Baker rare seeds for free shipping. Johnny for good choices, gardeners workshop for solid varieties especially on sale, floret for rare varieties, two good etsy sellers : awesome blossom plants and posies flower farm.
Baker Creek, MIgardener, the Dollar Tree and store bought fruit. Seeds from store produce grow just as well. I grew them and dollar tree seeds in my first year - and still do... And while seed shopping from catalogs is super fun in the winter and I love doing it, if it came down to it, there isn’t a reason to panic - there are always seeds you can get to grow- even if it’s not from a package. There are sources that are ideal, but in a pinch, don’t let yourself starve where vegetables are concerned.
As I am watching more of this video, I am struck by the amount of editing that must have gone into this and I just wanna applaud you for all that work, this is an amazing resource and I learned about several suppliers I have not heard of before
I just posted a huge $476 seed haul... I ordered from Johnny's, MIGardener, Bakercreek, & Swallowtail, & Floret. I have to say Johnny's has been the most helpful... I live how they put all the flowers & fillers that are good for cutting into their own category, & love how they have tons of info on the best temp to germinate, if its better to direct sow or start indoors, how long before your last frost date to start them, etc.
I did most of my seed shopping with Botanical Interests - love their packaging and every once in awhile they offer free shipping - count me in! I am also trying two new companies this year - Outsidepride and Everwilde Farms. I am so sorry to hear you are struggling this year especially when your videos help me get through my Wisconsin winters. I put them on auto play - hopefully that will help you a bit. Stay strong! You are sooooo appreciated and inspirational to others.
Bakers creek offered free shipping to everyone in North America this year !! That's why they were overcome with orders. No minimum amount like other companies.
I have bought from every single seed place listed below plus a new one. I just ordered from a place called Uprising Organics out of Washington. Loved some of the flower seeds they had. I have a stinken seed problem. I openly admit that.
I buy from Johnny’s, Baker Creek, and a recent favorite of mine is Etsy! MANY people are learning the art of seed saving, and have WONDERFUL prices and great reviews! Many times it’s been cheaper for me than going to my usual major distributors!
I'm always very cautious of Etsy. If I do order there, I always make sure to check the seller's listings to see that there are no photoshopped photos or seeds for specific rose cultivars. It's definitely a good test in determining if things are legitimate or not. Thanks for watching! Happy gardening!
@@TONYAwiththeflowers Yes! It is very important to make sure it’s legit! I’ve had great luck but I’m also very cautious! Lol Thanks for another great video! I was excited to learn about a couple more seed companies!
Love Botanical Interests and Johnny's but I ordered the most this year from Geoseed. I had to do a lot of googling to complete my order since their catalog is text only and latin flower names, but the price and variety is amazing. I am on my third order with them so far this year - Hollyhocks, Poppies, Nigella, Snapdragons, Sweet Peas - so many things. I just ADORE them. Plus, I found varieties that other vendors were selling for like $5.25 for 25 seeds, for $3 for 200. If they ever stop selling to small gardeners, I will totally cry.
Following these comments! Lots of good options! Johnny’s is at the top of my list followed by Eden Brothers, and Floret. Believe it or not I have bought some great seeds and bulbs on Zulily! The source varies but they are all reputable brands like Spring Hill, Holland Farms, etc. I have had good luck with Anemone corms, and I bought all my tulip bulbs from Zulily this year. The bulbs were amazing. I am growing on a small scale though. I think I planted about 100 bulbs. Please know that you are appreciated here! You have definitely inspired me. I am learning so much. I go back and review your content often. ❤️
As a new gardener I really enjoyed ordering from Crosmanseed . Com for $0.99 to get variety for less money. They have heirloom. The Botanical Interest are what we buy at our local shop. They are great!
You need to be happy, you make me happy and a lot smarter is your struggle something I can, or the gardening community can help with? We need you, you are teaching us. It is a gift like germination!
Here's my 5 ways to help a YT Channel grow: 1.) The most obvious way that we probably already know about - Like, and Subscribe, to the channels we want to succeed. The number of Subs is a big deal ! 2.) If the channel gets more than 100 comments per video, THIS will help the channel tremendously. We can see there are more than 100 people watching, yet people just aren't commenting. But comments DO help! Even just a quick thumbs up is a comment!! 👍 3.) Sharing the videos to other people results in the view count adding up. View Count is another biggie!! THIS helps the channel tremendously. 4.) Watching as many commercials as we can stand, helps the content creator tremendously! (lol, I must admit - this is the one that's the most difficult for me!) But I heard another You Tuber explain that as long as the viewer watches 30 seconds of the commercial, then that counts as a whole commercial "viewing". I don't really know if that's true! But I hope it is, bcuz that's what I do... 5.) For the channels I REALLY like, I will go back, and watch the video over again. Yep, I really do that! Of coarse, the 2nd time I usually do this while cleaning the house, or cooking dinner, or something!! I have already watched it once, so the 2nd time I don't have to pay close attention, or see all the pics! This might sound kinda mean, but that's not my intention. I simply am chalking up another view for this video! I also just let the commercials roll on by during that time, I'm not so bothered by them when I'm doing other tasks!! So that's a win-win!!! Plus - this is a really small thing for me personally, but it COULD turn into a big thing for the channel. Here's how: If everyone who watched THIS channel watched each video for the 2nd time, just ONCE a week, this channels View Count would DOUBLE!!! And THAT would certainly be a really BIG thing for the channel. Which would help support the channel tremendously!!! Besides all those reasons, listening to Tonya's voice while I do the dusting is a very calming feature for me! So she's helping me too! Bcuz I really dislike dusting! And she keeps me in a positive frame of mind while dusting!!! So YAY for FreshCutKentucky on the mentally calm front!!! During that 2nd "video viewing", we're helping each other!!! Those are the 5 ways I like to support the YT Channels that I like to watch. Personally, I hope this channel continues to put content out. So perhaps if we ALL do at least SOME of these things for the channels we like, those channels will have a bit less of a struggle, and more of a success! The more views a channel gets, the better the chances the algorithm will choose to spread the channel randomly -or however it does it!!! I also like to hit that Like button on comments which I like, and I agree with. I'm not sure if that helps, or not? But maybe the algorithm takes notice of such things! Anyone else have any other ideas?
