Gardeners share seed resources
SEED RECOMMENDATION
Where do you go to get you seeds or plants to start your spring vegetable gardens?
Are there special finds you care to share?
Paul Mickum picks up plants at Johnson Gardens, close to his home in Kensington
Camilla Gagliolo is always on the look out at the weekend Farmer’s Market in Takoma Park.
James Pittman goes to American Plant or Johnson’s or Home Depot or Lowes’ depending on weather and where he finds himself. But he swears by Lowe’s for instance, where he can depend on getting leeks.
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Seed with emphasis on plants compatible in mid-Atlantic area
Harris Seeds
Susan Galbraith has a hankering for heirloom varieties and ordered seed from Harris Seeds this year. www.harrisseeds.com
Kitazawa Seed Co.,
John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds,
Seed Savers Exchange,
Offers a range of untreated, non-hybrid, non GMO seeds.
Pinetree Garden Seeds & Accessories
Offers an old fashioned catalog with tools, books, etc
Seeds from Italy
Has a large collection of Italian and French vegetables seeds, Offers of the best Misticanza blends, and a list of radicchio varieties
Nichols Garden Nursery Herbs and Rare Seeds
Old and traditional seeds with growing tips
Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Caters to the market farmer, carries an exceptional variety of vegetable and flower seeds, and has a very good online library with lots of how-to instructions