writes:

Thanks! I'll take a look at Shumways, and plan my planting schedule and
garden accordingly. I'm going to plan early so I don't end up with
half-ripened fruit and vegetables like I may this year. Oh well, it's
been
fun!

If you can find it other than at Shumway, you might want to try that. My
experience this spring with Shumway was not particularly good. Having not
ordered from a seed company before, I'm not sure it if was typical of all
seed companies, but I cannot imagine that it is or none of us would have
gardens.

Glenna

"Glenna Rose" wrote in message
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If you can find it other than at Shumway, you might want to try that. My
experience this spring with Shumway was not particularly good. Having not
ordered from a seed company before, I'm not sure it if was typical of all
seed companies, but I cannot imagine that it is or none of us would have
gardens.

Glenna


May I ask what kind oof problems you had with them? Was it with the seeds
or with customer service? I've never ordered seeds from anywhere (I have
purchased cat grass seeds from a local gardening store, but have not planted
them, yet), so I don't really know what to look out for.

rona

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 19:02:35 -0700, (Glenna
Rose) wrote:

writes:

Thanks! I'll take a look at Shumways, and plan my planting schedule and
garden accordingly. I'm going to plan early so I don't end up with
half-ripened fruit and vegetables like I may this year. Oh well, it's
been
fun!

If you can find it other than at Shumway, you might want to try that. My
experience this spring with Shumway was not particularly good. Having not
ordered from a seed company before, I'm not sure it if was typical of all
seed companies, but I cannot imagine that it is or none of us would have
gardens.


If you had a bad experience, it was definitely NOT typical
of all seed companies. They've usually been very good and
ship very promptly in my experience.

I ordered only one seed from Shumway this year, but received
it promptly - and the correct seeds too.

Pat

--
"Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of
supply and demand. It is the privilege of human beings to
live under the laws of justice and mercy." - Wendell Berry

If you can find it other than at Shumway, you might want to try that. My
experience this spring with Shumway was not particularly good. Having not
ordered from a seed company before, I'm not sure it if was typical of all
seed companies, but I cannot imagine that it is or none of us would have
gardens.

Glenna
It will be interesting to see what direction Shumway will take. They were
bought by Jung a couple of years ago and moved from Graniteville SC to
Wisconsin, Hopefully any problems would be due to the change in facilities and
staff. They have specialized in a wide variety of the older open pollinated
cultivars which are readily available from any other single source. They do
seem to be restricting their selections already, Few mailorder companies offer
much selection other than the tomato specialists.

On 25 Aug 2003 16:51:20 GMT, (FarmerDill)
wrote:


They do
seem to be restricting their selections already, Few mailorder companies offer
much selection other than the tomato specialists.



Baker Creek specializes in heirloom seeds, all open
pollinated:

http://www.rareseeds.com/

Victory Seeds also carries heirlooms, all open pollinated:

http://www.victoryseeds.com/

Pinetree Gardens has a pretty good selection too, not all
open-pollinated though.

http://www.superseeds.com

Pat
--
"Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of
supply and demand. It is the privilege of human beings to
live under the laws of justice and mercy." - Wendell Berry

On 25 Aug 2003 16:51:20 GMT,since it's all about me
(FarmerDill) professed:



It will be interesting to see what direction Shumway will take. They were
bought by Jung a couple of years ago and moved from Graniteville SC to
Wisconsin,

gasp!

I didn't know that. I feel like I've lost a neighbor!

They do
seem to be restricting their selections already, Few mailorder companies offer
much selection other than the tomato specialists.

www.seedsavers.com has a good selection of all open
pollinated vegetables and herbs. Part of their mission is to
preserve the old varieties. And as a repeat customer, I
think the service is top notch.


Pam



--
"Maybe you'd like to ask the Wizard for a heart."
"ElissaAnn"