Vegetable Gardening (137 page)

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Landis Valley Museum,
2451 Kissel Hill Rd., Lancaster, PA 17601; phone 717-569-0401; Web site
www.landisvalleymuseum.org/index.php
. The Landis Valley Museum is home to the Heirloom Seed Project, which is dedicated to the preservation of heirloom vegetable, flower, and herb varieties grown by the Pennsylvania Dutch farmers.

Native Seeds/SEARCH.
See the description for this organization in the preceding section to find out more.

Seed Savers Exchange.
See the description for the Seed Savers Heritage Farm in the preceding section for more information.

Seeds of Diversity,
P.O. Box 36, Station Q., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4T 2L7; phone 866-509-7333; Web site
www.seeds.ca
. This organization is Canada's source for heritage seed, seed savings, and garden history.

Southern Seed Legacy,
Department of Anthropology, 250A Baldwin Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602; phone 706-542-1430; Web site
www.uga.edu/ebl/ssl
. The Southern Seed Legacy maintains a collection of more than 440 named varieties of southern heirloom seeds.

Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants,
Monticello, P.O. Box 217, Charlottesville, VA 22902; phone 434-984-9822; Web site
www.monticello.org/chp/index.html
. Through the Center for Historic Plants, you can find listing of flowers, trees, shrubs, vegetable, herbs, and fruits grown at Thomas Jefferson's home in Virginia.

Fruits and berries

Bay Laurel Nursery,
2500 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422; phone 805-466-3406; Web site
www.baylaurelnursery.com
. This nursery offers a good selection of apples, apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches, pears, and plums for the Southwest.

Burnt Ridge Nursery & Orchards Inc.,
432 Burnt Ridge Rd., Onalaska, WA 98570; phone 360-985-2873; Web site
www.burntridgenursery.com
. Burnt Ridge specializes in unusual and disease-resistant trees, vines, and shrubs that produce edible nuts or fruits and Northwest natives.

Edible Landscaping,
361 Spirit Ridge Ln., Afton, VA 22920; phone 800-524-4156; Web site
www.ediblelandscaping.com
. Through Edible Landscaping, you can choose from a good selection of unusual fruits such as kiwi, fig, and citrus.

Indiana Berry & Plant Co.,
5218 W. 500 S., Huntingburg, IN 47542; phone 800-295-2226; Web site
indianaberry.com
. At Indiana Berry, you can find varieties of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, asparagus, grapes, and other unusual berries.

Ison's Nursery & Vineyards,
6855 Newnan Rd., P.O. Box 190, Brooks, GA 30205; phone 800-733-0324; Web site
www.isons.com
. This company offers mucho muscadines (grapes for the southern U.S.) and dozens of other fruits, large and small.

Johnson Nursery,
1352 Big Creek Rd., Ellijay, GA 30536; phone 888-276-3187; Web site
www.johnsonnursery.com
. Johnson Nursery sells hardy and antique fruit trees as well as grapes, berries, persimmons, pomegranates, and supplies.

Just Fruits & Exotics,
30 St. Frances St., Crawfordville, FL 32327; phone 850-926-5644; Web site
www.justfruitsandexotics.com
. This company offers a good selection of tropical fruits, citrus, persimmon, and many other fruit varieties adapted to warm growing regions.

Miller Nurseries,
5060 West Lake Rd., Canandaigua, NY 14424; phone 800-836-9630; Web site
www.millernurseries.com
. Through Miller Nurseries, you can choose from a complete selection of fruiting plants, including many varieties of antique dwarf apples.

One Green World,
28696 S. Cramer Rd., Molalla, OR 97038; phone
877-353-4028; Web site
www.onegreenworld.com
. This company offers a wide selection of exotic fruits from around the world as well as native Northwest fruits, nuts, and berries.

Raintree Nursery,
391 Butts Rd., Morton, WA 98356; phone 360-496-6400; Web site
www.raintreenursery.com
. This nursery sells fruits, nuts, vines, berries, unusual edibles, and bamboo.

Stark Bro's Nurseries & Orchards Co.,
P.O. Box 1800, Louisiana, MO 63353; phone 800-325-4180; Web site
www.starkbros.com
. At Stark Bro's, choose from fruit trees, berries, and landscape plants.

Womacks Nursery,
2551 State Hwy. 6, De Leon, TX 76444; phone 254-893-6497; Web site
www.womacknursery.com
. This company specializes in fruit and pecan trees.

Tools and supplies

A. M. Leonard, Inc.,
241 Fox Dr., P.O. Box 816, Piqua, OH 45356; phone 800-543-8955; Web site
www.amleo.com
. This company offers professional nursery and gardening supplies.

Arbico Organics,
P.O. Box 8910, Tucson, AZ 85738; phone 800-827-2847; Web site
www.arbico-organics.com
. Through Arbico Organics, you can purchase beneficial insects and other environmentally friendly products for pest control.

