Dot,

I saw that Lowe's on Capital Boulevard had some lettuce seeds, but I did not
look that closely because I had already ordered from Burpeee.

If you are looking for variety, I recommend the online sites.

Burpee: http://www.burpee.com/
Territorial Seed: http://www.territorial-seed.com/
Cook's Garden: http://www.cooksgarden.com/home.asp
(ya gotta love a company that carries 50 kinds of lettuce!)

Hmmmm..... I already received the LL Bean Christmas catalog -- can the
seed catalogues be far behind? (Actually, I think Territorial has a
separate fall catalogue.)

Anne Lurie
NE Raleigh


"Dot Proulx" wrote in message
...
Is there a good place around the Triangle to get seeds for the things
listed
below?
I often have trouble finding seeds for fall planting.

Thanks,
Dot

"laurie (Mother Mastiff)" wrote in
message hlink.net...
Jo,

My winter garden is my main one, I no longer plant food for bugs, which
is
what a spring/summer/fall garden is in NC.

I plant about 6 varieties of collards, leaf lettuces (mesclun blends),
and
fancy kales. Bok choy and other chinese cabbage relatives do well in
winter, as does spinach. I have had great luck with Bright Lights chard.

Broccoli did better than expected last year, so this year I am planting
more
of it. Am trying brussels sprouts this year too, and promised a friend
I'd
plant kohlrabi for him, so I need to order seed. (It's like a pale green
or
purple turnip where the bulb part grows above the ground).

Other good winter veggies for the area are cabbage (I like the ones with
those little conical heads or the old English variety that has such
colorful
heads) and cauliflower including the broccoli-cauliflower crosses that
have
such interesting shapes and colors.

I am looking for my purslane seeds, I love purslane and it does well in
winter here. I love to grow mustards in winter as well, the mild purple
ones or the lacy ones.

Oh, and I usually plant a 10x10 patch of turnip greens for my handyman's
84-year old mother. She is almost as old as my own mother, so she
deserves
to be coddled a bit.

Winter is my only busy time in the garden! In summer I now grow just
flowers. Am up to my coccyx in zinnias. Especially love the pale lime
green ones.

Hope this helped. laurie (Mother Mastiff)

"Jo" wrote in message
. ..
How late can you start planting?
I know that Hudson Hardware (Use to be ACE) In Garner has some seeds.
Thanks again Anne!



"Anne Lurie" wrote in message
. ..
Well, my main vegetable garden will need a *lot* of weeding, so I
won't
be
planting anything there anytime soon.

However, I have hope for my raised beds, and I'll put in leaf
lettuce,
spinach, and arugula just as soon as I get the seeds. (I didn't feel
like
chasing all over town trying to find seeds this time of year, so I
simply
ordered them online from Burpee.)

Anne Lurie
NE Raleigh


"Jo" wrote in message
...
What do most of the folks in the area plant in their winter
gardens?