I just ordered (via mail) from this local to me gardener. The seeds seem scanty for the price but I am intrigued by the idea of trying out some heirloom Amish veggies. http://www.amishlandseeds.com/ I am going to get some from pinetree next and that's it, I swear. No oversowing this year! Roses: I didn't know roses could die from over-fertilizing! How sad! :( I have a handful, which I hope survive my neglect, oartly because I am a hesitant pruner. The ones I have are mostly from Roses Unlimited. I was just looking at their page again and thinking of getting 2 this year -- Gruss van Aachen & Apricot Drift. I'm hoping I will have enough stamina by May to dig 2 holes at least.

Just realized that you ordered from Wellspring...I'm a little slow! Were you happy? I just ordered three more Saracenia, 'Dana's delight' and a sundew. Haven't received them yet. I do think it helped to transplant my previous plants them when they arrived...The growing mix they were in was very fine-textured. It looked like it might get too mushy, so I put them in bigger pots with long-fibered sphagnum and sand. Although the plants weren't very tall, (around 4') they had a lot of little pitchers (20 to 25!) and a really healthy root system. I was impressed with the price, considering how much starter plants cost elsewhere! Also, last year at Trader Joes (of all places) I lucked out with two Judith hindle and one Scarlette belle for around $6.00 each. If I had known how well they would do, I would have bought all of them! Keep an eye out this summer if you have a Trader Joe's in your area....These are the ones in the photo by my pond. See pics at link below; Here is a link that might be useful: My Pond

You can get mung beans out of the bulk bins at major supermarkets that work great for sprouting, at vastly lower cost than mail order. If you want to be a bit more experimental, try the spice section or Indian spice section and get mustard seeds -- I haven't tried mustard seed from these sources, but I think they should work. A bit more pricy, but still probably much cheaper than mail order, hit a health food store and they should have bulk or packaged seeds for sprouting, in many varieties.

I have heard they have good seed. A year ago I called and left a message and it got misplaced. In the meantime I got seed from elsewhere. But Mr. Hogan called me back when he found the note a couple weeks later and even though I wasn't going to be a customer, he took time to discuss my plans and discuss the best ways to get good germination. He seemed a good source of information and advice. His prices a year ago were in line with other vendors.