One of the best parts of gardening is growing foods you can't get commercially - heirloom tomatoes, pole beans, hulless-seed pumpkins, multicolored sweet corn, purple broccoli… The list is goes on, and it becomes nearly endless if you start your own plants from seeds purchased from a good seed company. Some plants, like pumpkins and melons, can be seeded directly into the ground, while others like tomatoes fare best when started indoors and transplanted out. Either way, the seed companies listed below make it easy, irresistible actually, to start your own plants. What makes these companies so remarkable? Their commitment to preserving numerous varieties of plants and raising them in a sustainable way, their community dedication, their depth of knowledge, and of course, their excellent customer service. I have purchased from all of them - from Johnny's for almost 10 years - and I have never had a complaint.
For advice on starting your own seeds, I recommend The New Seed Starter's Handbook by Nancy Bubel, Available from amazon.com. This book has seen me through every conceivable seed-starting question and is now available in a revised format.
Seed Sources
- Peaceful Valley Farm Supply http://www.groworganic.com/default-traff...
- Johnny's Selected Seeds http://www.johnnysselectedseeds.com
- Territorial Seed Company http://www.territorialseed.com
- High Altitude Gardens http://www.seedsave.org/hag/hag.html
- Seed Savers http://www.seedsavers.org/
- Seeds of Change http://www.seedsofchange.com
- Seeds Blum http://www.seedsblum.com
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