I recently discovered the GeoSeed catalog and it is a Game. Changer. I am also a fan of the ol' faithfuls: Johnny's, Park, Baker Creek and Eden Bros. Really wherever I can get what I want. I am also not ashamed of the hardware store seed rack. I've gotten some good stuff there (when you get there in late December, early January) and they usually sell Burpee and Ferry Morse. Basically I discovered winter sowing this year and ordered more seeds than I ever have in my life.
@@TONYAwiththeflowers omg I have absolutely too much for even my large garden space. My husband saw my mountain of bottles and my huge pile of seed packets in the garage and was like "are you doomsday prepping now or something?" But even if I only get 1/3 to germinate, it will still pay for itself!
I love botanical interests! The artwork is gorgeous and all the extra information on the inside of the packet is super helpful. I’ve ordered from baker creek too, but mostly veggies. I’m glad you like select seeds! I ordered from them for the first time this year and wasn’t sure what to expect. I also put in my first order to floret this year too and super excited to get them! Thanks for making this video, it definitely helped me!!
Thank you so much for watching! I still need to make a few last orders, and then I'll be completely done for the season. Hopefully, I'll have enough room to grow everything! LOL! :) :)
so interesting to hear about these site I didn't know before. have only ordered from Johnny's and Floret. Love all the knowledge and images that's available on those sites, but I guess that's where the price tag comes from too
Yes! I have a video showing each of the new dahlias I'm growing this year coming soon. Hopefully, I'll be able to finish editing it in the next week or so. Thanks for watching!
I am a big fan of Botanical Interests, too. For the germination rate and info provided on the seed packet, they’ve impressed me the most. Of all of the info on seed packets, Botanical Interests is most complete and thorough.
I just love your channel ❤️ Because of you, and I placed my first orders of seeds online. I've always purchased seeds locally. I'm so looking forward to planting new and beautiful varieties of flowers 🌸 Thank you ☺️
I love botanical interests, I have had great germination with all the varieties of seed I have bought from them so far. Not to mention the art on the packages are beautiful! The Ace Hardware near me carries them year round.
Johnny’s is my favorite. You can’t beat their productivity, nothing is a gamble. I also like Botanical Interests, but I just get what my local garden center has. I figure what I spend in markup, I save on shipping and I support a local business and a good seed supplier, win-win. I really like how much info they put on their packets too.
Everytime I watch one of your videos Tonya, I always want to go seed shopping! 😂 I just bought 32 packs of seeds from Botanical Interests last week and 8 packs from Menard's yesterday. Now I want to get on all the sites you mentioned and the ones in the comment section to find more seeds 😳 Love your videos girl!
I am entering my 3rd season but really it’s my 1st or 2nd season where I’m going in as an informed gardener so my opinion is more based on the shopping experience and as a very analytical person. I have a higher opinion of seed suppliers that provide clear instructions and comprehensive growing information and make it easy to filter on attributes on their website. I made my purchasing decision based on the $/seed or total number of seeds or shipping cost based on my needs; I only bought one packet of everything since I’m just a backyard gardener and I just want to try a bunch of varieties. I buy flowers and vegetable seeds that are organic if possible or otherwise from a trusted, reputable source. I tried to support Texas seed suppliers (where I live) to support more local as well as get seeds that are better suited for my region but I couldn’t find any. ***I definitely went overboard this year and I shouldn't buy any new ones for like 5 years.*** -Good shopping experience so far with their website and shipping and most informative and most trustworthy: Johnny’s, Botanical Interest, Victory Seeds, The Gardener’s Workshop (because of Lisa Mason Ziegler), Baker Creek (the pictures get me but I question if most people get results that they advertise) , Park Seeds -Seemed like trustworthy and good suppliers but I didn’t buy from them this year: Seed Savers Exchange and High Mowing (recommended by Joe Gardener podcast), Great American Seed Up (a bulk order recommended by The Urban Farm podcast) -Inexpensive but no information: Little Shop of Seeds, seeds from The Rusted Gardener’s page -Not very satisfied with shopping experience or their seed packet left a lot to be desired: Page’s Seeds and Bentley Seed Co. I bought the Bentley ones because The Rusted Gardener was advertising a good bulk deal and I wanted to support a youtuber but I resent these seed packets. There’s virtually no information but it is portrayed as comprehensive.
I lucked out and got a ton of unsold BI Seeds from work last year. I love their flowers and veggies and beautiful packet art! I have their beaujolais sweet peas overwintering right now.
I started gardening using botanical interests. Love their seeds and the packets with the beautiful pictures and great info. Lately I have been using Johnny's to get more unique or specific varieties and I've had awesome success with their seeds.
I love Swallowtail Garden Seeds & Johnny Seeds. I always get great germination and great variety. However I've been looking for those really hard to find seeds and great prices so this year I'm trying two new companies. The first is Botanical Interests but the one I'm most looking forward to trying are Harris Seeds. They sell so many varieties including plugs. I'm very excited to get started but only do winter sowing so I've got a couple of weeks to go still, zone 7A.
I've had great luck with harris seeds. They also sell bulk dahlia tubers, which is really nice if you want to stock up on one variety. Thanks for watching! :)
I’m so glad you posted this video. I have been trying to find places that sell seeds. If you were wanting to find Vegetable seeds for an extremely affordable price, I recommend MIgardener.
I'm still kinda new at flowers but last year ( for winter 2019-20) I ordered from Burpee and Park as well as some packs from local big box stores when their displays first appear in Jan. I decided to plant only half of each pack so this year I am doing it all over and hopefully have learned how to get better winter germination with details like heat mats and alternating 72 inside temp with 50-60 temp on back porch in zone 8B.
