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Be sure to read the comments at the bottom for more heirloom tomato sources. :-)Cyndi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mail Order Heirloom Tomato Plantsby Barbara Pleasant | January 26, 2007 | Read Comments (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mail-order companies offer unique tomato varieties, such as ‘Marvel Striped.’Explore the wonderful world of great-tasting heirloom tomatoes by purchasing tomato seedlings from a mail-order company. You can choose from hundreds of varieties — usually grown organically — and have them shipped directly to your garden gate.Trying plants from unusual, open-pollinated (nonhybrid) varieties is an excellent way to decide if you like them enough to start saving seeds, which is the first step toward cultivating varieties that are well-suited to your garden. Companies that specialize in heirloom tomato seeds generally choose their most dependable varieties to sell as transplants. Some suppliers continue to grow and ship plants through June and July, when seedlings are long gone from retail store shelves, but be sure to place orders for late plantings in advance so they can be seeded and shipped at just the right time. Instead of buying half a dozen seed packets to try six varieties, for example, you might simply order one of the seedling collections offered by a mail-order company.Plant prices vary, as do shipping costs, but expect to pay between $25 and $35 for a half-dozen plants, including shipping. If the prices seems high to you, remember that over the season each plant will produce many pounds of high-quality, super delicious, vine-ripened tomatoes for fresh eating, canning, freezing or drying.After your plants arrive, it's best to get them in their beds right away. You can transport tomato plants, tower cages and plant protectors to and from your garden with a heavy-duty garden cart. Real do-it-yourselfers can build their own cart using the easy-to-follow cart plans available below.Mail-order Tomato Sources:W. Atlee Burpee & Co. Warminster, PA The Herb Cottage Hallettsville, TX Hirt’s Gardens Medina, OH Laurel’s Heirloom Tomato Plants Lomita, CA The Tasteful Garden Heflin, AL Territorial Seed Co. Cottage Grove, ORPlease share your comments with us and the other readers on the mail-order seed companies you've used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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http://www.nicholsgardennursery.com / I was surprised the above wasn't included in resources for seeds etc. They are GMO free and have been in business for a lot of years. Please check to see if you think they're worthy of including. Thanks.

 

 

 

Posted by: mburke | January 26, 2007

 

 

 

 

Good morning

I really like the new approach of Mother Earth News toward homesteading, energy, conservation, more different topics, you are getting into the turf of Consumer Report, and it's great.

My questions are very simple;

1) I have been gardening for over 45 years, that it rains or shine I'm out in the garden, love it, it's a great relax, I rarely watch TV, no sports, work at a stressy job during the day. Until recently gardening was for me the way to go, in order to obtain right on your own property healthy vege at a low cost. But what I really can't understand these days, after calculating the cost of the seeds, the plants, the physical efforts, owning a decent piece of land, and be at the mercy of Nature, you could buy everything so cheap you are wondering how they can sell it at that price. Now it seems that everything is coming from China, at dirt cheap prices, we, Canadian and American can't even compete, there is no more fair possible competition, it's plain and simple discusting dumping and flooding the entire planet. We are all gone go broke, stop buying Chinese products. Sincerely yours Philippe Demets

 

 

 

Posted by: PDemets | January 27, 2007

 

 

 

 

I can't believe you failed to mention and direct gardeners to Seed Savers and others who have done the work preserving "heritage" varieties which the major seed vendors, the ones who were largely responsible for replacing the older, mostly open pollinated varieties in the first place, are only now returning to.

The non-profits need support and deserve it for their work in keeping the genetic banks intact.

 

 

 

Posted by: RYarnell | January 27, 2007

 

 

 

 

I ordered seeds from Heir Loom Seeds, http://www.heirloomseeds.com /. I have not planted any yet as it is still to early to start them. I liked their selection.... Bill

 

 

 

Posted by: WGreer | January 28, 2007

 

 

 

 

the Herb Cottage no longer offers mailorder service

 

 

 

Posted by: dsiebert | January 28, 2007

 

 

 

 

You've got to check out www.heirloomacresseeds.com ! Only $2.50 shipping on most orders and the best quality ever! They have the lowest prices I've ever seen! Example: $4.25 for 1lb of purple top white globe turnip seeds. They have all kinds of tomatoes too. Most are 50 seeds for $0.95! Just check it out for yourself! You'll soon be a faithful customer too!

 

 

 

Posted by: SDressler | February 2, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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