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where to order seeds

flwrlvrmnzone4
16 years ago

Hi Everyone,

I have ordered seeds from totally tomatoes for a couple of years now and every year the seeds I get aren't the plants they are sposed to be. It is so frustrating to plant a mortgage lifter plant and when its harvest time it ends up being a old german tomato. This last year was the worst ever from them. I ordered a ton of seeds and just about every plant I planted was something else all together. What seed companies have you all had good luck with. I plant all heirlooms, please let me know what heirloom companies have worked for you all. Thanks!!

Comments (9)

  • sowbusy7nc
    16 years ago

    I have had the same Problem with TT. I have had better luck with Tomato Growers Supply and their pictures are great. Glenn

  • Macmex
    16 years ago

    I've had good service from Sandhill Preservation Center.

    George
    Tahlequah, OK

  • flwrlvrmnzone4
    Original Author
    16 years ago

    Thanks Glenn and George I will check them both out.

  • remy_gw
    16 years ago

    Here's a list I posted on another thread.
    Heirloom Seed, http://www.heirloomseeds.com
    Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, http://www.rareseeds.com
    Sand Hill Preservation Center, http://www.sandhillpreservation.com
    Gourmet Seed International, http://www.gourmetseed.com
    Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, http://www.southernexposure.com
    Pinetree Garden Seeds, http://www.superseeds.com
    Victory Seed Company, http://www.victoryseed.com
    Tomato Growers Supply Company, http://www.tomatogrowers.com

    There are others, but the ones above I have purchased from.
    Remy

  • flwrlvrmnzone4
    Original Author
    16 years ago

    Thanks Remy. Would you suggest one of those companies over another or have they all done fairly well?

  • tomakers
    16 years ago

    Fedco is good also.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Fedco seeds

  • remy_gw
    16 years ago

    Flwrlvr,
    I like them all and in general, I like to rotate around which ones I buy from each year then I continue to get catalogs to read. Sandhill I always buy the northern special sweet potatoes. Gourmet seed has great European varieties in large pkgs. As Glen said, Tomato Growers is much better at accurate tomato seed than Totally Tomatoes for sure. Of course Victory has a neat list of tomatoes also. I could go on : ) So you see they are all good companies with different strengths or areas of expertise.
    Remy

  • donm
    15 years ago

    I have had very good luck with,

    Victory Seeds in Oregon
    Heirloom Seeds in Pennsylvania
    Baker Creek Seeds in Missouri
    Southern Exposure Seed Exchange in Virginia

    I have had fair luck with
    Sand Hill Preservation in Iowa

    Sand Hill offers many varieties however I ordered a corn variety from them which was severly crossed with multiple other corn varieties. I ordered a yellow dent corn and the seeds I recieved were a yellow dent corn however one fifth of my harvest was a red flint or yellow flower corns. The only other corn I was aware of in the area was more than two miles away.

  • geeboss
    15 years ago

    Well darn I just received my seeds from Totally Tomatoes and read the above posts.... so I guess I'll order my Applause and Biltmore Tomatoes from another company since people are having trouble with TT. Atleast I've still have time to reorder. Thanks for the heads up on TT. Wonder what they actually packaged since the packing indicates there're for 2009. Mystery Tomatoes LOL....Tomato Growers Supply here I come!!! Thanks for the recomendations.

    George