One of my favs is Select Seed. They have some unique seeds and I have always had good germ rates from them. May not be too economical for big orders but if your looking for something different they are great. Johnnys of course and Bakers Creek. 💖🌼💖
This year I’ve ordered from Floret (I was seriously stalking her site for when the seeds were released), Park Seed, and Burpee. I’ll pick up a few packets of Botanical Interests at my favorite local nursery.
I like a lot of these. I've used Baker Creek the most hands down. Everwilde farms has my favorite mylar seed packets though by far. Floret flowers for aesthetics
I've never ordered from Everwilde farms. It looks like they have really great reviews, too. I'll have to check them out. Thanks so much for watching! :)
I just found your channel and I love your down to earth style. I have learned some great tips from you already, and I have only watched a handful of videos. This was a great video, too, led me to some seed sources I was not aware of. Keep up the good work, 10 out of 10! 😁
I've had good results there in the past, but I think I missed out on the sale this year. I think everything was out of stock? Thanks so much for watching! :)
I'm on the hunt for my favorite..I'm not quite there yet so this was very interesting to see some options out there. I did order from Johnnys seeds in 2020 and actually looking thru their 2021 catalog rn 😊
I had the same problem. They have some nice seeds for flowers, but are missing a lot of the ones that I really, really, want for the cutting garden. Thanks so much for commenting! Hope you're having a great day! :)
@@TONYAwiththeflowers I'm currently in Arizona but lived in Kentucky for over 40 years....miss it every single day....going to be heading back east soon though....this time to Alabama ...it will take me awhile to switch gardening techniques and timing again :)
I’m brand new so I have nothing to offer. Just following the comments for ideas. I haven’t received any catalogs yet but I went online to Lisa Masons workshop, Johnnys & Floret (for dahlias) I found the Dahlia variety seed packet from Johnny’s so I’m trying that first to save money. I’m interested to see what everyone else has to say about this!
That's wonderful! I'm growing dahlias from seed this year for the first time. So, there will definitely be a lot of videos about it when the weather starts to warm up more. Thanks so much for watching! :)
Johnny Seeds, High Mowing are the usual ones, but just found Seeds n Such, which I’m trying this year, good prices and shipping, more limited on selections though, but a great place for beginners
Thanks for adding this comment! People ask about where to buy seeds in Canada, all the time. And, thank you for watching! I hope you're having a really great day!
I'm starting to grow cut flowers to sell this year, and I've already ordered from Baker Creek, Botanical interest, Johnny's, MIGardener and Geo seed. I should really limit myself to one or two places 😬 I love Geo seed so much because 1,000 seeds for $4 or $5 on some varieties?! Yes please! MIGardener has all packets for 1.99 (it was .99!! but unfortunately increased demand this year meant he had to pay his suppliers more) and free shipping. The flowers are limited but there are some good ones- zinnias, strawflower, celosia. I also got some fillers like amaranth and purple basil. The germination rates are amazing. I'm from Michigan so I might be biased :)
I believe they're owned by a mother and daughter... Don't quote me on that I'm just going by the picture on the catalog last year....!!?!?!? hahahaha Thanks! This is my first year ordering seeds online.. I ordered about 10 different things from Johnny's Seeds earlier this week and then some strawberries from Proven Winners... I preordered dahlias from Eden Brothers last Summer/Fall... So we'll see that all goes.. Other than that I picked up a bunch of seeds at Rural King a month or two ago (already growing some of the lettuce).. And I still have a few I bought in Lowe's/Home Depot last year.. And I saved a bunch of seeds from flowers last year, so I only bought a few flowers this time, mostly veggies..
I’m so glad you took my suggestion to check out Geo seed. I absolutely love their varieties and price. I am a bit of a seed freak. I also have bought seeds from a couple of UK companies like Chiltern and Seedaholics, I also tried out Siskiyou seeds, Pinetree (superseeds.com), Hudson Valley, Outside Pride, Everwilde Farms, John Scheepers, Seed Savers, Southern Exposure, K.van Bourgondien (mainly bulbs, corms, bare root),Brecks, Eden Brothers, Springhill, Antique Rose Emporium, High Country Gardens, Jackson and Perkins, Gilbert H. Wild (all but seeds), Easy to Grow (bulbs, corms etc). I’ve also bought plants directly from Monrovia, Proven Winners, Annie’s Annuals and Perennials (carries some unique plants), Prairie Moon, Longfield gardens, Tulip world, Blooming Bulb, Wayside Gardens, check out Bakery Betty on Etsy for the best Clematis plants. Grower’s Exchange, Van Engelen. I’m so excited for all the flowers this season.
I ordered from Johnny’s last (1st) year but just placed an order with SeedvilleUSA on Etsy bc they carried some specific seeds I was looking for. They seem pretty legit, prices, shipping & selection were much more reasonable & reviews were good. We will see. 🤞
Good luck! I almost never order seed from those places. I'm automatically cautious of anyone who sells "rose seeds". Aside from actual species roses, they won't grow true to type. A seed seller should know that. It's kind of a "red flag" that I look for. You definitely can't grow a green rose from seed. www.etsy.com/listing/510450154/5-green-rose-rosa-bush-shrub-perennial?ref=shop_home_active_314&crt=1
@@TONYAwiththeflowers haha it’s funny you mentioned that, I noticed that too right off the bat. Also Hydrangeas. I’ve been perennial gardening for longer than I wanna admit, so I bypassed those, but things like Joe Pye weed, Pompas grass should be fine, right? I was looking for tall Perennials, I’m putting in a mixed border & need fillers. I only ordered a few , most of my seeds I ordered from Johnny’s in Nov.
