In this video, I share my favorite places to buy seeds for a garden. If you are new to seed starting, it can be hard to find trustworthy seed companies. What are the best places to buy seeds online? Where can you find quality seed with high germination rates? Which seed companies should I avoid? What about mislabeled seeds and other scams? I love to buy seeds for a vegetable garden from these people! These seed exchanges are legitimate businesses selling true seeds for reasonable prices and have excellent customer service.
NOTE: This is not a list of best seed companies. I have not ordered seed from *every* company out there, so I cannot say which seed company is best. “Best” is in the eye of the beholder. That being said, these 10 seed sellers are honest companies with great reputations that I have ordered from with excellent results, so this is a great starting point for new gardeners that are new to starting seed.
I use the following products* for starting seeds indoors for my garden:
Jiffy Organic Seed Starting Mix, 10QT:
Vermiculite, 8QT:
Vermiculite, 4 Cubic Ft:
Perlite, 4 Cubic Ft:
Coco Coir, Small Bricks (Many Sizes):
Coco Coir, Large Brick, 2.5 Cubic Ft:
BNLINK Seedling Heat Mat (Many Sizes):
BNLINK Standalone Heat Mat Thermostat:
BNLINK Seedling Heat Mat w/T-Stat Combo:
KOKOPRO Seedling Heat Mat w/T-Stat Combo:
4 FT LED Grow Lights:
Oscillating Fan:
Jack’s All Purpose 20-20-20 (1.5lb):
Jack’s All Purpose 20-20-20 (25lb):
Seed Starting Greenhouses (5-Pack):
72-Cell Seedling Tray Inserts:
Seed Starter Tray Bottoms:
6-Cell Seed Starter Trays, 1.5″x2.25″D:
6-Cell Seed Starter Trays, 2.25″x3″D:
Peat Pellet Greenhouse Domes (4-Pack):
42mm Peat Pellets (100 Count):
36mm Peat Pellets (100 Count):
Plant Labels, 300 PCS:
Sharpie Paint Markers, 3-Pack:
Full Amazon Store:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 The Best Time To Buy Seed
2:16 Favorite Seed Company #1
4:44 Favorite Seed Company #2
5:36 Favorite Seed Company #3
7:06 Favorite Seed Company #4
7:46 Favorite Seed Company #5
9:09 Favorite Seed Company #6
10:14 Favorite Seed Company #7
10:47 Favorite Seed Company #8
12:13 Favorite Seed Company #9
13:10 Favorite Seed Company #10
15:01 Buying Seeds At Big Box Stores: BE CAREFUL!
17:31 Adventures With Dale
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0:00 The Best Time To Buy Seed
2:16 Favorite Seed Company #1
4:44 Favorite Seed Company #2
5:36 Favorite Seed Company #3
7:06 Favorite Seed Company #4
7:46 Favorite Seed Company #5
9:09 Favorite Seed Company #6
10:14 Favorite Seed Company #7
10:47 Favorite Seed Company #8
12:13 Favorite Seed Company #9
13:10 Favorite Seed Company #10
15:01 Buying Seeds At Big Box Stores: BE CAREFUL!
17:31 Adventures With Dale
If you want some cool stuff, Experimental Farm Network, Buffalo Seed and Going to Seed are awesome.
Question. What tomatoes do you have good luck with as far as pests and blight? My entire adult life is planted Better Boys, which was difficult to find last year. But all 60 tomato plants did poorly in my spring garden. As well as literally EVERY SINGLE THING ELSE. I fought aphids, then spider mites, blight… fought all spring and summer to keep my head above water last year. I have ALWAYS had a beautiful, plentiful garden. I literally stood in my garden and cried a couple of times. I am going to do different this year…although family matters have had me tied up and I am getting a very late start🤦♀️ Forgot to mention. I live in central Alabama, zone 8B.
Is it for all over the world
Commonwealth seed growers
I had an issue to Burpee seeds I ordered so many times,I’ve traded seeds for quite awhile now, every seeds counts because the price was a little bit pricey. Well I just realize why the packet was so light like nothing on it, So I decided to count squashes seeds I’ve got and something else, it shortened almost a half of written quantities on each packet. I reached out customer service and they really nice to sent me replacement.
I ordered from MI Gardener and Baker Creek this year.
I had an old catalog from Farmerseeds, and was about to order, when I discovered that they were bought by Gurneys…
The price of everything has at tripled now. And Gurneys has one less competitor. 😢
Pepper Joes is neither great place. They carry some very rare cold tolerant peppers and a huge selection of others.
Highly recommend SESE. The Seminole pumpkin and Anna’s butternut squash are bullet proof in our climate. I’m 100 miles due west of you.
No links or list for the seed companies. I'll have to watch again and have a notebook and pencil – whatever those are.
