What are the best websites for seed sales?
If you’re in the USA I’d recommend johnnys, gardeners workshop, baker creek, Hudson valley, select seeds, seed savers, mi gardener. There are a lot of seed outfits in the USA, I shop from places that have what I want and ideally grow in similar conditions to what I have. And some of these sellers are illegally importing seeds to the US. I strongly advise against buying your seeds from these outlets, unless your seller can prove they follow US Seed Selling laws and test and certify their seeds. So where to buy is easy. Catalogs and in person are both good safe options.
Who is the biggest seed supplier?
The world’s largest seed company, Monsanto, accounts for almost one-quarter (23%) of the global proprietary seed market. The top 3 companies (Monsanto, DuPont, Syngenta) together account for $10,282 million, or 47% of the worldwide proprietary seed market. Bayer is the largest and most diversified seed company in the world, with a strong presence in corn, soybean, cotton, vegetable, and specialty crops. Bayer acquired Monsanto in 2018, which gave it access to the leading biotechnology and digital farming platforms.BASF, Bayer/Monsanto, ChemChina-Syngenta, and Corteva Agriscience are the four big corporations that currently own the rights to over two thirds of the world’s seed and pesticide sales.Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, is attempting to buy up the chemical operations of Syngenta, the world’s largest producer of pesticides and other farm inputs. The proposed deal could have ripple effects across farm country. By its own admission, Monsanto lags behind in chemistry research.
What is the best time to buy seeds online?
January – The Perfect Time for Ordering Vegetable Seeds. Gardeners get restless as spring approaches. The weather might not be good enough to get out on the vegetable plot, but that gives us time to plan. Seed catalogues, websites and new season’s stock in garden centres and general stores is there to tempt. Brassicas – kale, cabbage, turnips, and broccoli will all grow over the winter months. Some varieties of spinach beet will survive frosts. Root veg such as carrots and beetroot can be harvested late autumn, and stored carefully for several months. As can potatoes, onions and garlic.Many cool season vegetables grow throughout the warm summer weather, but they can tolerate colder temperatures and many can be planted as soon as the ground isn’t frozen (mid-March to early April). Cool season vegetables can also be grown as it cools down in the fall from September to early November.