Charley's Greenhouse Supply,
17979 State Rt. 536, Mount Vernon, WA 98273; phone 800-322-4707; Web site
www.charleysgreenhouse.com
. This company has a good listing of small greenhouses and greenhouse supplies.

Fungi Perfecti,
P.O. Box 7634, Olympia, WA 98507; phone 800-780-9126; Web site
www.fungi.com
. This company offers a full line of mushroom-growing kits and supplies.

Gardener's Supply Company,
128 Intervale Rd., Burlington, VT 05401; phone 888-833-1412; Web site
www.gardeners.com
. This supply company sells hundreds of innovative tools and products for gardeners.

Gardens Alive,
5100 Schenley Pl., Lawrenceburg, IN 47025; phone 513-354-1482; Web site
www.gardensalive.com
. A large supplier of organic pest control products.

Gempler's,
P.O. Box 44993, Madison, WI 53744; phone 800-382-8473; Web site
www.gemplers.com
. Gempler's offers an extensive listing of tools and products for the professional and amateur gardener.

Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery,
3244 Hwy. 116 North, Sebastopol, CA 95472; phone 707-823-9125; Web site
www.harmonyfarm.com
. For drip and sprinkler irrigation equipment, organic fertilizers, beneficial insects, power tools, and composting supplies, check out this supply company.

Hoop House Greenhouse Kits,
P.O. Box 2430, Mashpee, MA 02649; phone 800-760-5192; Web site
www.hoophouse.com
. This company specializes in hoop house greenhouse kits for every level of gardener, from home hobbyists to professionals.

Hydrofarm,
2249 S. McDowell Ext., Petaluma, CA 94954; phone 800-634-9990; Web site
www.hydrofarm.com
. One of the largest selections of indoor growing lights and hydroponic supplies available.

Kinsman Company,
P.O. Box 428, Pipersville, PA 18947; phone 800-733-4146; Web site
www.kinsmangarden.com
. This company offers gardening supplies and quality tools.

Lee Valley Tools Ltd.,
P.O. Box 1780, Ogdensburg, NY 13669; phone 800-871-8158; Web site
www.leevalley.com
. Lee Valley Tools sells quality tools and products for home gardeners.

Natural Gardening,
P.O. Box 750776, Petaluma, CA 94975; phone 707-766-9303; Web site
www.naturalgardening.com
. This company offers organic gardening supplies, seeds, and transplants.

Peaceful Valley Farm Supply,
P.O. Box 2209, Grass Valley, CA 95945; phone 888-784-1722; Web site
www.groworganic.com
. Through this farm, you can choose from a large selection of organic gardening fertilizers, pest controls, cover crop seed, supplies, and quality tools.

Planet Natural,
1612 Gold Ave., Bozeman, MT 59715; phone 800-289-6656; Web site
www.planetnatural.com
. This company offers environmentally friendly products for your lawn, garden, or farm.

The Urban Farmer Store,
2833 Vicente St., San Francisco, CA 94116; phone 415-661-2204; Web site
www.urbanfarmerstore.com
. This store sells garden lighting, ponds, and drip irrigation supplies.

Walt Nicke Co.,
P.O. Box 433, Topsfield, MA 01983; phone 978-887-3388; Web site
www.gardentalk.com
. This company provides a good selection of fine and unusual gardening tools.

Worm's Way Garden Center,
7850 N. State Rd. 37, Bloomington, IN 47404; phone 800-274-9676; Web site
www.wormsway.com
. Worm's Way sells a wide variety of gardening supplies, including irrigation supplies, pest controls, organic fertilizers, and of course, worms for composting.

U.S. and Canadian Master Gardeners

The umbrella organization for all the regional master gardener programs is the International Master Gardener Committee (
www.hort.purdue.edu/img/default.html
). This committee disseminates information and helps organize international master gardener conferences. Individual state master gardener programs often have conferences, newsletters, and gatherings as well. Following is contact information for each state and participating province:

Alabama:
Kerry Smith,
www.aces.edu/mg

Alaska:
June Riley,
www.uaf.edu/ces/michele/program.html

Alberta:
Devonia Botanic Garden,
www.ales.ualberta.ca/devonian/master_gardener.cfm

Arizona:
John Begeman,
cals.arizona.edu/extension/mastergardener/index.html

Arkansas:
Janet Carson,
www.arhomeandgarden.org/master_gardener.htm

British Columbia:
MG Coordinator, Van Dusen Botanical Gardens,
www.bcmastergardeners.org

California:
Pam Geisel,
camastergardeners.ucdavis.edu

Colorado:
Dave Whiting,
cmg.colostate.edu

Connecticut:
Leslie Alexander,
www.ladybug.uconn.edu

Delaware:
Susan Barton,
ag.udel.edu/extension/horticulture/index.htm

District of Columbia:
Sandy Farber,
www.dc-urban-gardener-news.com

Florida:
Tom Wichman,
hort.ifas.ufl.edu/mg