Q: I am looking for a reputable seed company to order seeds from for my home garden. I reside in zone 7 of Georgia. Can you email me a list of a few companies that you know of or have experience with working with?

A: Arty Schronce at the Georgia Department of Agriculture suggests:

“Look in the ads of the Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin. There are a lot of good (and very reasonably priced) seeds there, including old-fashioned varieties. Also, if there is a particular seed you are looking for, you can place a free ad in the Market Bulletin describing it. Subscriptions for Georgia residents are $10 per year. To start a subscription, send a check or money order payable to Market Bulletin to 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Room 226, Atlanta, GA 30334. If you cannot find the seeds you are looking for in the Market Bulletin or your local garden center, here are several seed catalogs to consider:

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
P.O. Box 460, Mineral, VA 23117
Phone: 540-894-9480

Plants of the Southwest
3095 Agua Fria St., Santa Fe, NM 87507
Phone: 1-800-788-SEED (7333)
(not just plants, and not just things for the Southwest)

Johnny’s Selected Seeds
955 Benton Avenue, Winslow, ME 04901
Phone: 1-877-Johnnys (1-877-564-6697)

TomatoFest
P.O. Box 628, Little River, CA 95456

Pinetree Garden Seeds
P.O. Box 300, New Gloucester, ME 04260
Phone: 207-926-3400

Seeds of Change
P.O. Box 152, Spicer, MN 56288
Phone: 1-888-762-7333

Park Seed Company
1 Parkton Ave, Greenwood, SC 29647
Phone: 1-800-845-3369

Renee’s Garden Seeds
6060A Graham Hill Rd., Felton, CA 95018
Phone: 1-888-880-7228

W. Atlee Burpee & Co.
300 Park Avenue, Warminster, PA 18974
Phone: 1-800-333-5808

Thompson & Morgan Seedsmen, Inc.
P.O. Box 397, Aurora, IN 47001-0397
Phone: 1-800-274-7333