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The Big Garden Resource List for the Pacific Northwest
Want to learn how to garden in the PNW?
I've compiled a list of my top organic gardening resources to grow medicinal, vegetable, edible and PNW native plants in the greater Seattle area and western Washington.
These are the resources I refer my clients to. They're good stuff.
Good luck!
Soil Testing
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King Conservation District - Up to 5 free soil tests per household. (King County residents only).
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WA Dept of Ecology: Heavy Metal Testing Resources - Free heavy metal tests for some households in King, Snohomish, Pierce and Thurston counties. Resources for other testing options. Check their map for eligibility.
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A & L Labs (Portland, OR)
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Soil Test Farm Consultants (Moses Lake, WA)
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Logan Labs - Specialize in micronutrient analysis. (Lakeview, OH)
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Cornell Soil Health Lab - Specialize in cool tests like the Comprehensive Assessment of Soil Health that show microbial health, carbon storage, available water capacity and more. (Cornell, NY)
Sources for Materials
Bulk Materials - mulch, cedar hog fuel, compost, gravel and more.
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ChipDrop - Free arborist chips delivered to your home.
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Sky Nursery - gravel, bark mulch and more.(Shoreline, WA)
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Evergreen Topsoil - gravel, bark mulch and more. (Kenmore, WA)
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De Jong's Sawdust and Shavings - cedar hog fuel, gravel, bark mulch and more.(Redmond and Lake Stevens, WA)
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Burien Bark - MooDoo, bioretention soil, gravel, bark mulch and more. (Burien, WA)
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Lenz Enterprises - compost, gravel, bark mulch and more. (Stanwood, WA)
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Cedar Grove - vegetable garden mix and more (various locations in Western WA)
Fertilizers & soil amendments - organically based, slow-release
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GrowOrganic.com - (online)
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Johnny's Seeds - (online)
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Territorial Seed - (online)
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Hendrikus Organics - (online)
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Fungi Perfecti - mycorrhizae (online)
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Walt's Organics - (Ballard, WA)
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Sky Nursery - (Shoreline, WA)
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Molbaks Home + Garden - (Woodinville, WA)
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Swanson's Nursery - Crown Hill (Seattle, WA)
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Seattle Farm Co-Op - Rainier Beach (Seattle, WA)
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Squak Mt. Nursery - (Issaquah, WA)
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Issaquah Grange - (Issaquah, WA)
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Kent East Hill Nursery - (Kent, WA)
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Other retailers: Organic fertilizers are sometimes sold at Grocery Outlet, Walmart, Fred Meyer, Lowe's and QFC.
Seeds
(many non-GMO and organic, local or ecologically grown, but not all.)
Focus: Medicinal seeds
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Strictly Medicinal - (online)
Focus: PNW Natives seeds
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Inside Passage - (Port Townsend, WA)
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Northwest Meadowscapes - (Port Townsend, WA)
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L&H Seeds - (online)
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BFI Native Seeds - (online)
All seeds:
local
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Adaptive Seeds - vegetables, flowers, grains, herbs, garlic, cover crop (Sweet Home, OR)
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Cultivariable - Andean tubers, potatoes, unusual edibles (Moclips, WA)
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Deep Harvest Seeds - vegetables, herbs (Whidbey Island, WA)
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Filaree Garlic Farm - garlic, sweet potatoes, onions, shallots, potatoes (eastern WA)
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Irish Eyes - potatoes, garlic, onions, shallots and vegetables (Ellensburg, WA)
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Peace Seedlings - (Corvallis, OR)
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Seattle Seed Company - vegetables (Seattle, WA)
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Territorial Seed - (Cottage Grove, OR)
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Thyme Garden - (Alsea, OR)
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Uprising Seeds - vegetables, flowers, herbs, grains (Bellingham, WA)
online
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Backyard Garden Seeds* - vegetables, herbs
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Kitazawa Seed Company* - Asian vegetables, herbs, flowers
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Melanated Organic Seeds* - vegetables, flowers, herbs
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Second Generation Seeds* - Asian vegetables, herbs
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Seed Mail Seed Co.* - vegetables, garlic, potatoes
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True Love Seeds* - vegetables, flowers, herbs, culturally-important
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Native Seed SEARCH - desert-adapted vegetables, seed rematriation
other sources of organic seeds:
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Ace Hardware, PCC, QFC, Fred Meyer, Walmart, most garden centers.
*BIPOC owned
