Seed Catalogs - 2014
Plant and seed catalogs are arriving daily and
announcements about new plants show up on the Internet by the hour. Plant
hybridizers, seed developers and garden product providers are ready for our
orders and January is the perfect time to dream that our orders will transform
our gardens.
Hometown Seeds, http://hometownseeds.com, 888-433-3106
Horizon Herbs, www.horizonherbs.com, 541-846-6704. (medicinal herbs)
Jelitto Perennials, www.jelitto.com (German)
Most of the companies listed below offer garden
supplies. You’ll find growing containers, soil amendments, plant tags, row
covers, fertilizers and insect controls as well as seeds, plants, tubers,
chickens and books.
Disease and insect resistant plant varieties are
widely available. Pelletted seeds are covered with a bit of clay that helps
tiny seeds stay put where they are planted.
Monsanto and Seminis provide much of the seeds
available (http://bit.ly/1cf9zAV). If you want to avoid GMOs, look for terms
such as safe seed pledge, open-pollinated and heirloom in the description.
Many companies offer newsletters by email and have
seasonal sales if you sign up on their website. Several vendors also sell seeds
at eBay.com and Amazon.com. Be sure they are selling fresh seeds before
ordering.
Several companies own two or more seed companies and
in those cases, only one is listed. All of the companies listed offer non-GMO
seeds.
Seed providers -
Eden Brothers, ww.edenbrothers.com,
Holland Wildflower, www.hwildflower.com,
(800) 684-3734
Grows and supplies seed to Crystal Bridges Museum for their wildflower drive.
Habitat mixes.
Hometown Seeds, http://hometownseeds.com, 888-433-3106
Horizon Herbs, www.horizonherbs.com, 541-846-6704. (medicinal herbs)
Jelitto Perennials, www.jelitto.com (German)
Kitazawa
Seed, www.kitazawaseed.com, 510-595-1188 (Asian vegetables and herbs)
L'Atelier Vert - Everything French Gardening,
www.frenchgardening.com
Lost Creek Shitake Mushroom Farm, http://shiitakemushroomlog.com, 800-792-0053
Native Seeds/SEARCH, www.nativeseeds.org,
520-622-5561. Non-profit organization offers seeds of the traditional foods
from the American Southwest and northern Mexico
Park Seed, www.parkseed.com
Free catalog
Pepper Joe’s, www.pepperjoe.com,
843-742-5116 (all peppers)
Pinetree Garden Seeds, www.superseeds.com, 207-926-3400 (free
print catalog)
Planet Natural, www.planetnatural.com, 800-289-6656
Pleasant Hill Grain, www.pleasanthillgrain.com,
(ancient and heirloom varieties)
R.H. Shumway’s, www.hrshumway.com,
800-342-9461 (same varieties for 100 years)
Renee’s Garden Seeds, http://reneesgarden.com – great seed
packets
Richters Herbs Canada, www.richters.com, 800-668-4372
Sample Seed Shop. http://sampleseeds.com,
716-871-1137 (small packets $1 to $2)
Sand Hill Preservation Center, www.sandhillpreservation.com,
563- 246-2299 (heirloom seeds and poultry)
Sand Mountain Herbs, http://www.sandmountainherbs.com
Seed Savers Exchange, www.Seedsavers.org, 563-382-5990 (Join for
the best deals)
Seeds from Italy, www.growitalian.com, 785-748-0959
(generous packs)
Seeds of Change, www.seedsofchange.com, 888-762-7333
Select Seeds, www.selectseeds.com,
800-684-0395
Sky Fire Garden, www.skyfiregardenseeds.com
($2 packs)
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, www.southernexposure.com, 540-894-9480
(free catalog)
Territorial Seed, www.territorialseed.com, 800-626-0866
Thompson and Morgan, www.tmseeds.com, 800-274-7333 (free
catalog)
Thyme Garden Herbs, www.thymegarden.com, 541-487-8671
Tomato Bob Heirloom Tomatoes, www.tomatobob.com, 614-256-6298 (free
catalog)
Whatcom Seed Co, www.seedrack.com,
(palms, bonsai, baobab)
Need more? Go to www.gardenlist.com
for a list of lists!
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