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Vegetable Garden Seeds
updated: Sep 20, 2011, 8:54 PM

I am looking into starting a vegetable garden come Spring, and would like to know of a good place in town to get seeds.

Places People Are Talking About:

Garden Exchange

Island Seed and Feed

La Sumida

What People Are Saying:

COMMENT 215921P	2011-09-20 09:12 PM
Island Seed and Feed in Goleta. They are the best!
COMMENT 215924P	2011-09-20 09:27 PM
Second that. Island Seed & Feed.
COMMENT 215937P	2011-09-21 03:22 AM
La Sumida carries the best seed inventory I have seen in our area. They have different brands and great advice.
COMMENT 215943	2011-09-21 06:34 AM
La Sumida is great. The people are very helpful and informative too.
COMMENT 215944	2011-09-21 06:41 AM
I'll third Island Seed and Feed.
COMMENT 215951	2011-09-21 07:05 AM
Established seedlings might be worth some money.
COMMENT 215953P	2011-09-21 07:08 AM
My friend has a veggie garden and always goes to IF&S. You can also buy "mess-free" bird seed there for less too (although it's never cheap) :-)
COMMENT 215958	2011-09-21 07:31 AM
I buy exclusively from Island Seed and Feed, both seeds, and vegetable starts. They're knowledgeable and helpful!
COMMENT 215990P	2011-09-21 08:58 AM
Besides IF&S, there are neighborhood gardening groups. Our Westside gardeners group has seed sharing a couple times a year. Organic gardeners share seeds they've collected and also often share starts. There are groups all over the area.
COMMENT 216016	2011-09-21 09:40 AM
How do you find a neighborhood gardening group? I live on the Westside and would love to meet and learn from other gardeners in my neighborhood.
FLICKA	2011-09-21 09:48 AM
Why wait for Spring? I'm just putting in a crop of winter produce; onions, brocalli, cauliflower, cabbage, chard, spinach, carrots and beets (so far). Winter is good for lettace too, and some herbs such as cilantro, which bolts in the summer. I get 6 packs for many of them, off to a good start. Just be sure to prepare the ground well. Island Feed and Seed has Malibu Compost which I've had great luck with.
COMMENT 216023P	2011-09-21 09:50 AM
You can google sbfoodnotlawns.org to find gardeners in your neighborhood to share and learn from. I also recommend Island Seed and Feed for great organic gardening support.
COMMENT 216047	2011-09-21 10:49 AM
island seed and feed! they are SO knowledgeable, helpful and downright nice. i have loved every trip there and always came away better educated than when i arrived.
EDSUP	2011-09-21 11:51 AM
Island Seed and Feed! For sure!
SEEDLADY	2011-09-21 01:09 PM
Island Seed and Feed has the best choice--several brands, the whole line, not just the popular varieties. Lots of organic varieties as well as heirlooms and natural hybrids. Plus staff has a good grasp on soils and fertilizer prep for your garden. ( Don't wait for spring if you're going to use organic fertilizers) Start your soil prep now and you will be rewarded. Flicka is right, too--lots of greens and root crops you can plant NOW to use all winter long for fresh, flavorful, healthy food. Lettuce, Chard, Spinach, Kale, Beets, Radish, Onions, Garlic, Carrots, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts,Cabbage, Bok Choy, Tat Soi, Frisee, Parsley, Chives, Cilantro, for a start.
COMMENT 216112P	2011-09-21 01:54 PM
Also, lots of herbs you can plant now for year-round use: oregano, sage, thyme, rosemary, mint (somewhere it won't be a problem if it spreads). Planting perrenials in fall here is good because things can get a good start with the winter rains. Don't bother with tarragon now, it dies back in winter. Strawberries can be good to plant now, depending on the variety. I'm lazy and plant most things except carrots and radishes from six-pack seedlings. Plant radish seeds anytime, and that will be the first thing you can harvest.
COMMENT 216124	2011-09-21 02:29 PM
Join your neighborhood Garden Exchange and get seeds from fellow gardeners for FREE!