http://www.morssglobalfinance.com/which-seed-catalogue-to-use/ Economics, Global Finance, Investment Strategies and Development. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:05:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.morssglobalfinance.com/which-seed-catalogue-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-3863 Pamela Roberts Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:00:41 +0000 http://www.morssglobalfinance.com/?p=365#comment-3863 Thank you for venturing down the path of garden seeds from an economic viewpoint. I have a stack of vegetable/flower catalogues ready to be studied; you have given me a new way to view them! Many of the companies you reference I am not familiar with, so my tried and true three have been Burpee, Johnny's and John Scheepers. I grew up around the Burpee catalogue that my late Dad ordered from almost exclusively - I think of that as the mainstream tried/true pretty catalogue, but appreciate that Johnny's is an employee-owned company and they have great selection of less common items if you want to try something different - of late I have done my ordering through them. John Scheepers has that mix of mostly drawings, but they are educational and tie into a nice website with tips and recipes. Thanks for sharing your findings! Thank you for venturing down the path of garden seeds from an economic viewpoint. I have a stack of vegetable/flower catalogues ready to be studied; you have given me a new way to view them! Many of the companies you reference I am not familiar with, so my tried and true three have been Burpee, Johnny’s and John Scheepers. I grew up around the Burpee catalogue that my late Dad ordered from almost exclusively – I think of that as the mainstream tried/true pretty catalogue, but appreciate that Johnny’s is an employee-owned company and they have great selection of less common items if you want to try something different – of late I have done my ordering through them. John Scheepers has that mix of mostly drawings, but they are educational and tie into a nice website with tips and recipes. Thanks for sharing your findings!

]]> http://www.morssglobalfinance.com/which-seed-catalogue-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-3860 Donald R. Jackson Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:26:40 +0000 http://www.morssglobalfinance.com/?p=365#comment-3860 Excellent analysis Elliott! This is also something that I am knowledgeable enough to comment about having achieved USDA Master Gardener status a few years ago. I would add two additional evaluation criteria. 1) If a seed/plant catalogue arrives without full color photographs, but rather with hand drawn pictures, it goes directly to the recycling bin. 2) While almost all seed/plant companies source their inventories from throughout the world, many of the products available are USDA climatic region specific. As such, it is normally recommended that one choose a source close to home. Excellent analysis Elliott! This is also something that I am knowledgeable enough to comment about having achieved USDA Master Gardener status a few years ago. I would add two additional evaluation criteria. 1) If a seed/plant catalogue arrives without full color photographs, but rather with hand drawn pictures, it goes directly to the recycling bin. 2) While almost all seed/plant companies source their inventories from throughout the world, many of the products available are USDA climatic region specific. As such, it is normally recommended that one choose a source close to home.

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