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Global seeds
Increasingly, seed catalogs make vegetables and herbs from around the world accessible to American gardeners. Here are some to start with:
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, 417-924-8917 or www.rareseeds.com. Online and print catalog of rare and heirloom vegetable, herb and flower seeds.
The Cook’s Garden, 800-457-9703 or www.cooksgarden.com. Print and online catalog of gourmet varieties of edibles and flowers.
Evergreen Seeds, 714-637-5769 or www.evergreenseeds.com. Online catalog offers 300 varieties of Asian herb and vegetable seeds.
John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds, 860-567-6086 or www.kitchengardenseeds.com. Print and online catalog with wide range of vegetable, herb and greens seeds, including many heirlooms.
Johnny’s Selected Seeds, 800-879-2258 or www.johnnyseeds.com. Print and online catalogs are favorites of organic gardeners.
Kitazawa Seed Co., 510-595-1188 or www.kitazawaseed.com. Online and printed catalog of Japanese and Asian vegetable seeds.
L’Atelier Vert in Paris, 011-33-6-74-97-87-46 or www.frenchgardening.com. Online seller of French flower and vegetable seeds.
Nichols Garden Nursery, 800-422-3985 or www.nicholsgardennursery.com. Online and print catalog of vegetable, flower and herb seeds.
Pinetree Garden Seeds, 207-926-3400 or www.superseeds.com. Print and online catalog with wide range of seeds; collections of Continental, French, Middle Eastern vegetable and herb seeds.
Redwood City Seed Co., 650-325-7333, www.ecoseeds.com. Online and more detailed print catalog, specializing in hot peppers.
Renee’s Garden, www.reneesgarden.com or 888-880-7228 for a referral to a retail source. Online seed catalog and garden center sales of varied vegetables and flower seeds.
Seed Savers Exchange, 563-382-5990 or www.seedsavers.org. Non-profit organization dedicated to saving heirloom plants has online and print catalog.
Seeds from Italy, 781-721-5904 or www.growitalian.com. Online and print catalog of traditional Italian vegetables and flowers.
Seeds of Change, 888-762-7333 or www.seedsofchange.com. Online and print catalog of organically grown open-pollinated and heirloom seeds.
Seeds of India, 908-875-8140 or see www.seedsofindia.com. Online and print catalog of vegetable seeds from the Indian subcontinent.
Territorial Seed Co., 541-942-9547 or www.territorialseed.com. Vegetable, herb, flower and cover crop seeds, plants and mushroom kits; print and online catalogs. `Santo’ cilantro, East Indian lemongrass, cannellini Italian beans.
Totally Tomatoes, 800-345-5977 or www.totallytomato.com. Online and print catalog also has peppers, melons and cucumbers. `Azoychka’ Russian yellow tomatoes, `Costoluto Genovese’ ribbed tomatoes, `Black from Tula’ Russian tomatoes.
Underwood Gardens, 815-338-6277 or www.underwoodgardens.com. Online and print catalog of open-pollinated and heirloom seeds. `Spigariello’ Italian leaf broccoli, `Dolico Veneto’ fagiolino beans.
