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Post by kazedwards on Nov 17, 2015 20:49:51 GMT -5
I just got my first 2016 catalog in yesterday. It was High Mowing Organic Seeds. They had a few things that caught my eye but nothing to special.
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Post by rowan on Nov 18, 2015 0:45:17 GMT -5
Don't you hate it when you get to that stage where you open a catalog and the things that used to excite you, and still excite other people are just *meh* now.
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Post by kazedwards on Nov 18, 2015 10:45:16 GMT -5
Lol. It is disappointing when all all you see is the same things that they all have.
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Post by reed on Nov 18, 2015 11:28:08 GMT -5
They started arriving here a couple weeks ago, I haven't even looked at them. I'm too busy sorting seeds, planning what to plant and where. I'v got too find room for TPS, sweet potato, melons, corn, beans ... Got to get my trades packed up and sent. Don't know that I have time for endless descriptions of flavor and pretty pictures. Been there, done that, as they say.
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Post by flowerweaver on Nov 18, 2015 21:03:29 GMT -5
I agree. I'm tossing the majority of glossy catalogs as they arrive. It's much more fun and productive to trade among each other. Especially when one's goal is genetic diversity. When I do buy seeds it is usually from other small seed sellers/breeders/farms.
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Post by steev on Nov 19, 2015 1:16:41 GMT -5
I tend to figure that any company putting out a glossy catalog is selling mass-market balloon-bread; I don't buy much (if anything) from them these days. I've not requested a catalog from any for years, but they keep coming, addressed to me (or current occupant).
All things considered, I'm getting pissed at how this mass-market junk-mail is being subsidized by first-class mail rates, which actual people have to pay. Damn! I remember when a first-class letter cost 3 cents, not 44 cents. Granted, that doesn't really reflect the value of the service, just the lack of value of the currency.
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Post by rowan on Nov 19, 2015 2:19:34 GMT -5
I LOVE glossy catalogues even though I rarely buy anything from them. For me they are not only great as coffee table veggie porn but I take them to markets with my seeds and customers look through them pointing out stuff they fancy and I get to sell them more seed because they want it straight away instead of ordering through that company  |
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Post by Walk on Nov 20, 2015 19:39:29 GMT -5
I remember when a first-class letter cost 3 cents, not 44 cents. I remember when stamps came in 1/2 cent increments. Whoops, showing my age. Sorry to say, Steev, 1st class stamps are now $.49, not $.44. |
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Post by prairiegarden on Dec 6, 2015 18:00:38 GMT -5
I love the print catalogs but the cost of sending them through the mail is getting to be a major cost for companies. Even sending the seed... I sent a bunch of extra seed to someone in Nova Scotia last spring.. all fit easilly in an 8x12 padded envelope = $25 and that was regular mail.Oh yes and the clerk tried to tell me it was illegal to send seed by mail, who knows where she got THAT from.
The shipping and handling costs have all jumped this year ( in the catalogs I've gotton so far) Add the 25=30% premium for American money..this time last year it was at par..and that's put a crimp in things.
One way to limit the distribution of non big ag seed is to make it too expensive to send any amount of seed anywhere.
Someone was asking where to get stuff tested for GMOs? High Mowing seed says they test so they would know..
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Post by steev on Dec 6, 2015 19:53:48 GMT -5
I remember when a first-class letter cost 3 cents, not 44 cents. I remember when stamps came in 1/2 cent increments. Whoops, showing my age. Sorry to say, Steev, 1st class stamps are now $.49, not $.44. I don't keep up with postal rates, as you've noticed; whenever they come out with some nice flowers or seed packets, I buy a bunch. Stamps are the best growth investment I make. When are they going to come out with veggie stamps? They put a chicken on a stamp three generations ago! |
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Post by diane on Dec 6, 2015 20:00:17 GMT -5
I just bought The Whole Seed Catalog from Baker Creek at my local drugstore. $9.95 US/CAN What a bargain!
It has lots of interesting articles, as well as the seed photos and information.
Heirloom Gardener is $6.99 US/CAN It is wonderful not to have to pay more in Canadian money.
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Post by philagardener on Dec 6, 2015 20:49:28 GMT -5
When are they going to come out with veggie stamps? They put a chicken on a stamp three generations ago! These came out last summer and currently are available at most post offices. With the peel and stick adhesive, flavored glue is history, 'tho.  |
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Post by jondear on Dec 6, 2015 21:28:49 GMT -5
I've received a few here so far. I'll likely order from fedco. I've been seeing names from this board in it. Way to go you guys!
As a side note, I'm disturbed by the increase in pricing for organic amendments. I guess I need to check another source that I've recently become aware of. As an example, I showed my uncle sulfur in a catalog at $26 he almost had a heart attack, because he pays $6. I'm hopeful they carry the things I'll be looking for at similar savings.
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Post by steev on Dec 6, 2015 22:03:33 GMT -5
I'll be looking for those veggie stamps, but I don't remember seeing them at my local PO, not that I go to the counters that much (Lord, the lines).
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Post by kazedwards on Dec 6, 2015 23:05:10 GMT -5
Has anyone in the U.S. Ordered from tatiana's? I'm thinking of ordering a few things but not sure how reliable the shipping is with tatiana's being in Canada.
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