It is the perfect time for indoors. Shipping though starts to become more and more difficult that the states is going into winter.

Yes, there are, but they aren't readily available. The original sugar snap pea that came out a few years ago is a pole variety, but the more recent ones are dwarf vines. I got about 10 varieties from members of SSE a couple of years ago that are all pole--some snow peas, some soup peas, some English peas, and some snap peas. Then I had a couple of really dry years when I didn't plant a garden, so I haven't grown them out. This year they are going in. Peas are really easy to save for seeds. Just let a few pods ripen to crispiness on the vine. If you plant a full row, let perhaps 3-5 go to seed and you will have plenty of seeds for next year, and to share with others. Same with the tower. Catherine Here is a link that might be useful: Sugar Snap pea

Hello everyone, thanks for your information. To explain a bit about me: my passion is growing from seed. From start to finish, I find it to be incredibly ......."rewarding" is the best word I can find at the moment. I know that it is much easier to order plugs. But until the day that I am not able to work my fingers to separate seedlings, I intend to do seeds as much as I can. However, I am also a very passionate gardener, so I do intend to own/sell plants that are only available as plugs. But this will be in the future yet, maybe next year. I will order a few things this year, to get the feel for it. To define what is small. I am so small that I do not even have a greenhouse. Yet, I was able to produce over 25,000 plants from seed, in my home, and working with the weather to finish them. If you saw how much work I go through, you would think I am insane. Next year, I will have an unheated greenhouse, a small one, for hardening off and growing on. And in the next two years, I will have my permanant GH built. We already have the foundation and flooring done, with a gravel parking area surrounding. I also have room for expansion. However, I do not know just how "big" I intend to get. My customers are more like "clients" at this point, clients that are passionate gardeners, anxious to get their hands on plants they have only seen in catalogs. They remind me very much of myself when I was new to gardening: staring at catalogs all winter, making wish lists for spring, only to be let down when the local nurseries did not supply the plants listed in catalogs. My dream was always to supply those plants, to myself and others, and now that dream is coming true. I also have business owners as clients, which is another big reason for my having a liscense. I realize 25,000 plants is nothing compared to what some folks here do, but I must admit that it is quite remarkable to do that many plants from within my home. My husband doesnt think so, though, he thinks I am looney! We have several unused rooms that are my "grow rooms". I am able to grow a lot of things outside during the month of April, that are ready for planting by mid May (such as Zinnias, Cosmos, Celosia). This saves me tremendous space. I am enjoying educating my clients so much, I like the "personalness" of it. I think I would love it if I had only enough greenhouse space for myself and for a certain number of clients every year. However, I would never make a living like that! I have to say that I feel that my "clients" are lucky to have someone like me to help them, supply them, educate them as best as I can. I wish I had someone to help me years ago. Anyway, that pretty much explains me.

I loved finding this swap. I'm filing this for an I can't get outside week. Too much to check out in a day. I don't think I saw this one though. TGN's Pumpkin Nook, sells Ferry Morse and Lilly Miller seed and Jiffy supplies along with other items. Not just pumpkins as the name would imply. This is only an internet site but you can mail or call in your orders. They have excellent prices. Their seeds are less than what I would have to pay at a local store. They don't offer a huge selection but they do have organics and heirlooms. Another plus is Ferry Morse seeds are guaranteed to grow. You have to check out the Ferry Morse site to read that. Shipping on seeds is a flat rate of $2.79 per order. Less than a gallon of gas in most places. Other items ship at a different rate. I've always had excellent service as well. Thanks Dan, you are the Man. I mean mailman.