Many people have ordered from Henry fields , Gurneys or others in the conglomerate. It is worth noting they are one in the same company gardens alive. They have made it official that gurneys and henry fields are now together Gurney's - America's Most Complete Seed and Nursery
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Gardenās Alive conglomerate:
- Gardens Alive!
- Audubon Workshop
- Breckās (Canada)
- Breckās Bulbs
- Gurneyās Seed & Nursery
- Henry Fieldās Seed & Nursery
- Henry Fieldās Seed & Nursery Co. (Canada)
- K. Van Bourgondien & Sons, Inc.
- Michigan Bulb
- mySEASONS Garden Solutions
- New Holland Bulb Co.
- Spring Garden Canada
- Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com)
- Thompson and Morgan (US)
- Thompson and Morgan Canada
- Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs (dutchbulbs.com)
(From Daveās Garden)
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Thank you for the update info. I am trying to just buy from places that do not use neonicotinoids on anything they grow or seeds they sell. It is hard to find these companies.
Even āorganicā does not mean they do not use these products. You have to end up emailing each company to find out.
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Yes most companies do use them. What do you not like about them? Im assuming impact on insects is your concern.
Yes, I am trying to keep the pollinatorās from getting this chemical into their system. There are bee hives on neighbors properties on two sides of my property as well. Every little bit helps. There is one nursery about an hour away from me that grows their own plants without them using neonicotinoids. I buy my plants from them every year since I found out they grew their own plants like that. It would be nice to find other nurseries like that and seed companies that do not use the neonicos.
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Thanks @FarmGirl-Z6A for that list. Sorry I never noticed it originally.
That āconglomerateā as you say makes a lot of sensational comments and exaggerations.
Some stuff is bargain, some is junk. Like a trip to a big box store, better be up on things that are tough and realize you may lose the others they send.
I didnāt realize Thompson and Morgan still did business hereā¦years ago Iād get their catalogs. Many many years ago.
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Iāve heard that one can be blacklisted from these companies for using their āguaranteeā too frequently.
I fear I might find myself facing this as I have a rose Iāve tried to get that Iāve already had to file a claim on and I will be filing another claim this year on one from part of the conglomerate.
This time I ponied up for the bigger size bare root plant and the plant which I received last spring is definitely the wrong variety.
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Most neonicotinoids in the U.S. are used as coatings on seeds for field crops like corn, soybeans,cotton, wheat, peanuts, sunflowers and many vegetables. Commercial lawn treatments for grubs and other in ground pests.
Some use them to kill bugs in the plants during the growing seasons there. The neonics stay in the soil and get absorbed into the plant. I understand what you are saying but according to the people that own nurseries that do not use neonics they have told me this plus what I have read. All sorts of different opinions on this. But , for me, I avoid buying from places that use neonics , IF I know they use them. I have contacted a lot of the catalog companies over the last few years and most have replied. If I get no answer I figure they use neonics. I get different types of answers but even if they do not give me a direct " yes" or ānoā answer you can tell they do by their corporate double speak.
Huh. Back in the day when tobacco was a big crop; we often used good old tobacco dust{crumbled tobacco leaf detria} to treat certain pests.
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