Timi DeBusk
Master Gardener, Master Naturalist
January 2008
If you do not own a nursery or are not a commercial grower, what sort of gardening do you do in January or February? I am gearing up and cleaning out space in the greenhouse to root plants and get things ready for early March and April. As soon as the last frost date passes everyone wants to be out digging and planting but as most of you know it takes 6-12 weeks to get transplants ready. That is what I'm preparing for as we speak.
If you are biding your time until that last frost date, this is a perfect time to stay in and stay warm and get some ideas about what you may want to try this coming year. Are you going to stick with the tried and true or do you want to branch out a little?
Thought I would include a few of my favorite seed catalogs and websites that you may want to request catalogs from to pass the time and get ideas.
Nichols Garden Nursery
Great for veggie seeds, herbs and hard-to-find things.
http://www.nicholsgardennursery.com
1190 Old Salem Rd. N.E.
Albany, OR 97321
800-422-3985
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Organic and Heirloom veggies, herb and flower seeds
http://www.johnnyseeds.com
955 Banton Ave.
Winslow, ME 04901
877-johnnys (564-6697)
Wayside Gardens
http://www.waysidegardens.com
1 Garden Lane
Hodges,SC 29695
800-213-0379
Tomato Bob's
Tomatoes of every variety.
http://www.tomatobob.com
5764 Saucony Drive
Hilliard, OH 43026
614-256-6298
Park Seed Co.
All types of seeds, plants and growing supplies.
http://www.parkseed.com
1 Parkton Ave.
Greenwood, SC 29647
800-213-0076
Antique Rose Emporium
Native, heirloom, and Earthkind roses- wonderful catalog.
http://www.antiquiroseemporium.com
9300 Lueckemeyer Road
Brenham, TX 77833
800-441-0002
These two may only trade over the Internet because the only contact I have for them is their website address. Well worth checking them out if you have access to the computer.
Gurney's Seed and Nursery Co.
http://gurneys.com/
Heirloom Tomatoes of Texas
http://www.heirloomtomatoesoftexas.com/
Here is wishing you all a very Happy and Green New Year and hours of browsing pleasure as we all dream of playing in the dirt ad watching those things that are now dormant spring to life again.
Happy gardening - Timi
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