Time to pick some seeds for the season | Food Production and Preservation | Forums

I was pretty excited to receive this years johnny seeds catalog. Being in Maine we are able to drive to johnny’s and pick up what we need and not have to wait on shipping. With that being said there were three items I wanted to get any johnny’s last year and they didn’t have them.

http://www.johnnyseeds.com/

But there are some other options available as well. One of the biggest local sources for most people is wal-mart and they are also a good option for soft fruits and fruit trees. One thing I’m not to big a fan of getting from wal-mart (or any big box stores) is seedlings. We had a huge blight problem here in New England a couple of years ago and it was tracked back to the nursery that supplies most of them.

http://www.nytimes.c.....atoes.html

A member on another forum by the name of MGT had exposed me to growingyourgreens.com and the man behind the camera john. He did a great video on wal-mart seeds several years ago and was quite amusing as well.

Some people had asked me about personal seed banks. One of the most inexpensive ones I know of is

http://www.mypatriot.....s_s/56.htm

 I have seen some of their competition offer less of a product for almost three times the price.

Whatever you end up getting though, make sure it's non-hybrid and open pollinated so you can start saving your seeds. Peace