Catalogs

[prairiegardens]

Wondering about what catalogs people use.. I have just found two different sources in Canada, both in Alberta, that I had no idea  existed and one specializes in tomatoes, mostly varieties bred by the owner, Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes, the other a general catalog from Wildrose Heritage Seed Co. which appears to offer a pretty interesting and large variety of heirlooms, some I've not seen offered anywhere else, at least in Canada. 

There are several in the US  I would like to order from from - I'm waiting to hear from Carol Deppe as the exchange rate is a killer and if she isn't selling seed this year then getting money exchanged is a waste of money and time...but it's encouraging that there are a few more people getting into the heritage/heirloom seed business here. Now if only Google wouldn't make it so hard to find them... I only found the one because it offers a specific variety I was looking for and as far as I know they are the only Canadian source.

OTOH I really need not go looking as I went through the JL Hudson catalog yesterday and for fun copied out the stuff I would like to try and without even getting near the veggie section there were over a hundred items and that's clearly not going to happen! Were there world enough and time...

[steev]

Whenever a new catalog arrives, I peruse it, marking items of interest, not that I'm buying this year, too many other expenses.

[philagardener]

Jan 17, 2020 15:49:30 GMT -5 prairiegardens said:

There are several in the US  I would like to order from from - I'm waiting to hear from Carol Deppe as the exchange rate is a killer and if she isn't selling seed this year then getting money exchanged is a waste of money and time...

Unfortunately, until you hear from folks that have received seeds from Carol Deppe, hold off on sending in that check.  She apparently hasn't shipped much in the past few years due to health and other issues.

[philagardener]

Jan 17, 2020 16:49:31 GMT -5 steev said:

Whenever a new catalog arrives, I peruse it, marking items of interest, not that I'm buying this year, too many other expenses.

I've been marking catalogs for years and years too.  For better or worse, it's a lot less expensive than ordering . . .

[diane]

Seeds of Diversity lists all the varieties sold by Canadian seed companies.

www.seeds.ca/diversity/seed-catalogue-index

I am one of the volunteers listing them all. Today I am doing Atlantic Pepper Seeds, which sells only pepper seeds - about 1500 of them.

Diane

[prairiegardens]

Jan 17, 2020 17:53:42 GMT -5 diane said:

Seeds of Diversity lists all the varieties sold by Canadian seed companies.

www.seeds.ca/diversity/seed-catalogue-index

I am one of the volunteers listing them all. Today I am doing Atlantic Pepper Seeds, which sells only pepper seeds - about 1500 of them.

Diane

just looked at that and found a bunch of people who weren't there last time I looked so good job to you all!

I don't know if you guys check all the listings but when I tried to go to Heritage Seed and Produce I was told the web page doesn't exist.