I'm on my stupid phone, so forgive any typos. Windstream is supposed to show up.to fix the broken line that's been draped in our maple tree for a week, sometime today.
I see people are having trouble finding heirloom seeds... I discovered a great site in the Ukraine this spring. Fantastic prices and selection... almost all are OP. Their packets aren't fancy, but compare seed counts with almost any US sources... amazing. One exception is peas and beans.. you'll get a better deal buying them by the ounce or pound. And they don't carry any corn :-(
I held off on posting this until I had a chance to order and check out their service and seed quality...both were excellent. I just placed another order, and should now be set on seeds for next year.
They have a few things out of stock, but not many. One issue...their maturity dates are screwy. I think most are figured from seed planting, rather than transplant, but since their climate corresponds to our Zone 6 (as far as I can tell), I figured as long as I chose earlier varieties, even here in Zone 5 I shouldn't have trouble getting stuff to mature.
I'm going to be going through my massive (and aging) seed collection, and tossing a ton of older stuff. Can't move it all, and I have a strong feeling we're going to need to be able to rely on everything that we plant growing. It really feels like time is getting short.
Summerthyme
I see people are having trouble finding heirloom seeds... I discovered a great site in the Ukraine this spring. Fantastic prices and selection... almost all are OP. Their packets aren't fancy, but compare seed counts with almost any US sources... amazing. One exception is peas and beans.. you'll get a better deal buying them by the ounce or pound. And they don't carry any corn :-(
NIKITOVKA Seeds - Seeds from Ukraine and Eastern Europe
Quality vegetable, herb and flower seeds from Ukraine and Europe for growers and gardeners
nikitovka.com
I held off on posting this until I had a chance to order and check out their service and seed quality...both were excellent. I just placed another order, and should now be set on seeds for next year.
They have a few things out of stock, but not many. One issue...their maturity dates are screwy. I think most are figured from seed planting, rather than transplant, but since their climate corresponds to our Zone 6 (as far as I can tell), I figured as long as I chose earlier varieties, even here in Zone 5 I shouldn't have trouble getting stuff to mature.
I'm going to be going through my massive (and aging) seed collection, and tossing a ton of older stuff. Can't move it all, and I have a strong feeling we're going to need to be able to rely on everything that we plant growing. It really feels like time is getting short.
Summerthyme