May I recommend Botanical Interests?

This is the second in a short series of posts on seed companies that I patronize. I write as a satisfied customer, nothing more. The first post was about New Hope Seed Company, a small family farm/business located in western Tennessee. I shop New Hope first. Filed under "What you may not like about New Hope" I noted that

-- If you are looking for a one-stop seed shopping experience, this is not the place to go looking.

If you are looking for that sort of experience, and still want to avoid the seed company racket, i.e., Monsanto, Botanical Interests is the place to go. They've got it all-- flowers, herbs, vegetables, gardening tools. They've signed the Safe Seed Pledge, meaning that you'll find no Round-up Ready (i.e., genetically modified) cotton seed at Botanical Interests!

I get the majority of my seeds at Botanical Interests, it's my second stop. 

What I like about Botanical Interests

-- Breadth of selection. They list 291 vegetable seeds, 99 of which are heirloom (open pollinated). What I especially like about the selection is the availability of "odd" veggies, Greek pepperoncini peppers, for example. 

-- Collections. These are groups of plants that go together. The Chef's Herb Garden Seed Collection contains nine packets of essential kitchen herbs. There are 14 flower collections, everything from Beauty That Can Take The Heat to Xeric Flower Seed Collection. Oh! What's this? Weird and Wonderful Seed Collection. (See above.)

Tasty: Daikon Miyashige White Radish

Daikon Miyashige White Orgnaic Radishes

Each of these is 6-8" long. Very tasty... not too strong at all. Seed from Botanical Interests. Here's their blurb:

Radish Daikon Miyashige White Organic Heirloom Seed

Raphanus sativus

60 days. Young shredded daikon radishes are often used in sushi, but their light, crunchy, slightly spicy flavor is a unique addition to many other dishes. Mature daikon is pickled or cooked; add to stir-fries or soups. Daikon is a “winter radish,” requiring a longer time to develop than spring radishes, and cool temperatures to mature the edible root. To grow successfully, sow in mid- to late summer or early fall.
This packet plants three 5 foot rows.

Let's think this through. Fifteen feet of 7" radishes is A LOT. Fortunately, if stored in a cool dry place, radish seeds have a shelf life of about five years. (More information of seed storage longevities here.)