Links For 2014 Seed Catalogs

[w_r_ranch]

It's getting to be that time of year... Start you planning, spring is just around the corner!!!

Burpee

Burnt Ridge Nursery

Dixondale Farms

Gardener's Supply Co.

Jung Seed & Plant

Park Seed Co.

Rareseeds

Tomato Growers Supply Company

Wayside Gardens

 

[Mike]

Thanks for the links. I've used Burpee several times in the past, may have to check out some of the others too.

 

[Mr_Yan]

I just signed up for Jung's which is about 70 minutes drive north of here. I know my co-worker uses Jung's each year both through the mail and goes to their location.

Has anyone here used Seed Savers Exchange?

I have also liked Johnny's Selected Seeds for the past few years. Often times you can get a free shipping code for Johnny's.

This year I'll also try Botanical Interests.

I almost tried Territorial seeds last year but the shipping was outrageous.

 

[Whistler]

Where does the plants come from that lowes sales?

 

[w_r_ranch]

Numerous places... The issue I have with 'big box' places is that they sell plants that are, many times, inappropriate for a given location. For instance, I've seen them selling rhododendrons & raspberries here... neither of which stand a chance of surviving here.

 

[Mr_Yan]

Where does the plants come from that lowes sales?

Mr. Ranch hit it pretty well in his post.

If I remember correctly many of the veg and herb plants Lowes sells around here are branded with Bonnie logos. Again if I remember correctly Lowes primarily sells Ferry Morse seeds in their seasonal cardboard racks. My experience with Ferry Morse seeds have been more misses than hits and often times the plants differ greatly from what the cultivator description calls for. I've had worse luck with the farm and fleet seed packs typically on sale for 11 cents a pack. All in all I guess you get what you pay for.

 

[Whistler]

guess i should go with burpee then. do i want 'regular' plants or hairlooms?

 

[w_r_ranch]

Either. Lots of excellent hybrids out there, which is mostly what we grow.

Heirlooms are a 'must' if you want to save your seeds year to year. While 'hybrid' seed will most certainly grow & produce, they will no longer have the original hybrid traits (they will revert back to one of their 'parent varieties)'

 

[Mr_Yan]

guess i should go with burpee then. do i want 'regular' plants or hairlooms?

I'll echo Mr Ranch but plant genetics and seed saving can be fun. If you just want to grow some vegetables and not go overboard there is no reason not to go with some or all hybrids in the garden. In fact hybrids will probably do better and be easier for you.

Burpee's is a large and generally good garden seed supplier. You may have better luck with a more local source that tends toward what does well in your area. For instance I am in northern IL - medium to short growing season in the almost north. Johnny's and Jungs are both northern companies that carry good selections of shorter season crops. Where as Mr Ranch doesn't care about that down in central Texas but I would bet he gets far more days over 100 F than I do and the sun tends to be a little more brutal in his parts than here in the midwest.

 

[w_r_ranch]

That is correct, while some plants can survive 30-45 days of 100+ temps, most cannot. There are periods here of 110 or better every summer... We saw 117 here one day a few years ago, it was brutal & set some plants back bad...

The second week of August isn't called 'Hotter than hell week' here for nothing. All I can say is you have to water early in the day & water deep, if you got anything growing (even okra & melons). That includes humans, drink a lot... like a quart of water/hr...

 

[Mr_Yan]

Thinking about it and I may not have written it clearly enough. The larger general garden seed companies - Burpee, Johnny's, Park etc - carry a great selection and will work for your garden just about anywhere in the US with the correct season. I was thinking that some seed companies tend to either specialize on something or cater more to one climate type. Tomatofest.com for instance specializes in rare and heirloom tomatoes, Botanical Interests carries general heirlooms and if you want a weird old variety look at Seed Savers Exchange.

@Whistler Burpee packs bought off the rack at a local store will grow and you'll get a harvest off them. You can even do rather well with some. Others fail miserably evidenced by my third year failing with brussles sprouts. Getting a hard copy of someone's catalog is also a good idea (and most are free). There is a ton of info packed into most catalogs, info from general points to care for each family to specific info on each cultivator.

 

[majorcatfish]

had to go into work at 2 am this morning to do a boiler to autoclave temperature/ pressure study, they have been crying that the boiler can not keep up and the alarms go off on the autoclaves all week. the new opening buffoon was not following the morning start-up procedure that
i wrote up 4 years ago....grrrrr
so after a little ass crewing, had so extra time on my hands found this thread.
once i got home and finished planting figured posting some other links that have not been mentioned.

heres my 2014 garden seed porn catalogs.






richters herbs and veggies http://www.richters.com/

kitchen garden seeds https://www.kitchengardenseeds.com/

territorial seeds http://www.territorialseed.com/

johnnys seeds http://www.johnnyseeds.com/

stokes seeds http://www.stokeseeds.com/

osborne seeds http://www.osborneseed.com/

vermont bean seed http://www.vermontbean.com/

veseys seeds http://www.veseys.com/us/en/

potato garden http://www.potatogarden.com/

totally tomatoes http://www.totallytomato.com/

gurneys http://www.gurneys.com/

annies heirloom seeds http://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/

r.h. shumways http://www.rhshumway.com/

nourse https://www.noursefarms.com/

starks bros http://www.starkbros.com/