I also ordered Moonflower, Larkspur, Lady’s Mantle & Hosta (not sure that one will come true but I thought I’d give it a shot). Let’s hope it’s not a bust bc I’m really excited about these plants!
@@monawolfe It looks like most of the things they have listed would be fine to grow from seed, so I wouldn't worry about it. I always just wonder about the quality, or if it will even be the right type of seed. When I first started gardening, I ordered alpine strawberry seeds from Etsy, and they sent me seeds for some random nicotiana flowers instead. LOL! I have seed-based trust issues now.
I've tried Baker Creek, Botantical Interest (though I usually buy them in store), Swallowtail Seeds and Select Seeds. I've never heard of Floret or Geo Seed before, I'll have to check them out! Baker Creek is the one I patronize most often, but I love Swallowtail Seeds as well. I prefer to buy plant varieties with tiny seeds from Select or Swallowtail over Baker Creek, because the seeds come double wrapped, with a small folded wax paper envelope inside the main packet. I always lose some of my poppy seeds etc. when I open a Baker Creek packet, or they get stuck in the gum on the flap. Just curious, but did your nicotiana come double wrapped? Those seeds are miniscule!
You know, I didn't even think about that factor. I ordered Nicotiana from Baker Creek last year, and it was not double wrapped. Swallowtail does a great job of making sure you can handle those teeny tiny seeds, as does Johnny's and Geoseed.
Also don't forget the "cool" flowers from Lisa Mason Ziegler aka The Gardeners Workshop!
I had no idea that she sold seeds. I'll have to check that out. Happy gardening! :)
@@TONYAwiththeflowers she sells tools and her books too
I love Baker creek, Johnny's seeds, and Floret😊
Me too! Thanks so much for watching!
Baker rare seeds for free shipping. Johnny for good choices, gardeners workshop for solid varieties especially on sale, floret for rare varieties, two good etsy sellers : awesome blossom plants and posies flower farm.
I've never ordered from some of those - I'll have to check them out! Thanks so much for watching! :)
I like Johnny's Seeds and Floret for flowers. For veggies, Johnny's, Botanical Interests, and Swallowtail Garden.
Thanks so much for watching! 🌱🌱🌱
Botanical Interests!
Hooray! I really like them, too! Thanks for leaving a comment! :)
Floret, Johnny’s, Botanical Interest, Baker Creek, & Renee’s.
Baker Creek, MIgardener, the Dollar Tree and store bought fruit. Seeds from store produce grow just as well. I grew them and dollar tree seeds in my first year - and still do... And while seed shopping from catalogs is super fun in the winter and I love doing it, if it came down to it, there isn’t a reason to panic - there are always seeds you can get to grow- even if it’s not from a package. There are sources that are ideal, but in a pinch, don’t let yourself starve where vegetables are concerned.
I see a lot of people growing from store bought, maybe that's something that I'll try eventually. Thanks so much for watching! Happy gardening!
Johnny's Seeds, Park Seed and Botanical Interest... Thank you for your videos!
As I am watching more of this video, I am struck by the amount of editing that must have gone into this and I just wanna applaud you for all that work, this is an amazing resource and I learned about several suppliers I have not heard of before
I just posted a huge $476 seed haul... I ordered from Johnny's, MIGardener, Bakercreek, & Swallowtail, & Floret. I have to say Johnny's has been the most helpful... I live how they put all the flowers & fillers that are good for cutting into their own category, & love how they have tons of info on the best temp to germinate, if its better to direct sow or start indoors, how long before your last frost date to start them, etc.
That is definitely a massive haul! Johnny's is definitely a great place to get information, too. Thanks so much for watching! :)
Swallowtail Gardens is fantastic!!
I agree! Thanks for watching! :)
I did most of my seed shopping with Botanical Interests - love their packaging and every once in awhile they offer free shipping - count me in! I am also trying two new companies this year - Outsidepride and Everwilde Farms. I am so sorry to hear you are struggling this year especially when your videos help me get through my Wisconsin winters. I put them on auto play - hopefully that will help you a bit. Stay strong! You are sooooo appreciated and inspirational to others.
Thank you so much for your support and the kind comment. Hopefully, spring will be here early! Happy gardening! :)
Bakers creek offered free shipping to everyone in North America this year !! That's why they were overcome with orders. No minimum amount like other companies.
I hadn't heard that! Very nice. :)
Johnny Seeds and Floret. Thank you for your videos!!!
Both are great! :)
I’ve only ever ordered from Johnny’s and Floret. I’m excited to order from some of these other suggestions!
Thanks so much for watching! :)
I have bought from every single seed place listed below plus a new one. I just ordered from a place called Uprising Organics out of Washington. Loved some of the flower seeds they had. I have a stinken seed problem. I openly admit that.
I've never heard of that one. I'll have to check it out! Thanks so much for watching! :)
I buy from Johnny’s, Baker Creek, and a recent favorite of mine is Etsy! MANY people are learning the art of seed saving, and have WONDERFUL prices and great reviews! Many times it’s been cheaper for me than going to my usual major distributors!
I'm always very cautious of Etsy. If I do order there, I always make sure to check the seller's listings to see that there are no photoshopped photos or seeds for specific rose cultivars. It's definitely a good test in determining if things are legitimate or not. Thanks for watching! Happy gardening!
@@TONYAwiththeflowers Yes! It is very important to make sure it’s legit! I’ve had great luck but I’m also very cautious! Lol Thanks for another great video! I was excited to learn about a couple more seed companies!
Thanks for the reference. I found the potatoes I’d been looking for Heirloom king, purple potatoes.
Fantastic! Thanks so much for watching! :)
I like ordering from Johnny’s, botanical Interest, and Swallowtail Seeds.
Love Botanical Interests and Johnny's but I ordered the most this year from Geoseed. I had to do a lot of googling to complete my order since their catalog is text only and latin flower names, but the price and variety is amazing. I am on my third order with them so far this year - Hollyhocks, Poppies, Nigella, Snapdragons, Sweet Peas - so many things. I just ADORE them. Plus, I found varieties that other vendors were selling for like $5.25 for 25 seeds, for $3 for 200. If they ever stop selling to small gardeners, I will totally cry.
