Topic: Organic seed catalogues

[MaidstoneMark]

Hi everyone....

I live down the road from Yalding Organic Garden which is an incredible place; but to keep themselves sustained their plants are quite pricey.

I wanna be as good to the earth as possible so was wondering if there are organic seed catalogues available?

Having said this, I'm presuming that "organic" means that the parent plants were grown in organic conditions, as opposed to them being 'natural' breeds (and therefore having no wind or disease resistency etc). ???

Any tips gratefuly received!  ;D

[tim]

Organiccatalogue
Viva verde
Victoriana Nursery.

etc!

[Multiveg]

Hi Mark - the answer is yes. You may be aware that Yalding is an HDRA garden. Join them (then you can get free entry into Yalding OG), plus 10% off orders with the Organic Gardening Catalogue.  A large portion of the seeds are not organic, but the company have sourced these seeds from more ethical growers. Suffolk seeds are also organic?
A number of other catalogues sell organic seed - Tuckers, T&M, can't think what the new name for VidaVerde is - real seeds? but they grow organically although they haven't got organic certification (too costly was their reasoning).

[wardy]

for organic seeds online have a look at www.organicseeds.co.uk  :)

[lancelotment]

I read a mag called Kitchen Garden (get it from WHS.)  It has a list of seed company phone no.'s and email addresses including many organic suppliers.  I got a few cat's from the list myself this year.  Happy gardening.

lance

[Gadfium]

Being also new to this lark - and with the our allotments not having a shop/seed sharing scheme - I collected a selection of seed catalogues, decided to go mainly organic (and avoid F1s), and eventually did most of my ordering at:

a) The Real Seed Catalogue (VidaVerde)  - online at www.vidaverde.co.uk, you can print out relevant sections +/_ ask for a copy to be sent to you in the post.

b) Tuckers - good value and with a fair variety of organic seeds available www.edwintucker.com

c) The Organic Gardening Catalogue www.OrganicCatalogue.com

d) For tomatoes 'Simply Vegetables www.plantsofdistinction.co.uk not sure if they are organic, but had a superb 10 pages of mouthwatering heirloom tomatoes to peruse.

[MaidstoneMark]

You may be aware that Yalding is an HDRA garden.

Whats the HDRA?  I'm guessing horitcultural something something association?

[aquilegia]

HDRA - Henry Doubleday Research Association. It's the organic organisation for the UK.

[MaidstoneMark]

Aaaah... I see.  Wasn't really even close was I?  Got "association" and that was about it, haha

(Does it show Im a total novice?!!!)

[gavin]

Phil keeps a list of organic seed suppliers at http://www.plant-seed-mailorder.org.uk/organic.html; and there's my list at http://www.keirg.freeserve.co.uk/diary/links/catalog.htm - we try to keep them up to date and comprehensive!  Honest :)!

All best - Gavin

[ajb]

Wardy - Organicseeds link is dead!
I vote for the http://www.organiccatalogue.co.uk to. Really good range.

[Svea]

i also like kingsseeds. co.uk (which is the same as suffolk herbs, btw)