My 5 Favorite Seed Companies

After years of ordering flowers for my commercial gardens and veggies for my home garden I’ve come up with my top 5 favorite seed companies.

Below I’ve outlined my favorite sources, along with why I’ve chosen them to make the cut.

Ordering your own seeds allows you access almost endless varieties. Choosing the proper varieties for you climate can be the biggest determining factor in garden success.

Here’s a breakdown of where I order my seeds.

I prefer to order all my seeds online. The variety is endless and it’s easy to source organic and heirloom or open pollinated varieties if that’s what you’re looking for.

1) Johnny’s Selected Seeds.

Johnny’s is a comprehensive seed company out of Maine. They carry almost everything you would want to grow specific to many different growing climates. They carry organic, heirloom, open pollinated and conventional seeds.

I usually order the bulk of my seeds from Johnny’s as the quality and webpage functionality is outstanding.

They offer free shipping for orders over $200.00.

Seeds can be used year after year. I usually get 3-4 seasons from one seed packet.

2) High Mowing.

This is a company that sells exclusively organic seed out of Vermont. I love this company because I know everything is organic and extremely high quality. Most of my salad greens seeds come from High Mowing.

They offer free shipping on orders over $10.00! This is a screaming deal.

3) Bakers Creek Heirloom Seeds.

A company out of the Ozarks that sells heirloom and old fashioned varieties. Their prices are very reasonable. Their print catalog is also super fun to look through.

I usually only order some rare and unusual veggies or flowers that I can’t find anywhere else. Even though I don’t order much from them each year, what I have ordered has had great germination and good quality. And their packets of seeds usually have way more seeds than other seed companies.

4) Foundroot.

These guys are an Alaskan company out of Haines. They have hand picked varieties that do great in Alaska and cater to home gardeners - which means their packet quantities won’t overwhelm you.

5) Fruition Seeds.

Another great seed company based in New York. These guys are a small company with lots of passion and great seed starting resources. All their seeds are organic and open-pollinated.

So there it is! Page through some of these online catalogs or request a print catalog. Curl up in your cozy chair and dream about your spring garden.

Don’t wait too long to order your seeds, in fact ordering the December before your planting year is not too early as specific seed varieties do sell out.

Ready to start your seeds? Read my blog on indoor seed starting HERE!