{"id":2608,"date":"2015-01-12T20:20:44","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T03:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2608"},"modified":"2015-01-12T09:18:30","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T16:18:30","slug":"top-10-vegetable-seed-suppliers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/vegetables-herbs\/top-10-vegetable-seed-suppliers\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Vegetable Seed Suppliers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last year we reviewed <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/tips\/best-seed-companies\/\">seed companies<\/a> for general seed supply and offered a deal with Unwins. Now we have an arrangement with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=2283&amp;awinaffid=81944&amp;clickref=&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thompson-morgan.com%2Fseeds1%2Findex.html\">Thompson Morgan<\/a> <\/strong> which has just been rated by the Daily Telegraph as having the best overall range from a review of 8 seed catalogues. They have many unusual veg varieties and are good on potatoes and salad leaf mixes. This review is of Vegetable and Herb seed suppliers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edwintucker.com\/\"><strong>Edwin Tucker &amp; Sons<\/strong><\/a> did not feature in our general seed review and scored highly with the Daily Telegraph. &#8216;very wide range, best for oriental vegetables with clear informative catalogue. Good value for money&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suttons<\/strong> good for beginners but the range is sadly getting smaller and smaller.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk\/\"><strong>D T Brown<\/strong><\/a> are good value for money with a range that &#8216;is dependable in harsh climates&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chiltern Seeds<\/strong> emphasises heirloom varieties and has good selection of oriental veg. I like the quirky catalogue descriptions and buy some products from them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simpsonsseeds.co.uk\/\"><strong>Simpson&#8217;s Seeds<\/strong><\/a> seem to specialise in tomato and chillies seed with umpteen varieties on offer. Good for selling young vegetable plants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organic Gardening Catalogue<\/strong> has many unusual varieties of vegetables and herbs but a limited range.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wallis-seeds.co.uk\/\"><strong>Wallis Seeds<\/strong><\/a> remains one of our favourites with 32 pages of densly packed listings of all traditional veg and a few surprises. They supplied me quite a lot of seed this season.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kingsseeds.com\/\">King Seeds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moreveg.co.uk\/\">Moreveg<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mammothonion.co.uk\/\">Mammoth Vegetable seeds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.medwynsofanglesey.co.uk\/\">Medwyns Seeds<\/a> specialist in Exhibition vegetables<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beansandherbs.co.uk\/\">The Herbary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jekkasherbfarm.com\/\">Jekkas Herb Farm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.molesseeds.co.uk\/\">Moles Seeds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originaltouch.co.uk\/\">Original Touch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertsplants.co.uk\/\">Roberts Plants<\/a> RP seeds<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tozerseeds.com\/eu\/en\/\">Tozer <\/a>for larger volumes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> The RHS<\/strong> have a members distribution scheme but only a small number of veg and herbs are offered. It would be an opportunity to increase the cultivation of heritage varieties if they could source adequate stock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year we reviewed seed companies for general seed supply and offered a deal with Unwins. Now we have an arrangement with Thompson Morgan which has just been rated by the Daily Telegraph as having the best overall range from a review of 8 seed catalogues. They have many unusual veg varieties and are good on potatoes and salad leaf mixes. This review is of Vegetable and Herb seed suppliers. 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