Cindy Huffman wrote:

I am curious to know what the difference is between buying seeds locally
vs. via catalogs. I sense from other gardening folks that there is
excitement about receiving gardening catalogs and putting in their seed
orders through them.

I buy from catalogs mainly due to the fact that I can buy precisely what
I want. Instead of a couple of types of "generic" tomatoes, I can read
descriptions and requirements and research the many different varieties
offered at my leisure before making a decision. The other reason I use
catalogs is because I find many things in catalogs that are just not
available locally.

Final reason is that in the long run, it saves me money. Walking into a
home supply store is *very* dangerous to my checkbook. *grin*

My preference for mail order is seeds of change. I've had very good
results from their seeds. If you place the order via their website,
they offer a discount. Since I prefer i'net shopping anyway, it works
well for me. *smile*

Susan
s h simko at duke dot edu