Who’s Ready for Seeds?

It must be pure grace that these seed catalogs arrived just ahead of this bit of snow. Looking at all the beans and squash, all the possibilities–its enough to almost thaw my feet out!

I wanted to draw your attention to a few sources we’ll be using for 2010. And don’t let this post frighten you: you are not behind the growing season yet. Unless you are growing onions from seed, you still have plenty of time to plan your spring garden.

• Southern Exposure Seed Exchange (www.southernexposure.com)–This catalog out of Mineral, Virginia, features seeds that have done well in the Southeastern United States. It contains a great selection of heirloom and open-pollinated seeds, those which can be saved from year to year. (Seedleaf plans to offer more seed-saving classes this summer and fall–keep an eye on our calendar of events.) Also, the gnomes on the cover of this one put it in strong contention for cutest catalog.
• Territorial Seed Company (www.territorialseed.com)–This one is based out of Cottage Grove, Oregon. The owners of this company are giving a free package of carrot seeds with each order, enough seeds to sow a 25′ row, in hopes of ensuring that more gardeners plant a row for the hungry this year.
• Johnny’s Selected Seeds (www.Johnnyseeds.com)–A little slicker, a little thicker, this catalog from Winslow, Maine, offers both hybrid varieties and heirloom fruits and vegetables, a great selection of flowers, plus a lot of tools, organic fertilizers and pesticides, all kinds of sassy things. We have found them to be very easy to work with, and they’ll replace most broken tools.

So good luck as you dream up and lay out your garden. And contact us if you could use any help on that.