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Bigdaddy4430

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When you guys get your seeds where is the place you get the best results.We have been getting them at the local fleet store and have had terrible luck.Would a seed catalog be better such as Gurneys?
 
When I buy my seeds I try to get as near local grown as possible. Seeds from some catalogs come from everwhere and the reason they don't do as good is called a shock from being grown in a region that isn't compatable to your location. I hope this helps as its difficult for me to explain in type.
Such as seeds grown in the south with sandy soil won't do good up north if one has a heavy clay soil.
 
Willhite seed co. Poolvile Tx. Have good reliable seed but order early. the only problem that I ever had with them is get behind with shipping in the spring.
 
I've had trouble with my pumpkins and melons not coming up in the garden. I found a beatle was eating the inside of them. So now I start them in my garage in potting soil and set them out. They do real well this way.
 
i use jungs, territorial seed co, totally tomatoes, gurneys and fields. also get some plants from a local nursery too. not much luck either from the local farm and fleet seeds.
 
I buy from all over in town. Dollar general has seeds right now for 3 packs for a buck so buy some there. Also Orchenlens and a few other places. Never had much problem doing it that way but then I also never keep track of which plants came from which seeds
 
for package seed i always use ferry morse and have had good luck. if your talking about bulk seed out of a bin,it could have been there for years. i bought five lbs of blackeyed peas seed from a place here, i dont think a single one of those seed grew.
 
Southern States. Packaged in half or pound bags mostly, some small packs for small seed. Dried black eye peas from the grocery store are cheaper and just as good.
 
Southern States. Packaged in half or pound bags mostly, some small packs for small seed. Dried black eye peas from the grocery store are cheaper and just as good.
 
Last spring sweet potato plants were going for around 18 dollars a dozen at most mail order seed houses. We were at the local grocery and passed the sweet potatoes so had an idea. We bought 1 sweet potato, took it home and placed it in a quart jar filled with water. Placed it in a southern exposure window where it produced 13 sprouts. We then ate the seed potatoe. Those 13 sprouts produced nearly 2 bushels of sweet poatoes. Joe
 
I used to order seeds from the various supply houses, and had good luck with all of them, Gurneys, Fields, Jos. Harris, Park, etc. But I figured out what shipping was costing and started buying from a local hardware that sells bulk seeds. Cost is about 1/3, no shipping, and I've been very happy with the results. I have only ordered special varieties that I can't find locally for the last 10 years, and there aren't many of those. Besides I help keep the local guy open.
 
I have had good luck with Gurney's but will admit I have not planted any of their potatoes. Potatoes like deep sandy loam soil and will not thrive on anything with any degree of clay in it. I've tried partial bedding with my garden but I am thinking instead of mixing a couple of inches of sand I will need to fully bed 18 inches to get the results I need. Maybe then I could try some carrots. Fertility can not be neglected, either.
 
I had terrible luck with my Gurneys seed last year. Was my first and last time to order seeds. I ended up reseeding from the hardware store.

I take that back - their lettuce blend in the seed tape was outstanding. I will order that again.
 
For mail order Johnnys has been best with Millers a close second, but I'm in the northeast, zone 3-4.
 
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