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Old November 30, 2016   #16
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Seeds n Such showed up in our mailbox today.

Hmm, 16 pages of tomatoes.
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Old November 30, 2016   #17
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Totally Tomatoes showed up today.
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Old December 1, 2016   #18
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Vermont Bean came yesterday.

I think I've made my one seed purchase for the year from Pinetree (no tomatoes or peppers), but it's fun flipping through the catalogs before tossing them into the recycling bin.
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Old December 1, 2016   #19
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Vermont Bean and it's my new best favorite. There's only about 20 tomatoes listed and most are well known hybrids, AAS winners is a theme throughout the catalog. The heirloom varieties are well chosen, even though limited in number. This catalog is everything a Park Seed catalog isn't, and topping the list is the ability to alphabetize.

I have friends now and won't be needing many tomato seeds in the future, but I will be ordering the Sweet Success cukes, Ambrosia and Sugar Cube cantaloupe, and the 2017 AAS watermelon Mini Love.
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Old December 1, 2016   #20
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Seeds n Such showed up in our mailbox today.

Hmm, 16 pages of tomatoes.

I'm a little skeptical of their variety reviews. It doesn't help that they sell Container's Choice, which is probably the worst tomato variety I have ever grown. At least the catalog doesn't say anything about it tasting good.
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Old December 1, 2016   #21
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I haven't done more than look at the pictures. The weather people are saying I'm about to have a week or so to read the descriptions.
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Is there a one stop shop source for okra, small melons and cukes and squash? Jimbo.
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Old December 5, 2016   #23
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I really like Morgan County Seed: https://www.morgancountyseeds.com/

Selection is limited, but pricing is excellent, especially in bulk. They are an old-fashioned company, to put it mildly. The owner refused to have a web site for many years, because he was convinced the Internet was evil. I trust their descriptions of varieties a lot more than other seed companies; they will tell you the bad with the good.

In the spring when they are at their busiest, they will get 1-2 weeks behind filling orders. The catalog states very bluntly on the first page that they don't want your business if you are in a hurry.
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Old December 5, 2016   #24
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I just got the free Baker Creek catalog which I am baffled is 150 pages of glossy color and yet, free. I splurged for their $9.95 US catalog that is 355 pages. I can hardly wait for that one. I will keep it as a reference book just like I kept the Sears & Roebuck catalog as a reference book for toys when I was a kid. I don't know why all the other catalogs I usually get haven't arrived yet. Perhaps the next stage coach will have some for me.
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Cole, thanks for tip on Morgan County site. Know anything bout the Fife creek okra? I was leaning toward Boston pickling cucumbers heard they're good but I gotta find non salty pickling solution. Prolly get sugar baby for melons and threw up my hands when I got to squash as I'm clueless on them! I sure hope they don't deliver by pony express, sounds like you get em when you get em! Lol.
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Old December 5, 2016   #26
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My family has never tried any other okra besides Clemson Spineless. Sugar Baby is a good melon. Sangria and Crimson Sweet are the two varieties my grandparents always grew.
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I know that here in Texas Clemson Spineless is the most recommended okra to grow. It tastes real good too. Here's a link to okra at Baker Creek http://www.rareseeds.com/store/vegetables/okra/
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I just got the free Baker Creek catalog which I am baffled is 150 pages of glossy color and yet, free. I splurged for their $9.95 US catalog that is 355 pages. I can hardly wait for that one. I will keep it as a reference book just like I kept the Sears & Roebuck catalog as a reference book for toys when I was a kid. I don't know why all the other catalogs I usually get haven't arrived yet. Perhaps the next stage coach will have some for me.
They have the Whole Seed Catalog at Sam's Club for $6.88. I bought one even though
I get the free one every year. Right now I'm looking at the pepper section.
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Old December 6, 2016   #29
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I just got the 2017 Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog in the mail.
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Old December 7, 2016   #30
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I got Baker Creek's regular catalog, today. It's pretty nice. I wonder what the whole seed catalog is like compared to it. The highlights for new tomato varieties I noticed are probably the ones from Brad Gates.

Seeds N Such's catalog arrived, too. I haven't looked through it, yet.
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