Starting to grow own vegetables and herbs?
Posted on 2008 under growing organic vegetables | 6 Comments17 Oct
I’m beginning to grow my own vegetables and herbs, and I’m curious on where to buy the seeds from. The town I live in only has a wal-mart which sells seeds, however, I do buy organic produce and was wondering whether or not to purchase seeds at walmart. Would it matter where I get the seeds from? or not really?
thanks
if you want to buy seeds from a box store than opt for K-mart and the martha Stwart Collection-not organic but lots of heirloom varieties.
thge best way to buy seeds though, is via mail order. My all time favorite seed house is Johnny’s Selected Seeds out of Maine (http://www.johnnysseeds.com) they are the best in the business, they are a small independent, employee owned seed house that has been in business for about 30 years. The seed is on the expensive side but it is excellent quality, always. i have been using them as my main seed supplier for the past 15 years. they offer a wide variety of seeds, have heirlooms, certified organic seed and do not sell seeds owned by Monsanto.
Seed savers exchange is the best place to get heirloom seeds on the planet. it is all they do and they have one of the biggest collections of heirloom seed anywhere. they are a not for profit that should be supported
Fedco Seeds (http://www.fedcoseeds.com) is another seed house out of main that is also a small independent company that does not sell GMO seed or anything from Monsanto. they carry a lot of heirlooms and certified organic seed. the quality is not as good as either Johnny’s or SSE but they are well worth supporting
by wicket351, on October 17 2008 @ 10:10 am
if you buy heirloom seeds you can save the seeds from your produce and have them for the following year , many places online sell them .
References :
http://www.burpee.com/
http://www.victoryseeds.com/
by Katrina S, on October 17 2008 @ 10:22 am
yes it does matter. Cuz the monstrously evil Monstano or whatever the company who created agent orange & a host of other most toxic chemicals in the world has started producing “genetic” seeds which are guarenteed to have nasty chemicals of all kinds to harm folks in them. Sad but true. Most countries have either banned them or have labels as create so many problems; only in “free” America do we NOT have to label them or list the ingredients since folks have become so savvy to the chemicals & problems they cause. Sad but true, our Gov works with the Corp’s to give them whatever they want, and NOT in the best interest of the people. SO, with THAT thought in mind, what I would do is to contact either local gardening groups in your area for seeds, or go to a yahoo group like fiftyfiveandkids group which is all for organic gardening; keeping orgainic seeds, and making community gardens with children for their communities; it’s an excellent source of great information on growing organically; pest control organically; etc; and they will help you get seeds; and ask that you keep some of your seeds & pass on to others that need them! good luck!
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by Laura, on October 17 2008 @ 10:48 am
I’m with the heirloom answer.
Also, you want to know if your seeds have been treated with chemicals if you are going organic.
A few more seed sources for you:
Redwood City Seed Co. (he has lots of articles and info too!)
http://www.batnet.com/~rwc-seed/
Territorial Seed
http://www.territorialseed.com/
Seed Savers Exchange
http://www.seedsavers.org/
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by Rottie Mom, on October 17 2008 @ 11:09 am
Where you get the seeds doesn’t matter. It’s where you plant them that’s important.
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by hanora, on October 17 2008 @ 11:38 am
richter’s herbs is my favorite source for herbs. They sell both plants and seeds.
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by ohiorganic, on October 17 2008 @ 12:10 pm
if you want to buy seeds from a box store than opt for K-mart and the martha Stwart Collection-not organic but lots of heirloom varieties.
thge best way to buy seeds though, is via mail order. My all time favorite seed house is Johnny’s Selected Seeds out of Maine (http://www.johnnysseeds.com) they are the best in the business, they are a small independent, employee owned seed house that has been in business for about 30 years. The seed is on the expensive side but it is excellent quality, always. i have been using them as my main seed supplier for the past 15 years. they offer a wide variety of seeds, have heirlooms, certified organic seed and do not sell seeds owned by Monsanto.
Seed savers exchange is the best place to get heirloom seeds on the planet. it is all they do and they have one of the biggest collections of heirloom seed anywhere. they are a not for profit that should be supported
Fedco Seeds (http://www.fedcoseeds.com) is another seed house out of main that is also a small independent company that does not sell GMO seed or anything from Monsanto. they carry a lot of heirlooms and certified organic seed. the quality is not as good as either Johnny’s or SSE but they are well worth supporting
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I buy about $1000.000 in seeds annually and have used a lot of different seed houses over the years