Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site mhuxv.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!mhuxv!sbm From: sbm@mhuxv.UUCP (MALLELA) Newsgroups: net.garden Subject: Re: Garden catalog info Message-ID: <244@mhuxv.UUCP> Date: Mon, 29-Apr-85 16:11:53 EDT Article-I.D.: mhuxv.244 Posted: Mon Apr 29 16:11:53 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 30-Apr-85 06:16:35 EDT References: request for info from ttidca!voder!kev = Kevin Hoskins <341@ttidcb.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 135 > > > Kevin, > > Here is that follow-up mail I promised you giving some places to send for. > Almost all send their catalogs free; call or write them and your mailbox > should be expanding by leaps and bounds within two weeks. Also, I've > ordered seeds (and tools) from almost every company listed; all were > fine quality and I had no problems; company selection got down to what > variety and price I wanted (ex: I wanted to grow 'Sweet Success' > cucumbers - almost everyone sells them - I found the best price and > placed my order) ; I currently have about 100 different seed packets!!! > > > > Gurney's Seed and Nursery Co. The best prices on many items. > Yankton, South Dakota 57079 Doing fine in my garden. > > J. W. Jung Seed Co. They carry many common varieties. > Randolph, Wi. 53957 > > Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co. Fun varieties. Good for the kids. > Shenandoah, Iowa. 51602 > > Nichols Garden Nursery I order many seeds from these people. > 1190 North Pacific Hwy They specialize in rare seeds and > Albany, Oregon 97321 hard to get varieties. Priced right. > > California Gardeners Seed Co. I ordered my very first seeds ever > 904 Silver Spur Road from this nice family run mail order > Suite 414 company. They specialize in the best > Rolling Hills Estates, Ca. 90274 varieties for California gardeners. > > Tomato Growers Supply Company Best catalog for tomato lovers I've > P.O. Box 2237 ever seen. Over 100 varieties. Get > Fort Myers, Fl. 33902 this catalog for its info if for no > other reason. > > Mellingers Inc. What a variety of garden things exist > 2310 W. South Range Rd. in this catalog!!! Read it - learn all > North Lima, OH 44452-9731 about all the crazy things us gardener > (216) 549 9861 - (800) 321 7444 people like to buy. > > Earl May Seed & Nursery Co. Nice pictures of those varieties you > Shenandoah, Iowa 51603 may want. Probably down the street > from Henry Field's !! > > Burgess Seed & Plant Co. Interesting varieties. Trees too. > Bloomington, Ill. 61701 > > Harris Seeds Good pictures on high gloss paper. > Joseph Harris Co. Inc. Describes their varieties with flair. > Moreton Farm > 3670 Buffalo Rd. > Rochester, N.Y. 14624 > > Park Seed GET THIS CATALOG!! I order heavy from > Greenwood, S.C. 29647 these people. Most widely borrowed > catalog of any company listed! > > Johnny's Selected Seeds Specialty seeds and good tools; even > Albion, Maine 04910 seed starter soil - a good catalog. > > W. Atlee Burpee Co. GET THIS CATALOG!! I order heavy from > Warminster, Pa. 18974 these people. Closest thing to a > seed bible. Many exclusive seeds!! > > Thompson and Morgan GET THIS CATALOG!! Another heavy. I > P.O. Box 1308 have many of their seeds. Located in > Jackson, New Jersey 08527 Europe(England, I think), they sell > varieties you've NEVER heard of!! > > Shepherd's Garden Seeds Specialty and heirloom varieties. > 7389 W. Zayante Road > Felton, California > > Vermont Bean and Seed Co. Not just beans - this company has > Garden Lane over 700 varieties. Excellent > Bomoseen, Vermont 05732 'down home mother earth catalog' > > Stokes Seeds, Inc All the common varieties - specializes > Box 548 in bulk quantities. > Buffalo, N.Y. 14240 > > OTHER CATALOGS TO CONSIDER ( I have 'em - they educate ) > > Alsto Company Tools and products for the garden > 1515 Paddock Drive > Northbrook, Ill. 60062 > > Ringer Research Excellent soil amendments - I use > 6860 Flying Cloud Drive their 'RESTORE for foliage plants' > Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344 'Tomato Booster' and 'Compost boost' > > Smith & Hawken Got my 'HAWES' watering can from these > 25 Corte Madera folks. Great selection of tools. > Mill Valley, Ca. 94941 > > Green River Tools One of THE catalogs for organic > 5 Cotton Mill Hill gardeners...they have an exclusive > P.O. Box 1919 potting soil mix and many other things > Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 > > Gardener's Eden Beautiful, albeit high priced items. > P.O. Box 7307 > San Francisco, Ca. 94120-7307 > > Progressive Agri-Systems Inc. Pest controls and fertilizers, all > 201 Center Street organic. I use their 'Triple Plus' > Stockertown, Pennsylvania 18083 pest control - it contains ryania > pyrethrins, and rotenone - these are > all plant derivitives. > > I left off my other catalogs since they started duplicating those above. > Continued luck using Square Foot gardening - I love it. > > Lew > > -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- > Lewis Tarnopol > Citicorp/TTI > 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. > Santa Monica, CA 90405 > (213) 450-9111, ext. 3082 > {philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!ttidcb!tarnopol > -- > -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- > Lewis Tarnopol > Citicorp/TTI > 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. > Santa Monica, CA 90405 > (213) 450-9111, ext. 3082 > {philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!ttidcb!tarnopol *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***