I have used Park Seeds, Johnny's Seeds and Jungseed all have given me stuff I am happy with. Get on their email list, they do promos for free shipping and things like that regularly.

Forgot about "High Mowing" got a ton from them, they are good.

I order from Stokes, Totally Tomatoes, Seeds & Such, Gurney's, Willhite, Twilley, and Fedco.

Other gardening websites have extensive reviews of vendors. Actually there have been only a couple of duds reported over the years. Watchdog may be the most extensive.

I primarily grow heirlooms. I'm really fond of Baker Creek, Botanical Interests, High Mowing, Southern Exposure Exchange, Fedco, Sand Hill Preservation.

I used to like Seed Savers Exchange too, but they don't seem to have as wide a selection of vegetable seeds anymore. The seeds I've gotten from them in the past have been good quality. I never had an issue with the number of seeds sent or germination.

I've used several of the vendors already mentioned and others over the years and the only one I would stay away from is Reimer seeds. I've heard of some reports of germination problems from Baker Creek onion seeds from other GW members and elsewhere so you might want to order allium seed elsewhere.

As farmerdill alluded to Garden watchdog has reviews on just about any vendor.

Ferry Morse for me unless you're okay with paying $5-6 for pack of 25 seeds, plus absurd shipping charges (most online sellers). i typically do most of my seed shopping locally to support them, and can get most seeds for under $2 a packet which typically contain 100-200 seeds. nothing better than buying seeds from a company that has been doing this for 160 years! all my seeds germinate and quickly.. even finicky pepper seeds within a week.

Kitazawa for Asian crops are fast to ship with a great variety to choose from. Sample seeds shop are awesome for small amounts to try. Southern exposure is also my go to for heirlooms

My Favorites I order from almost every year not in any order.

Renee's Garden

Botanical Interests

Wild Boar Farm for striped tomatoes, but not cheap at all.

Baker Creek, good prices, no onions from here though per my experiance

Pinetree, great prices

SwallowTail gardens for flower seeds

High Mowing Company

Tomato Growers, if buying hybrid tomatoes or peppers, great selection, price is in the middle range

Got a few great varieties from Ohio Heirlooms this year and last, great germination, great prices

I try not to order online unless I'm buying at least a few types or I wait for a free shipping offer as the shipping can be pretty $$$ from a few of the above, except Ohio Heirloom and High Mowing. Example of this is, I really wanted a specific type of Lavender from Botanical Interests this year to line my veggie garden with. That's all I needed from them, but was not willing to pay $6.95 for shipping just 2 packets of seed. Luckly my local CountryMax has a Botanical Interests rack every year and I picked up the 2 last packs on the rack of this specific lavender 2 weeks ago, yay for me.

I know people are not all too fond of them, but I have always had good luck with Burpee. I just only buy during free shipping times. I've had good luck with their quality.

@Steve

I do 2nd FerryMorse if they carry exactly what you are looking for. I believe Home Depot and Lowes has their seed racks and you can't beat the prices if buying local, no shipping costs.

@disneynut I just recently saw them at our Home Depot.

> I do 2nd FerryMorse if they carry exactly what you are looking for. I
believe Home Depot and Lowes has their seed racks and you can't beat the
prices if buying local, no shipping costs.

yup. local Lowes and Home Depot here have almost eliminated most of the burpee seed rack in favor of FM. i don't have anything against Burpee, but every year their seed rack has the same stuff over and over.. it's like they think people only want to grow the same thing every year.. mean while FM seed rack is huge now, lots of heirlooms too. they also have a pretty big organic seed rack as well.

Stevie, I agree they don't change their setups at HD or Lowes. They add a few hybrids here and there, but nothing near their catalog. I just use them for the unique purchases online. They have a few exclusives. I think your local store is by far the best and cheapest option for all normal seeds.

I'm lucky that I have a locally owned store that carries at least a dozen different brands of seeds...Burpee, Baker Creek, Seeds of change, SSE, Ferry Morris, Botanical Interests, Cornucopia, Totally Tomatoes, Renee's Garden, and a few more that I can't remember at the moment. They also have a good selection of seed varieties in bulk bins.

I still place at least a couple orders online every year to get varieties that the store doesn't carry. I usually do a Johnny's order every year and this year I also ordered from Totally Tomatoes to get a tomato variety called Orange Jazz that I am excited to try.

I order from several already mentioned, but one that hasn't been is Seeds From Italy. They have some interesting things and their packets have a ton of seed.

Rodney

I just had a kid at work offer me some mater plants. :) He's more crazy than I am. He's already started the plants and they are heirloom varieties: white wonder, green zebra, orange pineapple, black krim. I told him I'd love one of each other than black krim. The picture looks unappetizing to me. Going to grow them in containers. Will be my first container plants. :)

You should accept a Black Krim Thomas. It is a great tasting tomato!

@Thomas ~ if you can request the Black Krim still, I would. I personally am not a fan, but A LOT of people like Black Krim. Give it a try.

Fedco has edged Johnny's out because of prices not quality. Someone in a nearby town does a group order so I got an additional 20% off based on the size of the group order. A really good deal for Johnny's Seeds is if you attend the Common Ground Fair in Maine. They have a tent and one year I got some heavily discounted seed packets. For "exotic" peppers I was happy with Trade Winds. They do free shipping for a $20 order (if I recall correctly). I ordered again from them this year but tended to order anything except peppers (lots of seed left from last year). Also ordered for the first time in years from Pine Tree.

And I always browse the seed display at the local farm and feed store. In our area, Ocean State Job Lots discount store carries a small selection of Burpee seed at 40% off.

Ferry Morse is good for common stuff. However, I found this year that HD/Lowes didn't get any seed in until several weeks after I had already started broccoli and onions indoors, though, not even broccoli or onions.

I use Pinetree Seeds, Baker Creek and Totally Tomatoes every year. Sample Seeds too is good.

I like Baker Creek, Trade Winds Fruit, Timeless-Tomatoes, TomatoFest, SeedsNow, Pinetree Garden Seeds, Victory Seeds, High Mowing Seeds, Native Seeds/Search, Sand Hill Preservation Center, Dollar Seed, and others.

Here's a page of vendors that I compiled, but the descriptions need to be updated and there seem to be a lot of new stores this year that I need to add. These aren't all vendors that I recommend, but the list should be helpful, especially if you're trying to buy from someone in a certain area (I say where they're located where I found information).

If you are in Canada, West Coast Seeds - they don’t have any GMO seeds which is the main reason I get my seeds from them. And their seed catalogue has lots of useful tips. Their planting calendar is mainly for the west coast of BC, Canada though.

I think regardless of where you buy your seeds from, make sure they are fresh. And don’t buy more than you need - makes it tough if you want a few varieties although some seed companies (like WCS) are now offering mixes so you can for instance get multicoloured cauliflower, chard, bush beans or carrots.