67- Where to Buy Seeds

The Beginner's Garden with Jill McSheehy

Jill McSheehy

Gardening, Garden, How To, Education, Organicgardening, Home & Garden, Leisure, Homegardening, Beginninggardener, Vegetablegardening

4.4 • 734 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Once gardeners get an idea what crops they want to plant, beginning gardeners ask, "Where should I buy seeds?" With a plethora of sources -- local options, online seed companies, and seed catalogs -- it's hard to know the best places to buy your garden seeds.

One thing is for sure: quality matters. Here you'll find the benefits and drawbacks of local seed sources and online seed catalogs, along with tips to help you know how to choose your best vegetable garden crops and where to buy seeds.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Beginners Garden podcast. I'm Jill McShehehehe with Journey Withjil.net,
0:06.1	and my goal is to give beginning gardeners the tools they need to grow a rewarding, productive garden. Today we're going to be talking about where to buy seeds.
0:32.8	It's one of those questions I actually get quite a bit, but not until I started thinking about it, did I
0:38.6	realize I don't buy seeds the same way that I did my first season and maybe even my first
0:44.8	few seasons. I've learned a lot along the way. I've made some mistakes and had some disappointing
0:50.6	results, and I've also been amazed at some of the great results that I've had in
0:56.6	the past. So I just wanted to share with you some of my thoughts as to some of the best practices
1:02.2	I've found when it comes to deciding where to buy your seeds. Today, we're going to be talking
1:07.8	about both local options and options that include online and maybe
1:12.9	even those seed catalogs. If you're a beginning gardener, you are going to find this information
1:18.9	super helpful. I have no doubt. It's the kind of thing I wish that I would have had someone to tell me.
1:24.8	But if you're someone who has bought seeds for years, I still think you'll be
1:29.1	able to learn a few things here. I know there are some uncommon sources that I've found to buy
1:34.5	seeds at that nobody's really ever talking about. So hopefully, whether you're a beginning gardener
1:40.2	or you've got several years of experience under your belt, there will be something here for you.
1:46.8	Before we even get started talking about where to buy seeds, especially if you're new to the
1:52.3	Beginners Garden podcast, I want to point you to an episode that I think is really important
1:57.3	to listen to when it comes to deciding which seeds you're going to buy.
2:02.2	Back in episode number four, I talk about seeds and transplants and how to know which you need
2:08.4	to plant, whether you need to plant from seed or whether you need to buy a transplant at your
2:13.0	garden center and course or start indoors, which we'll be talking about a little bit later.
2:18.7	Especially if you don't have any plans to start any seeds indoors, you definitely want to know
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