My 8 Top Picks for Free Garden Catalogs

My favorite seed and garden freebies to help you get ready to grow your own food.

Katie Michaelson
Welcome to My Not-So Fancy Garden

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Part of my garden in 2020. Photo by Katie Michaelson.

Last year, my 87-year-old friend and I were helping some young people plan our community garden. We’ve both gardened most of our lives, so we had great fun looking through garden and seed catalogs. I’d forgotten how much information about plants was in those FREE magazines.

I’m asked a lot of questions about growing food. Do you have any? Put them in the comments. To help you get started, I decided it would give my recommendations about some reliable companies.

I have had some terrible experiences. Those were with plants, not seeds. I don’t like to bad talk on public platforms so I won’t. I’m mentioning only those companies I have found exceptional.

I’m mentioning my favorites, so it’s a shortlist. Number 8 is a link to 60 companies that will make your search easier — or harder.

All companies have online stores but I recommend you get the free catalogs. At least get a few. I think there’s more information in the paper catalog. I could be wrong on that. The difference might be my lack of computer skills. However, you can study the paper ones by candlelight when the power is out.

Heirloom Seeds

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Katie Michaelson
Welcome to My Not-So Fancy Garden

I've lived! Retired therapist, fosrter and adoption specialist, and researcher. Farmer, gardener for 55 years, crafter, storyteller, tutor, and mentor.