January 19th, 2002
Territorial Seed Company
Catalog Review: Territorial Seed Company
Each year it’s a toss-up whether I will order my vegetable garden seeds from Shepherd’s Garden Seeds or the Territorial Seed Company. Usually Shepherd’s wins because by the time I decide what I want to order, it is to late to wait for a shipment, and Shepherd’s seeds are carried at several nurseries in Austin.
But this year I will probably try the Territorial Seed Company. I’d prefer to support a smaller seed company rather than another White Flower Farms subsidiary. I don’t have any complaint with Shepherd’s. They introduced me to my favorite tomato, Carmello, and my favorite basil, Genovese.
The 2002 Territorial Seed Company’s spring catalog is 85 pages on non-glossy paper. There are many color photos, but not of every variety. Rather than a lot of pretty pictures, the catalog contains a lot of “how to grow” information alongside the descriptions of particular varieties. The catalog is arranged into categories: vegetables (48 pages), flowers (14 pages), herbs (5 pages), fruit (2 pages) and gardening supplies (16 pages).
Highlights
* 21 varieties of garlic
Most Unusual
* seeds for stinging nettle
2002 Wish List
| Cannellini beans | $1.55/$2.25 | p. 6 |
| Soybeans | p. 7 | |
| Carrots | p. 10 | |
| Garlic | p. 16-18 | |
| Luffa | $3.65 | p.27 |
| Potatoes | ||
by M Sinclair Stevens