Seed & Plant Catalogs with over 40 to choose from!

Seed Catalog Companies

Here are 40 companies, I will update as we grow here...

1. Alberta Nurseries & Seeds Ltd.  This company specializes in garden seeds for short growing seasons.
2. Allen, Sterling & Lothrop specializes in adaptable seeds for northern New England area.
3. Annie's Heirloom Seeds sells a wide variety of open pollinated heirlooms seeds as well.  They also have a special link for a seed bank and bulk seed orders.
4. Baker Creek seeds is know for being one of the largest in the world, with over 350 pages in their catalog.
5. Banana Tree
6. Bluestone Perennials offers a wide selection of grasses, coverings, perennials, mums, shrubs, etc.  This family owned business is out of Madison, OH.
7. Brent and Becky's bulb seed catalog.
8. Burpee Seed With a variety of herbs, vegetable, and flower seeds there is something for everyone at Burpee.  Among others things they sell fruit plants and all kinds of gardening supplies, check them out.
9. Comstock, Ferre & Co.
10. Digger's a mail order (specialty for Australia)
11. Eden Organic Nursery
12. Eden Seeds
13. Fedco a grower co-op.
14. Gardenimport
15. Good Seed Co.
16. Green Patch Organic Seeds sells nonhybrid seeds in Australia
17. Gurney's Seed Company Out of Greendale, IN, check often for coupons online
18. Henry Field 's Seed and Nursery catalog has seeds, plants, shrubs, patio plants, and so many beautiful varieties.  They also have exclusives for their online shoppers.
19. Heirloom Seeds offers vegetable and herb seeds all types  Along with seeds are insect control products, supplies and bucks.
20. High Altitude Gardens
21. High Mowing Organic Seeds offers their customers 100% organic seeds.
22. Johnny's Selected Seeds
23. Rawlinson Garden Seed is out of Canada and specializes in short season vegetables and herbs.  (untreated)
24. Sustainable Seed Company has huge selection of organic seeds with beautiful photos of the yield from their seeds.
25. ParkSeed offers seeds and plants as well.
26. Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
27. Pheonix Seeds
28. Pinetree Garden Seeds
29. Seedman (Jim Johnson) sells seeds from around the world.
30. Southern Exposure Seed Exchange offers tons of varieties.  They offer veg., flowers, herbs, seed-saving supplies along with growing supplies.
31. Stokes Seeds
32. Territorial Seed Co
33. Talavaya Seeds is a non profit
34. Turtle Tree Seeds
35. Twilley Seed Co. supplies bulk seeds
36. Underwood Gardens
37. Vermont Bean Seed Co.
38. Vesey's Seeds
39. Victory Seed Company
40. Willhite Seed Company

Let It Snow, Let It Snow...

Is it Christmas yet?   No I replied, but only 244 days left ;-)

It is snowing here again in Michigan, our big fat robin is sitting in a rut filled with water surrounded by white fluffy snow.  The snow was almost gone, the falcons have been hovering over the fields and the first 2 robins appeared this week.  Now, the snow! 


We really are excited for the snow.  The snow has kept the logging businesses going and at high demand.  It has blessed us with the much needed moisture.  We wanted lots of snow this year and the Lord gave it to us, praise his name! 


Today was also blessed with a clean up day fire.  We raked the yard, cut down & cleaned up a few dead plum trees.  The wet rain yesterday and snow today, allowed us to have a large brush fire.  So, let it snow, let is snow, let it snow!

Get Your Own EGGS! (Part 2 of 2)

PART 2: THE CHICKEN COOP OR HEN HOUSE

 

 

Now that you are set on a size of chickens or maybe you even purchased your chicks already...

 

 

you enjoy them and live happily ever after.  LOL.  Not really, like any critter, a plan of action is good. You may already have one; even better!  If not, this post is for you along with all the other chicken tenders, LOL, I mean chicken farmers. 

Egg laying hens need a place to lay those precious jewels. 

 



 

The space per bird confined is 10sq. ft. per heavy breed and 7 sq. ft. per lightweight breed, 2 sq. ft per bantam.  Plus roosts.  If you are letting them forage or have an outdoor run, you can get by with about half of that space per bird.  Also remember if sacrificing some space, that they do need to be able to get out of the elements.  Every investment you put into your birds will result in a high quality of eggs and better production.

 

Calculate the space you will need.

 

Maintain a plan for proper ventilation; yet sealed away safely from predators and the elements.

 

Are you planning to add onto a preexisting structure or start from scratch?

 

Ideas beget ideas, here are a few with links for details.  ;) 

 

http://www.instructables.com/id/Backyard-Chicken-Coop/

 

 

 

 

Tarter farm offers this downloadable chicken house plan.

 

 

 

 

 

You can download this free plan from Purina by clicking here.

 

 

 

 

Here is a gambrel style coop that is sufficient and could hold enough hens for a family in town.  Check it out.

  

 

 

 

 

Here's a tractor by the Kycklingars.

 



 

 

 

 

The Cluckingham Palace Coop.  A great portable chicken tractor.

 

 

 

 

 

COCO Channel Castle has a beautiful coop.

 

Mini Coop

Paw Hut Deluxe

Trixie 

 

 

Hopefully these were a help to you.  Here is a link for over one hundred plans and/or layouts.  Best wishes to you.  If you have a favorite, feel free to share with a link.