187-The Informed Seed Shopper: What to Know Before You Buy
The joe gardener Show - Organic Gardening - Vegetable Gardening - Expert Garden Advice From Joe Lamp'l
Joe Lamp'l
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 17 December 2020
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Before placing your order online or filling out a seed catalog order form, be sure you are making the best buying decisions. In this week's episode, I'm sharing tips to help make you a more informed seed shopper. I'll explain what to do before you start, how to process the plethora of seed catalogs arriving at your home or in your email inbox, and the types of seed to look for to meet your needs. I'll also get into the differences among the various seed companies, large and small, and other sources where you can get seeds for a very low price or even free.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Joe Gardner Show, the podcast all about gardening, where we cover |
| 0:08.8 | everything you need to know to grow like a pro, no experience required. |
| 0:13.2 | And now here's your guide, National Gardening Television Host, and the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, |
| 0:18.5 | Joe Lample. |
| 0:19.5 | Hi everybody, it's Joe Lample, the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, and welcome to the Joe Gardner |
| 0:23.3 | Show. |
| 0:24.3 | As we get into our conversation today, thanks to our sponsor for this episode. |
| 0:28.5 | XMark, they're the makers of professional mowing equipment and great allies for rural |
| 0:33.6 | lifestyles, useful outdoor cooking and living and lawn garden content. |
| 0:38.2 | For more information, check out their website at xmark.com slash backyard. |
| 0:43.8 | Today we are starting to gear up for seed buying and seed starting season because it is |
| 0:49.0 | really heating up. |
| 0:50.3 | We have noticed it big time in the last week or two through our social media channels |
| 0:54.3 | and our emails and all the buzz taking place online. |
| 0:58.8 | People are asking a lot of questions right now. |
| 1:00.8 | Clearly they have a lot of pent up demand and interest in getting their seeds ordered |
| 1:05.4 | and started. |
| 1:06.4 | And I can certainly understand why. |
| 1:08.7 | But ahead of that, I just want to make sure that you all are informed seed shoppers. |
| 1:15.0 | And I want to make sure that today we talk about what you need to know before you buy, |
| 1:19.3 | so that when you go online to place your order or fill out that order form in the seed |
| 1:23.4 | catalog, you are making the best buying decisions. |
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