Absolutely! In some cases, you can get four times the seed for the same price. I love it! Thanks for watching! :)
Thanks!!! I'm going to check them out!!
I purchased from GeoSeed after watching one of your videos and I'm so excited for my order to arrive!
Fantastic! I hope you have lots of luck with them! Happy gardening! :)
Hi 👋 i am from South Africa love your channel . I am still new in the flower garden . I still need to find the right place to bay good seeds.
Thank you so much for watching! :) :)
Following these comments! Lots of good options!
Johnny’s is at the top of my list followed by Eden Brothers, and Floret.
Believe it or not I have bought some great seeds and bulbs on Zulily! The source varies but they are all reputable brands like Spring Hill, Holland Farms, etc. I have had good luck with Anemone corms, and I bought all my tulip bulbs from Zulily this year. The bulbs were amazing. I am growing on a small scale though. I think I planted about 100 bulbs.
Please know that you are appreciated here! You have definitely inspired me. I am learning so much. I go back and review your content often. ❤️
That's definitely interesting. I would not have thought that Zulily would even have flower bulbs. Thanks so much for watching! Happy gardening! :)
As a new gardener I really enjoyed ordering from Crosmanseed . Com for $0.99 to get variety for less money. They have heirloom. The Botanical Interest are what we buy at our local shop. They are great!
Love your channel. Very generous with great info as to what worked and what didn’t.
Thanks so much for watching!
You need to be happy, you make me happy and a lot smarter is your struggle something I can, or the gardening community can help with? We need you, you are teaching us. It is a gift like germination!
Weird comment.
Here's my 5 ways to help a YT Channel grow:
1.) The most obvious way that we probably already know about - Like, and Subscribe, to the channels we want to succeed.
The number of Subs is a big deal !
2.) If the channel gets more than 100 comments per video,
THIS will help the channel tremendously.
We can see there are more than 100 people watching, yet people just aren't commenting.
But comments DO help!
Even just a quick thumbs up is a comment!! 👍
3.) Sharing the videos to other people results in the view count adding up.
View Count is another biggie!!
THIS helps the channel tremendously.
4.) Watching as many commercials as we can stand, helps the content creator tremendously!
(lol, I must admit - this is the one that's the most difficult for me!)
But I heard another You Tuber explain that as long as the viewer watches 30 seconds of the commercial, then that counts as a whole commercial "viewing".
I don't really know if that's true!
But I hope it is, bcuz that's what I do...
5.) For the channels I REALLY like, I will go back, and watch the video over again.
Yep, I really do that!
Of coarse, the 2nd time I usually do this while cleaning the house, or cooking dinner, or something!!
I have already watched it once, so the 2nd time I don't have to pay close attention, or see all the pics!
This might sound kinda mean, but that's not my intention.
I simply am chalking up another view for this video!
I also just let the commercials roll on by during that time, I'm not so bothered by them when I'm doing other tasks!!
So that's a win-win!!!
Plus - this is a really small thing for me personally, but it COULD turn into a big thing for the channel.
Here's how:
If everyone who watched THIS channel watched each video for the 2nd time, just ONCE a week, this channels View Count would DOUBLE!!!
And THAT would certainly be a really BIG thing for the channel.
Which would help support the channel tremendously!!!
Besides all those reasons, listening to Tonya's voice while I do the dusting is a very calming feature for me!
So she's helping me too!
Bcuz I really dislike dusting! And she keeps me in a positive frame of mind while dusting!!!
So YAY for FreshCutKentucky on the mentally calm front!!!
During that 2nd
"video viewing",
we're helping each other!!!
Those are the 5 ways I like to support the YT Channels that I like to watch.
Personally, I hope this channel continues to put content out. So perhaps if we ALL do at least SOME of these things for the channels we like, those channels will have a bit less of a struggle, and more of a success!
The more views a channel gets, the better the chances the algorithm will choose to spread the channel randomly -or however it does it!!!
I also like to hit that Like button on comments which I like, and I agree with.
I'm not sure if that helps, or not?
But maybe the algorithm takes notice of such things!
Anyone else have any other ideas?
I recently discovered the GeoSeed catalog and it is a Game. Changer. I am also a fan of the ol' faithfuls: Johnny's, Park, Baker Creek and Eden Bros. Really wherever I can get what I want. I am also not ashamed of the hardware store seed rack. I've gotten some good stuff there (when you get there in late December, early January) and they usually sell Burpee and Ferry Morse. Basically I discovered winter sowing this year and ordered more seeds than I ever have in my life.
I really like GeoSeed, too! I have way too many seeds for my small space. Thanks so much for watching! :)
@@TONYAwiththeflowers omg I have absolutely too much for even my large garden space. My husband saw my mountain of bottles and my huge pile of seed packets in the garage and was like "are you doomsday prepping now or something?" But even if I only get 1/3 to germinate, it will still pay for itself!
I love botanical interests! The artwork is gorgeous and all the extra information on the inside of the packet is super helpful. I’ve ordered from baker creek too, but mostly veggies. I’m glad you like select seeds! I ordered from them for the first time this year and wasn’t sure what to expect. I also put in my first order to floret this year too and super excited to get them! Thanks for making this video, it definitely helped me!!
Thank you so much for watching! I still need to make a few last orders, and then I'll be completely done for the season. Hopefully, I'll have enough room to grow everything! LOL! :) :)
Their artwork is beautiful!
Thanks!
so interesting to hear about these site I didn't know before. have only ordered from Johnny's and Floret. Love all the knowledge and images that's available on those sites, but I guess that's where the price tag comes from too
Yes, definitely. They have a great selection, too. Thanks for watching!
thank you so much for making this planner . we appreciate all your hard work.
