Buying Seeds Online

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Buying seeds online these days is very easy. You can find almost any type of seeds you are looking for. Garden centres don't carry every type of seed. They usually just carry your basic varieties for common herbs and vegetables, and some fruits.

Growing fast growing herbs or vegteables from seed is more ideal because the plants will be more hardy for your location. It's better to buy things, such as tomato or pepper plants when you have a shorter growing season, or if you want a hybrid plant such as peppmint. That also bothers me when I see "peppermint seeds" for sale in retail stores or online. Because it's a hybrid plant you are most likely to get less than ideal "peppermint" plants that don't taste so great.

Shipping costs are not too bad if you purchase domestically or from nearby countries. Usually a bubble mailer envelope is more than enough protection for the seeds. I find it more convenient and often cheaper to buy online than to search around locally.

If you live in the USA www.amazon.com can be a nice place to find seeds. You can also check out this site www.seed-bank.ca.

If you know of any other good sources or websites to purchase seeds, comment below.