Johnny’s Selected Seeds (JSS) is an employee-owned company based in Maine that has been selling seeds for 36 years. They have cultivated an excellent reputation among gardeners — whenever you surf the internet looking for seed company recommendations JSS is often included in the list. The Spring 2009 Catalog is 204 pages (half devoted to vegetables) and includes:
- Vegetables
- Cover Crops
- Fruits
- Herbs
- Flowers
- Tools & Supplies
Culture Box
JSS sells to both the home garden and commercial markets. One of the more interesting aspects of their product selection is seeing things like row seeders and backpack sprayers that are more geared to a small commercial operation, but are just as applicable to a larger home garden as well. Seeing prices for 25,000 seeds is also a hoot when you are used to purchasing by the packet.
More than any other catalog JSS is the one we turn to at Meadowwood Garden when we have questions about something in the garden. The Culture Box for each vegetable variety is the most comprehensive we have encountered to date. The Germination Guide chart is very handy — having that information provided visually is a nice bonus. There are even photos of the actual seeds!
As you might expect from a company headquartered in Maine, JSS is no stranger to cold weather gardening. They have a plethora of short-season offerings and the product mix is somewhat skewed towards gardeners in the northern part of the country. JSS has over 21 pages devoted to lettuce and greens alone! Salad fans rejoice!
JSS offers 300 organic products. With more and more gardeners trending towards eco-friendly gardening methods this is important to a lot of people. All of the organic offerings are clearly marked and easy to find.
Obviously we like the JSS catalog here at Meadowwood Garden. It seems to have many unique varieties that we are interested in and that would do well in our climate. More often than not it also contains answers to many of the gardening questions that seem to pop up throughout the growing season. Small garden or large, the folks at JSS should be able to provide you with the seed you need.
Sample Pages
