Vegetable Gardening (136 page)

Vegetables, herbs, and flowers

Abundant Life Seeds,
P.O. Box 279, Cottage Grove, OR 97424; phone 541-767-9606; Web site
www.abundantlifeseeds.com
. This seed company is dedicated to the preservation of unusual heirloom vegetable, herb, grain, and flower seeds. The organization offers organically grown and untreated seeds.

Amishland Heirloom Seeds,
Box 365, Reamstown, PA 17567; Web site
www.amishlandseeds.com
. This small, one-woman, organic seed company is devoted to saving heirloom varieties in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, area.

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds,
2278 Baker Creek Rd., Mansfield, MO 65704; phone
417-924-8917; Web site
www.rareseeds.com
. This company, which offers a beautiful color catalog, specializes in a wide range of unusual heirloom vegetables and flowers from around the world.

Bountiful Gardens,
18001 Shafer Ranch Rd., Willits, CA 95490; phone 707-459-6410; Web site
www.bountifulgardens.org
. This company specializes in untreated, unusual varieties of vegetables, cover crops, herbs, and grains.

Burrell Seed Co.,
P.O. Box 150, Rocky Ford, CO 81067; phone 719-254-3318; Web site
www.burrellseeds.us
. This seed company offers a complete line of vegetables, specializing in cantaloupes and watermelons.

The Cook's Garden,
P.O. Box C5030, Warminster, PA 18974; phone 800-457-9703; Web site
www.cooksgarden.com
. This company provides a wide selection of culinary vegetables, herbs, and flowers, including European and hard-to-find salad greens.

Dill's Atlantic Giant Pumpkins,
RR#1 400 College Rd., Windsor, N.S., Canada B0N 2T0; phone 902-798-2728; Web site
www.howarddill.com
. Howard Dill sells seed for the world's largest pumpkins, including ‘Atlantic Giant' and other pumpkin varieties.

Dixondale Farms,
P.O. Box 129, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834; phone 877-367-1015; Web site
www.dixondalefarms.com
. Specialists in onion plants.

Evergreen Y.H. Enterprises,
P.O. Box 17538, Anaheim, CA 92817; phone 714-637-5769; Web site
www.evergreenseeds.com
. This company specializes in Oriental vegetables.

Fedco Seeds,
P.O. Box 520, Waterville, ME 04903; phone 207-873-7333; Web site
www.fedcoseeds.com
. This seed company offers a full line of vegetables, including a good selection of potatoes. It also offers fruit trees, bulbs, books, tools, and products.

Filaree Farm,
182 Conconully Hwy., Okanogan, WA 98840; phone 509-422-6940; Web site
www.filareefarm.com
. This company offers more than 100 unique strains of garlic.

Gourmet Seed International,
HC 12 Box 510, Tatum, NM, 88267; phone
575-398-6111; Web site
www.gourmetseed.com
. Specialists in vegetable seeds from Europe, especially Italy. The company also carries flower and herb seeds, tools, and products.

Gurney's Seed & Nursery Co.,
P.O. Box 4178, Greendale, IN 47025; phone 513-354-1492; Web site
gurneys.com
. Gurney's offers a full-line seed and nursery catalog.

Harris Seeds,
355 Paul Rd., P.O. Box 24966, Rochester, NY 14624; phone 800-544-7938; Web site
www.harrisseeds.com
. Through this company, you can purchase vegetable and flower seeds, gardening accessories, and vegetable transplants.

Henry Field's Seed & Nursery Co.,
P.O. Box 397, Aurora, IN 47001; phone 513-354-1495; Web site
henryfields.com
. This company offers a basic vegetable, flower, and fruit catalog with some products.

High Mowing Organic Seeds,
76 Quarry Rd., Wolcott, VT
05680; phone 802-472-6174; Web site
www.highmowingseeds.com
. This seed company specializes in organic vegetable, flower, and herb seeds as well as cover crop seeds.

Jersey Asparagus Farms, Inc.,
105 Porchtown Rd., Pittsgrove, NJ 08318; phone 856-358-2548; Web site
www.jerseyasparagus.com
. This company specializes in asparagus and small fruits, such as strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and goji berries. It also carries horseradish and rhubarb plants.

