reputable/reccommended vendors??

sergeant69 · February 28, 2014

being new to the site I don't know if this a permitted question. if not i'm sure it will be deleted. so.......there is no shortage of seed/supply companies. but I am getting less and less satisfied w/their service. from a "product specialist" at XYZ company that didn't know the diff. between potting soil and transplanting outdoors to being shorted an item and leaving a message that promised to "get right back to ya because we care" that still went unreturned 48 hours later, after leaving 2 messages. besides, i'd much rather deal w/a reputable mom and pop operation that NEEDS the business and appreciates it. at present I am looking for 50% shade material 30' long to shade my peppers in a coupla months. last year I shaded an eggplant and it produced a ton of fruit compared to the unshaded one. these south texas summers are brutal! I used a piece of cardboard. sorry for writing a book, but I have a feeling you DIY selfers know who to buy from. thanks!

Hermitian · February 28, 2014

There's a lot of good recommendations in this thread: http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?p=394600

MikeInCypress · February 28, 2014

For Shade Cloth try:
http://www.gemplers.com/

They seem to have a wide variety of sizes at competitive prices.

MikeInCypress

**carolyn137** · February 28, 2014

http://tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=3

The above list is one Mischka compiled and updated in April of 2013, which I think is worth looking at. I see that some info is still a bit wrong, one seed cp has gone out of business, but on the whole Ithink it's a good guide and also indicates which companies are owned by registered Tville members

That list is in a much longer thread where individual companies have been listed with their own threads and some great comment about some and not so great comments about others, and looking at all those compnies should give you the info you want without folks having to reinvent the world of seed companies in this thread.

Carolyn

Barbee · March 1, 2014

I purchased 47% large shade tarps a few years back from A.M. Leonard. They are finished on all sides and have grommets attached. They had many sizes and %s available at that time and even custom sizes were available. They also had unfinished shade cloth available for greenhouses and such.

Price wise, they are not the cheapest game in town but they have a good products and I have had good customer service from them.
www.amleo.com

February 28, 2014	#1
sergeant69 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: south texas Posts: 203	reputable/reccommended vendors?? being new to the site I don't know if this a permitted question. if not i'm sure it will be deleted. so.......there is no shortage of seed/supply companies. but I am getting less and less satisfied w/their service. from a "product specialist" at XYZ company that didn't know the diff. between potting soil and transplanting outdoors to being shorted an item and leaving a message that promised to "get right back to ya because we care" that still went unreturned 48 hours later, after leaving 2 messages. besides, i'd much rather deal w/a reputable mom and pop operation that NEEDS the business and appreciates it. at present I am looking for 50% shade material 30' long to shade my peppers in a coupla months. last year I shaded an eggplant and it produced a ton of fruit compared to the unshaded one. these south texas summers are brutal! I used a piece of cardboard. sorry for writing a book, but I have a feeling you DIY selfers know who to buy from. thanks!

February 28, 2014	#2
Hermitian BANNED Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 1,112	There's a lot of good recommendations in this thread: http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?p=394600 __________________ Richard _<\|\|>_

February 28, 2014	#3
MikeInCypress Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 963	For Shade Cloth try: http://www.gemplers.com/ They seem to have a wide variety of sizes at competitive prices. MikeInCypress __________________ "Growing older, not up"

February 28, 2014	#4
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	http://tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=3 The above list is one Mischka compiled and updated in April of 2013, which I think is worth looking at. I see that some info is still a bit wrong, one seed cp has gone out of business, but on the whole Ithink it's a good guide and also indicates which companies are owned by registered Tville members That list is in a much longer thread where individual companies have been listed with their own threads and some great comment about some and not so great comments about others, and looking at all those compnies should give you the info you want without folks having to reinvent the world of seed companies in this thread. Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

March 1, 2014	#5
Barbee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,818	I purchased 47% large shade tarps a few years back from A.M. Leonard. They are finished on all sides and have grommets attached. They had many sizes and %s available at that time and even custom sizes were available. They also had unfinished shade cloth available for greenhouses and such. Price wise, they are not the cheapest game in town but they have a good products and I have had good customer service from them. www.amleo.com __________________ *Barbee*