I hope it's helpful! Thanks so much for watching!
Thanks for all the good info!🌸
Thanks so much for watching! :)
Thank you so much! Will you be doing a video of where you order your dahlias?
Yes! I have a video showing each of the new dahlias I'm growing this year coming soon. Hopefully, I'll be able to finish editing it in the next week or so. Thanks for watching!
I am a big fan of Botanical Interests, too. For the germination rate and info provided on the seed packet, they’ve impressed me the most. Of all of the info on seed packets, Botanical Interests is most complete and thorough.
I just love your channel ❤️ Because of you, and I placed my first orders of seeds online. I've always purchased seeds locally. I'm so looking forward to planting new and beautiful varieties of flowers 🌸 Thank you ☺️
That's so exciting! Thank you so much for watching. I hope you're having a great day! :)
Last year was my first time buying seeds online. I was NOT aware of all the varieties or there! So I've been buying like ALL THE THINGS! Haha!
@@ElderandOakFarm Me too!
This year I ordered from Renees , Botanical Interests and Territorial Seeds. I’d like to try Baker Creek and Swallowtail seeds.
I've never tried Territorial, I'll have to check it out. Thanks for watching!
Hoss Tools in Georgia! Ships same day and best germination EVER!
I love botanical interests, I have had great germination with all the varieties of seed I have bought from them so far. Not to mention the art on the packages are beautiful! The Ace Hardware near me carries them year round.
I like the above but this year I have ordered from Seeds n Such. Very reasonable price and shipping. I have had good germination.
It looks like that's another popular one. Thanks for watching!
Johnny’s is my favorite. You can’t beat their productivity, nothing is a gamble. I also like Botanical Interests, but I just get what my local garden center has. I figure what I spend in markup, I save on shipping and I support a local business and a good seed supplier, win-win. I really like how much info they put on their packets too.
Everytime I watch one of your videos Tonya, I always want to go seed shopping! 😂 I just bought 32 packs of seeds from Botanical Interests last week and 8 packs from Menard's yesterday. Now I want to get on all the sites you mentioned and the ones in the comment section to find more seeds 😳 Love your videos girl!
I'm the same way! Every time someone mentions a new website, I immediately have to check it out! LOL!
I am entering my 3rd season but really it’s my 1st or 2nd season where I’m going in as an informed gardener so my opinion is more based on the shopping experience and as a very analytical person. I have a higher opinion of seed suppliers that provide clear instructions and comprehensive growing information and make it easy to filter on attributes on their website. I made my purchasing decision based on the $/seed or total number of seeds or shipping cost based on my needs; I only bought one packet of everything since I’m just a backyard gardener and I just want to try a bunch of varieties. I buy flowers and vegetable seeds that are organic if possible or otherwise from a trusted, reputable source. I tried to support Texas seed suppliers (where I live) to support more local as well as get seeds that are better suited for my region but I couldn’t find any.
***I definitely went overboard this year and I shouldn't buy any new ones for like 5 years.***
-Good shopping experience so far with their website and shipping and most informative and most trustworthy: Johnny’s, Botanical Interest, Victory Seeds, The Gardener’s Workshop (because of Lisa Mason Ziegler), Baker Creek (the pictures get me but I question if most people get results that they advertise)
, Park Seeds
-Seemed like trustworthy and good suppliers but I didn’t buy from them this year: Seed Savers Exchange and High Mowing (recommended by Joe Gardener podcast), Great American Seed Up (a bulk order recommended by The Urban Farm podcast)
-Inexpensive but no information: Little Shop of Seeds, seeds from The Rusted Gardener’s page
-Not very satisfied with shopping experience or their seed packet left a lot to be desired: Page’s Seeds and Bentley Seed Co. I bought the Bentley ones because The Rusted Gardener was advertising a good bulk deal and I wanted to support a youtuber but I resent these seed packets. There’s virtually no information but it is portrayed as comprehensive.
Thanks for sharing... I found a couple of new places to check out. Yay!
I'm so glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching! :)
Johnny’s & Botanical Interests, but now I can add you to the list. Excited to see how my seeds from you grow this season.
Hooray! I hope everything grows well. Thanks for watching! :)
I lucked out and got a ton of unsold BI Seeds from work last year. I love their flowers and veggies and beautiful packet art! I have their beaujolais sweet peas overwintering right now.
That's awesome! They have a great selection of sweet peas, too. Thanks so much for watching!
Johnny’s and Select Seeds. I also like to support my local independent nursery whenever possible
Thanks so much for watching! :)
I've ordered from Johnny's Selected Seeds and John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds.
I didn't know John Scheepers sold seeds, also. Thanks so much for watching! :)
Johnny select seeds, swallowtail gardens, baker creek, and seeds and such.
Yes! Those are definitely my favorites, as well! Hope you're having a great day! :)
I started gardening using botanical interests. Love their seeds and the packets with the beautiful pictures and great info. Lately I have been using Johnny's to get more unique or specific varieties and I've had awesome success with their seeds.
That's awesome! Thanks so much for watching! :)
I love Swallowtail Garden Seeds & Johnny Seeds. I always get great germination and great variety. However I've been looking for those really hard to find seeds and great prices so this year I'm trying two new companies. The first is Botanical Interests but the one I'm most looking forward to trying are Harris Seeds. They sell so many varieties including plugs. I'm very excited to get started but only do winter sowing so I've got a couple of weeks to go still, zone 7A.
I've had great luck with harris seeds. They also sell bulk dahlia tubers, which is really nice if you want to stock up on one variety. Thanks for watching! :)
I love baker creek and botanical interest!
I love baker creek and Jonny's seeds. I love your channel and hope you blow up!! Thanks for all the help you give.
Thanks so much for watching! :) :)
I usually order from Baker Creek, Swallowtail seeds, Floret, Johnny’s and Eden Brothers.