Johnny's Selected Seeds,
955 Benton Ave., Winslow, ME 04901; phone 877-564-6697; Web site
www.johnnyseeds.com
. Johnny's sells vegetable, herb, cover crop, and flower seeds. It also offers vegetable seeds for sprouting and organic seeds.

J.W. Jung Seed Company,
335 S. High St., Randolph, WI 53956; phone 800-297-3123; Web site
www.jungseed.com
. This company offers a wide selection of vegetable seeds, fruits, plants, bulbs, and products.

Native Seeds/SEARCH,
526 N. 4th Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705; phone 520-622-5561; Web site
www.nativeseeds.org
. This organization specializes in Native American varieties of vegetables adapted to the desert Southwest.

Nichols Garden Nursery,
1190 Old Salem Rd. NE, Albany, OR 97321; phone 800-422-3985; Web site
www.nicholsgardennursery.com
. This company offers Asian and unusual vegetables and a good selection of herb seeds and plants.

Nourse Farms, Inc.,
41 River Rd., South Deerfield, MA 01373; phone 413-665-2658; Web site
www.noursefarms.com
. This farm has a good selection of small fruits and asparagus.

Park Seed Company,
1 Parkton Ave., Greenwood, SC 29647; phone 800-213-0076; Web site
www.parkseed.com
. This company offers a wide variety of vegetable, herb, and flower seeds. Good selection for the South.

The Pepper Gal,
P.O. Box 23006, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33307; phone 954-537-5540; Web site
www.peppergal.com
. The Pepper Gal offers many varieties of sweet and hot peppers as well as tomatoes and products.

Pinetree Garden Seeds,
P.O. Box 300, New Gloucester, ME 04260; phone 207-926-3400; Web site
www.superseeds.com
. This company sells a large selection of vegetables, herbs, and flowers as well as tools and books. Small-sized packets are available at low prices.

Renee's Garden Seeds,
6116 Hwy. 9, Felton, CA 95018; phone 888-880-7228; Web site
www.reneesgarden.com
. Renee's Garden offers a wide variety of vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Packets often contain two or three different varieties whose seeds are color coded.

R. H. Shumway's,
334 W. Stroud St., Randolph, WI 53956; phone 800-342-9461; Web site
www.rhshumway.com
. This company sells a wide selection of vegetable seeds, fruits, and bulbs.

Richters Herbs,
357 Hwy. 47, Goodwood, Ontario, Canada L0C 1A0; phone 905-640-6677; Web site
www.richters.com
. At Richters, you can choose from an extensive selection of herb seeds, plants, and products.

Ronniger's Potato Farm LLC,
12101 2135 Rd., Austin, CO 81410; phone 877-204-8704; Web site
www.ronnigers.com
. This company specializes in potatoes and offers many varieties; it also has a good selection of onions and garlic.

Seed Savers Heritage Farm,
3094 N. Winn Rd., Decorah, IA 52101; phone 563-382-5990; Web site
www.seedsavers.org
. This farm offers a large selection of heirloom vegetable varieties from the United States and Europe. It also has herbs, flowers, and fruits and is associated with the largest nonprofit seed-saving organization in the United States: Seed Savers Exchange.

Seeds for the South,
410 Whaley Pond Rd., Graniteville, SC 29829; Web site
www.seedsforthesouth.com
. Through this company, you can purchase heirloom vegetable varieties that are particularly adapted to the Southeast.

Seeds of Change,
P.O. Box 15700, Santa Fe, NM 87506; phone 888-762-7333; Web site
www.seedsofchange.com
. This company sells organic, open-pollinated vegetable, flower, and herb seeds and seeds for sprouting.

Seeds Trust,
P.O. Box 596, Cornville, AZ 86325; phone 928-649-3315; Web site
www.seedstrust.com
. Seeds Trust offers a wide number of open-pollinated vegetables for high-altitude gardens. It also has a good selection of Russian heirloom tomatoes, herbs, flowers, and tools.

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange,
P.O. Box 460, Mineral, VA 23117; phone 540-894-9480; Web site
www.southernexposure.com
. This company sells many varieties of heirloom and traditional vegetables, flowers, and herbs that are especially adapted in the South.

