The Balcony Anthurium can also inspire - it grows and multiplies well, feels very good after transplantation, and is also in demand by Mukholovka (Dionea). They say about the last flower that it is not only exotic and beautiful, but also very practical, because it catches flies and mosquitoes. Since then, insects have been trying to fly around the apartment in which this flower grows.
Tips experienced
Those who have already encountered orders on this site willingly demonstrate what has grown, in seed reviews with "Aliexpress" they advise to carefully study the opinions of other buyers who have already worked with this seller, and also follow a few recommendations.
When purchasing seeds, be sure to consider the climatic conditions in which you live. If you live in Siberia, and the weather outside is cold most of the year, you should not expect that exotic plants will take root in you and grow. Pay special attention to where to plant the seeds - in the greenhouse or in the ground.
Decide in advance for yourself how much time you are willing to devote to the garden. If very little, then the choice should be made in favor of unpretentious plants specially bred for these purposes. Pay attention to the delivery time - they can be significantly delayed, so do everything in advance.
Having figured out how to grow seeds with Aliexpress, you can easily verify the appropriateness of this purchase. Having mastered the most common and popular varieties, you can safely take up experiments with unprecedented vegetables and plants.
Cat in a bag
It should be recognized that there are quite a lot of negative reviews about this experience. It becomes especially surprising when users start sharing photos from their personal garden or flowerbed, which shows what has grown. The seeds with Aliexpress often really turn out to be real cats in a bag.
Noting free delivery and a low price among obvious advantages, many admit that most seeds simply do not germinate. And if something emerges, then it turns out to be a completely different plant than originally stated. In addition, most often, weed. At the same time, in fairness, it is worth recognizing that bona fide sellers still meet on this Chinese online trading platform. If you make orders with them, then you can really count on a good harvest, exactly what you ordered will grow, and not something unknown. True, there are few such sellers on the site. So, before making any order, be sure to study the comments and feedback on which you can make a completely objective picture of what to expect from such cooperation.
Low productivity
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If you order a plant, then initially you need to be prepared for the fact that the result will be zero. If this really happens, do not get very upset about this. For example, many have recently ordered indoor banana seeds. For their cultivation, they buy special peat pots, fill them with universal soil, pour soil into a small depression and water it. For greater efficiency, they are advised to cover with a package to create the effect of a greenhouse. But, judging by the reviews, this does not help much. In the vast majority of cases, nothing comes up at all, so buyers have reasonable doubts about whether they were seeds of a room banana or some other unknown plant.
In general, the main danger when placing an order with Aliexpress is that it may not come up at all what was originally stated. You need to be prepared for the fact that you most likely will never be able to grow black or blue strawberries or pink bonsai in real life. As a result, users come to the disappointing conclusion that up to 90 percent of seed sellers on this site are the most common liars and scammers. All that they send, of course, costs a penny, but at the same time, germination is almost zero, which cannot but upset gardeners and lovers of indoor plants.
Positive experience
Those who have nevertheless sprouted seeds with "Aliexpress" share positive reviews. It is recognized that weeds come across, but if you approach the selection of seeds and the seller is particularly meticulous, then their percentage will not be high.
Therefore, the main thing is to focus not only on the seller’s rating and on the number of orders completed by him, but also on real reviews that customers who have already tried to plant a particular plant leave their products. It is worth remembering that in the reviews there are pitfalls. When users write that the parcel arrived on time or the seeds look good, you should not take these opinions into account, since these people have not planted anything yet, they can not give you really good advice saying that it will grow.
Most likely, such reviews are left by the sellers of this store themselves, wrapping themselves a higher rating. Ideal method for selecting seeds - view additional reviews. In cases when nothing has grown at all or the plants that were originally declared have sprung up, vigilant buyers usually back up their words with real photos, warning others not to buy anything from this seller. If there are a lot of positive aspects and gratitude in the additional reviews, then you can make a choice in favor of this product.