Love your videos!
Thanks so much for watching! :)
Eden brothers and longfield gardens are also some of my favorites.😄
Excellent video! I picked up a couple companies I wasn't aware of. Always enjoy your programs. Thanks for making them.
Thank you so much for watching! :)
I like Baker Creek and Swallowtail, your garden planner is beautiful, thank you!
I hope that it helps! Thank you so much for watching! :)
I haven’t heard of some of the seed companies. Thanks 🌱🌺🌸
Thanks for watching!
I’m so glad you posted this video. I have been trying to find places that sell seeds.
If you were wanting to find Vegetable seeds for an extremely affordable price, I recommend MIgardener.
I've ordered from Johnny's, and Swallow tail seeds before, this year I also ordered some from Floret.
I just love the wide selection they offer! Thanks so much for watching! :)
I'm still kinda new at flowers but last year ( for winter 2019-20) I ordered from Burpee and Park as well as some packs from local big box stores when their displays first appear in Jan. I decided to plant only half of each pack so this year I am doing it all over and hopefully have learned how to get better winter germination with details like heat mats and alternating 72 inside temp with 50-60 temp on back porch in zone 8B.
Botanical interest gave me a free packet of forget-me-nots
Thanks so much
Thanks so much for watching! :)
I discovered Siskiyou Seeds last year. Up here in Canada, Stems Flower Farm has the flower selection that compares to Johnny’s or Floret.
Those look like great options! Thanks for watching! :)
One of my favs is Select Seed. They have some unique seeds and I have always had good germ rates from them. May not be too economical for big orders but if your looking for something different they are great. Johnnys of course and Bakers Creek. 💖🌼💖
I agree, they have a great selection. Thanks so much for watching! :)
This year I’ve ordered from Floret (I was seriously stalking her site for when the seeds were released), Park Seed, and Burpee. I’ll pick up a few packets of Botanical Interests at my favorite local nursery.
I did the same thing on the floret website, lol! Thanks for watching! :)
Swan Island Dahlia, Holland Bulbs, American Medoc nd Eden brothers are for my go to.
I also made an order with Swan Island this year, love their selection. Happy gardening!
PineTree Seeds & Swallowtail Seeds!
I've never tried Pinetree before, I'll have to check them out. Happy gardening!
I like a lot of these. I've used Baker Creek the most hands down. Everwilde farms has my favorite mylar seed packets though by far. Floret flowers for aesthetics
I've never ordered from Everwilde farms. It looks like they have really great reviews, too. I'll have to check them out. Thanks so much for watching! :)
I love swallowtail seeds
Yes! Their selection is absolutely huge! Thanks for watching. Hope you're having a great day! :) :)
I ordered from them for the 1st time this year, they had some great prices!
Thanks for the Swallowtail tip. I just placed an order 😊
Thanks so much for watching! :)
I just found your channel and I love your down to earth style. I have learned some great tips from you already, and I have only watched a handful of videos. This was a great video, too, led me to some seed sources I was not aware of. Keep up the good work, 10 out of 10! 😁
Thanks so much for the kind comment! Happy gardening! :)
I like Migardener!
I've had good results there in the past, but I think I missed out on the sale this year. I think everything was out of stock? Thanks so much for watching! :)
I'm on the hunt for my favorite..I'm not quite there yet so this was very interesting to see some options out there. I did order from Johnnys seeds in 2020 and actually looking thru their 2021 catalog rn 😊
I love shopping through seed catalogs! I always circle wayyy too many things. LOL!
Seedsavers Exchange, Seeds of Change, Eden Brothers, American Meadows
Johnny’s and Geo!
Love them! :)
Thank you. I will be checking out some of these.
Thanks so much for watching! :)
Really enjoyed your video! Pinetree Seeds in Maine has small quantity packets and I have had good service and results.
Thanks so much for watching! I've never ordered from Pinetree, I'll have to check it out! :)
I buy the majority of seeds for vegetables at Baker's Creek....but as I am starting to branch out into cut flowers, I've been looking at other sites
I had the same problem. They have some nice seeds for flowers, but are missing a lot of the ones that I really, really, want for the cutting garden. Thanks so much for commenting! Hope you're having a great day! :)
@@TONYAwiththeflowers I'm currently in Arizona but lived in Kentucky for over 40 years....miss it every single day....going to be heading back east soon though....this time to Alabama ...it will take me awhile to switch gardening techniques and timing again :)
I’m brand new so I have nothing to offer. Just following the comments for ideas. I haven’t received any catalogs yet but I went online to Lisa Masons workshop, Johnnys & Floret (for dahlias) I found the Dahlia variety seed packet from Johnny’s so I’m trying that first to save money. I’m interested to see what everyone else has to say about this!
That's wonderful! I'm growing dahlias from seed this year for the first time. So, there will definitely be a lot of videos about it when the weather starts to warm up more. Thanks so much for watching! :)
Johnny Seeds, High Mowing are the usual ones, but just found Seeds n Such, which I’m trying this year, good prices and shipping, more limited on selections though, but a great place for beginners
I've never heard of Seeds n Such - I'll have to check it out. Thanks for watching!
I’ve had good success with Outside Pride, David’s and Park Seeds.
I've never heard of David's, I'll have to check it out. Happy gardening!
My favorite are Johnny's seeds.
Love them! Thanks so much for watching! :)
Favorite seed vendors: Eden Bros because of quality and selection and Outside Pride for quantity of seeds in each packet
Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for watching! :)
I'm in Canada so William Dam Seeds & West Coast seeds
Thanks for adding this comment! People ask about where to buy seeds in Canada, all the time. And, thank you for watching! I hope you're having a really great day!
I’ve shopped from most everywhere others have listed. Haven’t tried Geo yet. Check out Fruition Seeds too.
I've never tried Fruition!
