I'm ordering catalogs now & have a quick question. Aside from seed you collect or swap, what are your favorite seed companies?

What companies offer the best selection?

Where do you find seeds for unusual/new plants?

What companies give the most bang for your buck? (I just read about valueseeds today).

Thanks!
Pam

Aside from this forum (which is great!), check before you buy on the Garden Watchdog on Dave's Garden site. American Meadows has great ratings. The Garden Watchdog rates a lot of web based nurseries. Good Luck.

Karen

Some nice companies I've used:
Select Seeds Co.
JL Hudson, Seedsman
Pinetree Seeds

I just recently ran across this site. Has anyone ordered from them? Sample Seed Shop (sampleseeds.com) Their seeds are mostly a dollar a packet, hard to beat.

Lois in PA

Ron, do you still have that photo here somewhere, or on your online album? Would be interesting to see who's still around. I know a lot don't post anymore, but I think a fair number are still with us.

Karen

I started to panic because I stupidly offered the seeds in trades before receiving the order. Many negative posts share that the shipping took months and the customer service is poor.

In my panic, I contacted my credit card company and said I wasn't sure I would receive my order. Not sure if this helped but I received my order in less then two weeks. I also duplicated the ordering by placing orders with other companies. All orders were received within days of one another.

The quantities from hardyplants was impressive.

I will order from hardyplants again but allow for a longer shipping time.

I am definitely ordering from Remy:)) Thanks for the post.

My favorite sites are T&M, valueseeds, Swallowtail, Pinetree and Baker Creek.

I have had great luck with the companies listed on the seminis link, but I don't want to promote Monsantos so I'll limit orders from those sites.

Diane's site offers a good selection of seeds. I'm working through the list now.

Thanks again!

Watersuntogether.com mostly common types .99 cents (Burpee)

Summerhillseeds.com wonderful customer service & some different varieties.

Sunrise seeds I haven't this one yet, good prices nice variety

Best wishes, Wendey

Johnny's Seeds - found a few things I wanted all in one place for a change

Hardy Plants - family run operation that gets a little behind at times but with a nudge or two mails out seeds and they have extensive selection

I can buy Burpee in stores so don't like to pay for shipping unless I need 10 packs for free shipping on Watersuntogether.

I've purchased from Park and T&M but expensive unless on sale. Heard from grower that T&M seed aren't always the freshest but don't think they could stay in business all these years if they had a huge problem. Valueseeds is a good buy if you want their limited inventory at the time they're having blowout sale.

T&M has changed their website and it's a pain to navigate easily now. When I click on particular seed from internet search I don't get to specific page and have to navigate from their left sidebar. Their search function isn't working dependably either. Maybe it's my computer if no one else is having a problem. Not buyer friendly site for me right now...even to browse and check zone info and pics.

Bad thing about online seed purchasing is I end up using 3 or 4 different vendors and paying shipping to each one instead of being able to purchase what I want/need from 1 or 2 vendors.

Once the seeds hit the stores I end up impulse buying a little of this and a little of that from any vendor...some of which I never sow or promptly gets eaten by some critter.

Select Seeds has a lovely assortment of seeds and plants. Haven't ordered from them yet although if I find a few seeds I can use I'd probably break down. Have no idea what their germination is but I'm genuinely seduced by their site photos and descriptions.

I'm so easy.

They are on our family favorite's list, along with Johnny's, T&M, Valueseed, Swallowtail, Hudson Seed Co, and Horizon Herb. Also, T's Seeds is a one person operation but also very good - especially good for mixed daylily seeds.

Lynda

Others are great but I am super cheap :)

Karen

Amy