I like heirlooms and open pollinated because I can save their seeds
2:21 I love botanical interests the owner has a lot of garden videos online. His channel is epic gardening
You listed my favorite, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange! I’m in very Upstate South Carolina so I can grow most of what they offer. Let me tell you, my germination rate was 100%. I started hundreds of their seeds and had so much that did perfectly that I was giving plants away like crazy! They do take awhile to ship, though.
I get most of my seeds from Jerra’s Garden & Southern Exposure. The first and only time I ordered from Burpee, I paid for a packet of 30 seeds but it only had 19 seeds inside. They didn’t even respond to my email about it.
I'm in zone 8a, metro Atlanta, Ga. Ordered and already received all my seeds from HOSS. Everything I have ordered from them has a high germination rate. A little expensive. I got tired of the hit or miss quality from the big box stores. HOSS is the real deal!
Thanks for all the info. Where do you buy your non pollinating cucumbers
Have a great growing season
I buy from Gary’s Tomato Fest, too
Laughing out loud here in Georgia. I’ve been trying tomatoes from SESE for 3-4 years thinking their seeds were for the “South” but the only Southern state you mentioned was Tennessee. Hmmmm….
This year I am trying to use up all my old seeds so I can start fresh next year. Will have to look at Tomato Growers!
I also like MI Gardener. And Seed Savers Exchange out of Iowa is not the cheapest but has a nice selection and free shipping for over $25 orders. I can't find the Merlin cucumber seeds you recommended in an earlier YT video. Any suggestion as to where I might find them? BTW, really enjoy your videos – informative and entertaining.
I don't know how anybody could omit MI Gardener lol. WILD
Hoss Tools! The best for the southern garden. They sell quality and they teach honestly not just self promoting but promotes quality. Favorite company.
sow true seed in Ashville, nc
Love Hoss and Southern Exposure! I buy almost everything from them. If you love collards, cowpeas, mustards, and okra, Southern Exposure's selection is unmatched. Hoss is the best value and their hybrids are so productive. Their green beans, sunsugar tomatoes, and jambalaya okra are crazy productive.
Not sure if you know yet but your USA South is going to be hot by extra cold weather soon. Hopefully you are already prepped as of January 18/25.
Thank you!!!! Some of these companies I haven’t heard of. Super elated to try other companies!!!!! 😊
I’ve been buyin a bit from terroir, they have some cool varieties.
I buy all my seeds and plants from gurneys
Believe it or not, I purchased 12 packets of various seeds from Dollar tree. 4 packets for $1. The quantities are small, and the variety limited. For instance they had two varieties of peas, – Alaska and sugar snap and several varieties of green beans, including blue lake. It's great when you want to try something out and don't need a lot of seeds. Four packets of Alaska peas planted an 8 foot row very nicely this past August when I wanted to try a fall crop of peas. You have to move fast because they run out of them very quickly.
I love HOSS. I’m in Central 9b. There seeds have never failed me. Additionally, they sell gardening and farming supplies.
I’m glad I saw another vote for Travis at Lazy Fog Farm. He’s the one that got Hoss started in carrying seeds (he’s the son, now on his own). He doesn’t carry a huge variety, but his quantity/price is fantastic for true vetted varieties in the south. I’ve bought several seeds from him and have had fantastic luck
Take a look at Morgan Seed if price and quantity are a concern.
I like High Mowing seeds as well and want to try West Coast seeds next. For local (NW) I grab Snake River Seeds.
MIGARDENER is wonderful! One of my favorites ❤
Sow true seeds out of Asheville. Had great success from them and eden brothers
We do have a local farm store that has tons of seeds, plant starts, trees and more. Sometimes they’ll discount their seed packets later in the season.
I’m almost exclusively ordering from Urban Farmer. I really, really don’t like baker creek for both their website name and layout, it’s hard to find what I want.
Watch for seeds at the big-box stores. At the end of season in 2024, Menards, Lowes and Home Depot had many many seeds at tremendous discount. BTW all seeds were on racks inside.
Thank you – for future, if you could share the links for the companies we came here to learn about that would be very helpful. There are lots of other links but not the ones the title indicates we are coming for. Appreciate the info on the F1 suppliers too since that is something many of us would want to stay hella far away from. Thank you for your time!
I usually find cool seed indoor areas !
Wall Mart or Lowes store is where I usually buy seed from.
My cabbage is kind of lanky!
I have ordered from Hoss in the past.
In the past I have had good experiences with cherry tomatoes and roma tomatos.
Baker creek is loved by all sorts of people.
My indeterminate Tomatoes are still alive.
I live in California.
I got stuck on the heirlooms open pollinated plants when I started gardening. Then I tried an f1 roma and ya I'm not looking back lol.