Steele Plant Company, LLC,
202 Collins St., Gleason, TN 38229; phone 731-648-5476; Web site
www.sweetpotatoplant.com
. The Steel Plant Company specializes in sweet potato plants.

Stokes Seeds, Inc.,
P.O. Box 548, Buffalo, NY 14240; phone 800-396-9238; Web site
www.stokeseeds.com
. This company offers a complete listing of flower and vegetable seeds, including how-to growing information.

Territorial Seed Company,
P.O. Box 158, Cottage Grove, OR 97424; phone 800-626-0866; Web site
www.territorialseed.com
. At the Territorial Seed Company, you can purchase vegetable, herb, and flower seeds, especially varieties suited to the Pacific Northwest. It also sells transplants.

Thompson & Morgan Seedsmen, Inc.,
220 Faraday Ave., Jackson, NJ 08527; phone 800-274-7333; Web site
www.tmseeds.com
. Through this company, you can choose from a wide selection of English flowers and vegetables. The company also sells transplants.

Tomato Growers Supply Company,
P.O. Box 60015, Fort Myers, FL 33906; phone 888-478-7333; Web site
www.tomatogrowers.com
. Specialists in tomatoes and peppers.

Totally Tomatoes,
334 W. Stroud St., Randolph, WI, 53956; phone 800-345-5977; Web site
www.totallytomato.com
. Totally Tomatoes offers many varieties of tomatoes and peppers.

Vermont Bean Seed Company,
334 W. Stroud St., Randolph, WI 53956; phone 800-349-1071; Web site
www.vermontbean.com
. This company specializes in varieties of beans, but it also offers other vegetable seeds and fruits.

Veseys Seeds Ltd.,
P.O. Box 9000, Calais, ME 04619; phone 800-363-7333; Web site
www.veseys.com
. Veseys offers a wide selection of vegetable and flower seeds adapted to short-growing-season conditions.

W. Atlee Burpee & Co.,
300 Park Ave., Warminster, PA 18974; phone 800-333-5808; Web site
www.burpee.com
. Through Burpee, you can choose from a wide selection of flower and vegetable seeds, plants, and supplies.

Wild Garden Seeds,
P.O. Box 1509, Philomath, OR 97370; phone 541-929-4068; Web site
www.wildgardenseed.com
. This company offers a selection of vegetables and beneficial-insect-attracting plants. All seed is bred on the Gathering Together Farm.

Willhite Seed, Inc.,
P.O. Box 23, Poolville, TX 76487; phone 800-828-1840; Web site
www.willhiteseed.com
. Willhite Seed offers a good selection of vegetable seeds for warm growing areas. It also has a selection of Indian vegetable varieties.

William Dam Seeds Ltd.,
279 Hwy. 8, RR 1, Dundas, Ontario, Canada L9H 5E1; phone 905-628-6641; Web site
www.damseeds.ca
. You can choose from a full line of vegetable, flower, and wildflower seeds and some products for Northern gardeners.

Wood Prairie Farm,
49 Kinney Rd., Bridgewater, ME 04735; phone 800-829-9765; Web site
www.woodprairie.com
. This farm specializes in potato varieties.

Seed savers

The following are some seed-saving organizations and small, nonprofit organizations specializing in historic and unusual heirloom varieties. The seed-saving organizations often have seed swaps for members so you can share and try unusual heirloom varieties from around the world. They also offer special programs promoting the reintroduction of heirloom plants. You may have to become a member to receive the seeds.

Appalachian Heirloom Seed Conservancy,
P.O. Box 519, Richmond, KY 40476; phone 859-623-2765; e-mail
[email protected]
. This conservancy is dedicated to preserving Appalachia's edible heritage.

Colonial Williamsburg,
P.O. Box 1776, Williamsburg, VA 23187; phone 757-229-1000; Web site
www.history.org/history/CWLand/nursery1.cfm
. Seeds of 18th century plants commonly grown in America are available for sale from the Colonial Nursery.

Garden State Heirloom Seed Society,
P.O. Box 15, Delaware, NJ 07833; phone 908-475-2730; Web site
www.historyyoucaneat.org
. This society of gardeners, farmers, and historians preserves, grows, and sells heirloom varieties of seeds from the Mid-Atlantic region.