I'm starting to grow cut flowers to sell this year, and I've already ordered from Baker Creek, Botanical interest, Johnny's, MIGardener and Geo seed. I should really limit myself to one or two places 😬 I love Geo seed so much because 1,000 seeds for $4 or $5 on some varieties?! Yes please!
MIGardener has all packets for 1.99 (it was .99!! but unfortunately increased demand this year meant he had to pay his suppliers more) and free shipping. The flowers are limited but there are some good ones- zinnias, strawflower, celosia. I also got some fillers like amaranth and purple basil. The germination rates are amazing. I'm from Michigan so I might be biased :)
I agree, I love Geoseed! Good luck growing flowers this year. Happy gardening! :)
I was able to get tons of great flowers from MIGardener- snapdragons, celosia, asters, bachelor's buttons, etc.
I believe they're owned by a mother and daughter... Don't quote me on that I'm just going by the picture on the catalog last year....!!?!?!? hahahaha
Thanks! This is my first year ordering seeds online.. I ordered about 10 different things from Johnny's Seeds earlier this week and then some strawberries from Proven Winners... I preordered dahlias from Eden Brothers last Summer/Fall... So we'll see that all goes.. Other than that I picked up a bunch of seeds at Rural King a month or two ago (already growing some of the lettuce).. And I still have a few I bought in Lowe's/Home Depot last year.. And I saved a bunch of seeds from flowers last year, so I only bought a few flowers this time, mostly veggies..
I love growing strawberries! I also ordered some bareroot plants this year. I'm really excited! Happy gardening! :)
I’m so glad you took my suggestion to check out Geo seed. I absolutely love their varieties and price. I am a bit of a seed freak. I also have bought seeds from a couple of UK companies like Chiltern and Seedaholics, I also tried out Siskiyou seeds, Pinetree (superseeds.com), Hudson Valley, Outside Pride, Everwilde Farms, John Scheepers, Seed Savers, Southern Exposure, K.van Bourgondien (mainly bulbs, corms, bare root),Brecks, Eden Brothers, Springhill, Antique Rose Emporium, High Country Gardens, Jackson and Perkins, Gilbert H. Wild (all but seeds), Easy to Grow (bulbs, corms etc). I’ve also bought plants directly from Monrovia, Proven Winners, Annie’s Annuals and Perennials (carries some unique plants), Prairie Moon, Longfield gardens, Tulip world, Blooming Bulb, Wayside Gardens, check out Bakery Betty on Etsy for the best Clematis plants. Grower’s Exchange, Van Engelen. I’m so excited for all the flowers this season.
I'm the exact same way! LOL!. It sounds like you're going to have a beautiful growing season. Thanks so much for watching! :)
Bakers Creek, Park Seed, Johnny Seeds
Johnny's and Floret
I ordered from Johnny’s last (1st) year but just placed an order with SeedvilleUSA on Etsy bc they carried some specific seeds I was looking for. They seem pretty legit, prices, shipping & selection were much more reasonable & reviews were good. We will see. 🤞
Good luck! I almost never order seed from those places. I'm automatically cautious of anyone who sells "rose seeds". Aside from actual species roses, they won't grow true to type. A seed seller should know that. It's kind of a "red flag" that I look for. You definitely can't grow a green rose from seed. www.etsy.com/listing/510450154/5-green-rose-rosa-bush-shrub-perennial?ref=shop_home_active_314&crt=1
@@TONYAwiththeflowers haha it’s funny you mentioned that, I noticed that too right off the bat. Also Hydrangeas. I’ve been perennial gardening for longer than I wanna admit, so I bypassed those, but things like Joe Pye weed, Pompas grass should be fine, right? I was looking for tall Perennials, I’m putting in a mixed border & need fillers. I only ordered a few , most of my seeds I ordered from Johnny’s in Nov.
I also ordered Moonflower, Larkspur, Lady’s Mantle & Hosta (not sure that one will come true but I thought I’d give it a shot). Let’s hope it’s not a bust bc I’m really excited about these plants!
@@monawolfe It looks like most of the things they have listed would be fine to grow from seed, so I wouldn't worry about it. I always just wonder about the quality, or if it will even be the right type of seed. When I first started gardening, I ordered alpine strawberry seeds from Etsy, and they sent me seeds for some random nicotiana flowers instead. LOL! I have seed-based trust issues now.
Also, I LOVE MOONFLOWERS! They're so fragrant!
I usually end up buying burpee seeds. They are the ones that are often found at the local Wal-Mart and lowes in my area of ohio.
That's what my local stores sell, too. I think I tried everything that they offer before I started ordering online. LOL! Thanks for watching! :) :)
I'm in Kentucky too! Northern area, zone 6. Where are you in Kentucky?
Mi gardener, Rene garden, floret, botanical interests, Johnny seeds.
Thanks so much for watching!
Baker Creek shipping is always free to the US for seeds.
I didn't know that! For some reason, I thought there was a minimum. That's awesome! :)
I've tried Baker Creek, Botantical Interest (though I usually buy them in store), Swallowtail Seeds and Select Seeds. I've never heard of Floret or Geo Seed before, I'll have to check them out! Baker Creek is the one I patronize most often, but I love Swallowtail Seeds as well. I prefer to buy plant varieties with tiny seeds from Select or Swallowtail over Baker Creek, because the seeds come double wrapped, with a small folded wax paper envelope inside the main packet. I always lose some of my poppy seeds etc. when I open a Baker Creek packet, or they get stuck in the gum on the flap. Just curious, but did your nicotiana come double wrapped? Those seeds are miniscule!
You know, I didn't even think about that factor. I ordered Nicotiana from Baker Creek last year, and it was not double wrapped. Swallowtail does a great job of making sure you can handle those teeny tiny seeds, as does Johnny's and Geoseed.
Everwilde Farms is my favorite company, Eden Brothers is 2nd.
A lot of people have mentioned Everwilde. I can't believe I had never heard of it. I may need to make an order! :)
I see your kitty!