Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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December 26, 2017 | #1 |
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Sticker Shock!
I got 3 Seed catalogs today, and in browsing the Burpee pages I am having serious sticker shock! Just about all the veggie seeds start at $6.99 for about 20 seeds---outrageous- I haven't gotten very far along yet. I also got Jung's catalog, and am so sad that after I found some interesting potatoes, saw that they can't ship to WA. There aren't any sources here for varieties of seed potatoes. I have tried using store organic ones, but they didn't sprout well. I love fingerlings and yellows.
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December 26, 2017 | #2 |
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Tomato Cornhole
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Somebody might order some for you if you ask nicely...
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December 26, 2017 | #3 |
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How would that work?
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December 26, 2017 | #4 |
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Problem solved
My 3rd catalog arriving today was Johnny's---just found the potatoes, and they ship to WA---I don't understand that, but I am happy. Their 2018 catalog is beautiful-240 pages !! Some wonderful photos.
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December 26, 2017 | #5 |
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Connecticut
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I assume someone who lives in another state would order and receive them for you and then forward them to you when they got them. Those are crazy prices, by the way. Am I losing it or were they closer to 3.99/pk last year?
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December 27, 2017 | #6 |
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The only burpee's seeds I truly can afford are off the seed racks at the box stores. I am fabergasted at their catalog prices. But all potatoes are expensive to order out of a catalog. The shipping is terrible.
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December 27, 2017 | #7 |
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Location: Omaha Zone 5
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Very expensive. Can you buy fingerlings at the organic food store and sprout those?
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December 27, 2017 | #8 |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
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Any store potato will sprout if kept in a dark place.
You have to consider diseases though. Worth |
December 27, 2017 | #9 |
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Kennewick, WA (7a)
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Seems like Farmer's Exchange in Kennewick had seed potatoes in the spring. Might give them a call to verify.
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December 27, 2017 | #10 |
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December 27, 2017 | #11 |
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December 27, 2017 | #12 |
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Central Illinois
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I've ordered fingerlings from Grand Teton Organics in the past,
Fingerling assortment 5 lbs = $25 includes shipping or $12.20 lb for individual varieties. This year I ordered from The Maine Potato Lady, fingerlings are $12.75 for 3 lbs plus shipping. If you buy 50 lbs they are $2 lb plus shipping. |
December 27, 2017 | #13 |
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
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I haven't ordered potatoes from them, but Morgan County Seed is almost always the lowest-priced option for me. Here's their site: https://www.morgancountyseeds.com/the-catalog/
Selection is limited, and their shipping can be a little slow in the spring when they are busy, but they get great reviews overall. |
December 27, 2017 | #14 |
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: New Mexico
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Reverse sticker shock...I just got a Gurney's catalog and everything in the whole catalog is 50% off. I've never used Gurneys so I don't know why the sent me a catalog. They have some cool trees.
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December 27, 2017 | #15 |
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Colorado
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The problem with Gurneys and some similar companies is that they mark up everything by 100% and then offer 50% off.
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