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What's everyone's preferred seed vendor? (self.gardening)

submitted 1 month ago by SchmidtGenetics to c/gardening

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Lot of stuff I’ve been reading say to buy around mid December when the seed catalogs come out, but which ones?

I usually just get seeds and plants from Home Depot, it’s done the job, but I want to find some nice heirlooms and/or varieties they don’t carry. Also screw “white label” seeds. But that’s another discussion.

So this last year I got some different seeds from Lee Valley, but I wasn’t a huge fan, still felt like Home Depot just under another name.

So what’s your guys favorite website or place to get seeds. And when do you find the best time to order.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Random small Etsy people who seem legit have been good to me. Recycled packaging, directly supporting a very small business, etc. has been nice.

[–] The_v 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

These are all illegal operations FYI. They break international, national, and state laws meant to prevent the spread of invasive species and pathogens.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Fair point. Not all sellers are good, for sure. This does take some buyer responsibility. I do feel that buying something that I can reasonably tell is the seed I'm looking for, planting it in small containers to test that they're as advertised, and then transplanting to my garden is acceptable. I have bought from bigger sellers and had nearly identical experiences as the small Etsy ones. I only buy from inside my country. Additionally, some of the small sellers actually are licensed. This is all much better than buying a burpee "pollinator/meadow" mix that's just Siberian wallflower and Chinese stuff mixed in with 5-10% native aster.

So I guess it needs more context than simply "go buy from Etsy."