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Traditionally we've always just gone up to Wal-mart or Home Depot to buy seeds (generally Burpee), but the more I read about some of Monsanto's (who bought out Burpee) questionable practices, the more I'm interested in just getting back to the basics.
I've been looking around the Baker Creek website, and am curious whether anyone around here has ordered from them. They have a great rating from "Garden Watchdog". If you've ordered from them, what varieties did you grow, how did they do?
Besides Baker Creek, can you suggest any other reputable and cost effective companies I can take a look at? Thank you!
I've been looking around the Baker Creek website, and am curious whether anyone around here has ordered from them. They have a great rating from "Garden Watchdog". If you've ordered from them, what varieties did you grow, how did they do?
Besides Baker Creek, can you suggest any other reputable and cost effective companies I can take a look at? Thank you!
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Permalink Reply by Fostermamas on -
I also use SSE and Seeds of Change, order their catalogs now so you can plot all winter! My favorite part of gardening is dreaming of next year's garden.
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Permalink Reply by Carrie Seal-Stahl on -
Oh, I hear you! My husband laughs at me combing over the catalogs in the dead of winter. I am not a fan of cold and snow, I have to have something to keep me sane til I can get outside in the sunshine :) I'm one of those people who draws out a whole big illustrated chart, and am sure every seedling is organized in just such a way LOL
Fostermamas said:I also use SSE and Seeds of Change, order their catalogs now so you can plot all winter! My favorite part of gardening is dreaming of next year's garden.
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Permalink Reply by Carrie Seal-Stahl on
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Here is a post I found from a Johnny's employee:
Johnny's carries a few varieties produced by Seminis Seed, which is now owned by Monsanto. I want to make this distinction because many seed companies had a relationship with Seminis before they were purchased. A part of Johnny's mission is to provide customers with quality, unique varieties. If customers demand varieties that only Seminis carries, we will provide those. However, as Johnny's finds varieties that are in all ways suitable to replace a Seminis variety, Johnny's replaces it with a variety from another vendor. We are slowly phasing out Seminis varieties, without harming customer demand for certain varieties.
If anyone has further questions about this, please feel free to call us toll-free at 1-877-564-6697 and we'd be happy to talk to you about it further.
Sincerely,
Johnny's Selected Seeds
SOURCE: http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/84/
Pat said:I got a catalog from Johnny's Seeds. Are they part of the Monsanto thing?
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Permalink Reply by Katherine Mann on -
Try Fedco in Maine and Southern Exposure Seed Exchange in Virginia. Those are my two favorites. Their prices rock. Seed Savers Exchange in Iowa and Seeds of Change also have heirlooms, but they're a little pricier. I've never heard of Baker Creek, but I'll check it out.
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Permalink Reply by Cornelia on -
Homegrown Evolution just posted about a new tool on Mother Earth News' web site.
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Permalink Reply by Carrie Seal-Stahl on
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Oh awesome! Thanks for the link! I've saved it in favorites. This is sure going to make the job of finding my dad some "Greasy Bean" seeds a whole lot easier :)
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Permalink Reply by jackie siddons on -
Yes, I have and I recommend them. There are others that are similar in nature. I prefer to deal with smaller, organic, heirloom companies to any of the big ones. Try not to buy anything that is not organic and even better than that would be open-pollinated seeds.
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Permalink Reply by Anne Hooghkirk Lawrence on -
Wild Garden Seeds, High Mowing Seeds, Seed Saver's Exchange, and of course, Baker Creek
Each of these seed companies has been wonderful. We grow for our CSA customers, and the varieties and germination rates we've experienced from all of these companies have been excellent.
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