What You Need To Know About Buying Seeds

What You Need To Know About Buying Seeds

Are you ready to purchase seeds for your spring garden?

It is that time of year for most of the United States. It is time to purchase seeds for your garden. Before you check out, make sure to read the following 8 tips for buying seeds.

8 Tips for Buying Seeds

  1. Better Homes and Gardens recommends to read the labels carefully. Make sure to check if the seeds require an early start indoors. Some cool-weather crops need to be started indoors and then transferred out into the garden when the weather warms up.
  2. Remember to hang on to the seed catalogs that you purchase from. They can be used as a reference later on.
  3. The number of days to maturity that is quoted by the catalogs is only an estimate. The actual amount of time that is required may vary depending on your area.
  4. Find out how fresh your seeds are. You can find out by asking the supplier.
  5. Check if the seeds have been treated with synthetic chemical fungicide. Organic Gardening recommends that when you are ordering you seeds specify that you want untreated seeds.
  6. There are several types of plants especially vegetables that are so fasting growing that they can be plant multiple times of year. When ordering seeds, keep this in mind and make sure to order extras.
  7. Plan ahead when choosing between which seeds you will order. When planning ahead, consider the amount of space you have in your garden, which plants grow well together and which plants may need to be planted by themselves. Mint for example, tends to take over a garden.
  8. Purchase disease-resistant varieties to save you a headache down the road.

Summary

It is always helpful to do a little research on the plant prior to purchasing. It Knowing how much water, nutrients, and time that each plant needs will be helpful in choose which seeds you would like to grow.

If you are looking for some of the best seeds, All-America Selections have announced their vegetable winners. Please see 8 National Vegetable Winners for 2015, to find out who won.

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