Each of these seed companies has a code.Īnnie’s Heirloom Seed This was a new find for me and one I will continue to order from year to year.
#Seed catalogs code
When I list seed varieties in my blogs there will always be a source with a code listed. Let me give you a brief synopsis of each catalog and their website so sometime later this year you too may want to send for a copy of their latest offerings. And it’s getting to be that time of year where I have to purge the stack before ordering new current catalogs. I love the information I find in these catalogs, and I do a lot of clipping for article ideas, but at the end of the year I begrudgingly have to toss them all and order the next year’s edition. As you can guess, by now the space below my desk is a stack of 2013 seed catalogs measuring close to 2 feet high. To make life easier go online and find all the seed companies you may be interested in and go to their website, see if they have varieties you’re interested in and order a print catalog (of course you can order online, too). This site was created for someone like me who likes to browse yearly seed catalogs yet doesn’t know where to begin and they may not know about the smaller seed companies. When the new seed catalogs come out I work on this site almost daily to include the latest varieties they have to offer. He, then both of us, wrote about using the French intensive biodynamic small space garden beds.įrom this love of gardening and the need to know where I could find seeds that my local nursery never heard of, I created a vegetable garden website, Postage Stamp Vegetable Gardening. My late husband, Duane, was the one who started my love for small space gardening. I’m known for my postage stamp gardening and my books reflect that small space gardening. Years ago I began experimenting with garden beds, using a particular theme to each bed. These catalogs are usually my favorite because they not only offer heirloom seeds but a history behind the seed. Then I began writing vegetable garden books and soon discovered many catalogs that offered specialized seeds. Over the years I always ordered from the same big name companies. I’ve spent years getting acquainted with vegetable seeds and the catalogs that offer them. All gardeners start out the same, by deciding what they want to grow and by looking through seed catalogs. I have beginning gardeners to long time gardeners who may or may not enjoy the basics of gardening. Transplant seedlings outdoors after danger of frost has passed.Starting a new garden blog is always a bit intimidating because I don’t want to leave any reader out. Lightly cover the seeds with soil or peat moss only the thickness of the seed itself. Sow the flower seed indoors 4 - 6 weeks before the last frost. Well-draining, rich and fertile soil that is slightly acidic is a must for growing Dahlias. They thrive when the temperatures climb, and they will be profuse bloomers until the first frost. Grow Dahlia Variabilis in an area that has a minimum of six hours of sunlight. The flowers also look wonderful in the border and contrast nicely with shrubs and ornamental grasses. The individual blooms may be small, but they are perfectly formed and can be appreciated in a vase. It's a classic cut flower with tubular looking petals. A single plant, grown from flower seed, will produce plenty of flowers for many bouquets.
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The flowers are ideal for cutting as well. This variety with small double flowered pompons and a bright color mix is an asset to the border where they will create an outstanding focal point. Dahlia ( Dahlia Variabilis Pompon) - Don't forget Dahlia seeds! They are easy-to-grow and so versatile in the landscape.