Places to look for seeds, seedlings & garden supplies

Physical Stores:


Ace Hardware
Standard Plumbing Ace Hardware
152 Clement St. (corner of 3rd Ave) SF, CA 
Phone: (415)221-1888. Fax: (415)221-0125.
E-mail: standard@pacbell.net.

Standard 5 & 10
3545 California Street, SF CA (Laurel Village)
(415) 751-5767

Central Ace Hardware
1949 Post Street, SF CA
(415) 931-7503

 

Clement Nursery

1921 Clement St, SF CA

(415) 750-3990

Cole Hardware

956 Cole Street (between Carl & Parnassus), SF CA
(415) 753-2653

2254 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA
(415) 674-8913

Common Ground Organic Garden Supply and Education Center
559 College Ave., Palo Alto, CA, 94306
(650) 493-6072
www.commongroundinpaloalto.org

Goodman Building Supply
775 Redwood Hwy, Mill Valley, CA 94941
(415) 388-6233

Green Jeans Garden Supply
690 Redwood Highway, Mill Valley, CA
(415) 389-8333

Petaluma Seed Bank
199 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma, CA 94952
(707) 773-1336

Rainbow Grocery
1745 Folsom Street, SF CA
(415) 863-0620

Sloat Garden Center
2700 Sloat Blvd., SF CA
(415) 566-4415

327 3rd Ave. @ Clement, SF CA
(415) 752-1614

3237 Pierce Street @ Chestnut, SF CA
(415) 440-1000

657 E. Blithedale Ave., Mill Valley, CA
(415) 388-0102

*And of course, keep an eye out while you're out and about!

Mail Order:
To the best of my knowledge, these are small-ish seed companies, dedicated to heirloom, organic, non-GMO, rare etc. seeds.

http://www.bountifulgardens.org/

http://www.groworganic.com/

http://www.seedsavers.org/

http://www.rareseeds.com/

http://www.territorialseed.com/

http://www.johnnyseeds.com/

What to plant in May & June

Spring vegetable plantings are starting to come to the end of their annual life cycles- my spinach, chard, and mustard greens are just about "done"- they are growing taller, flower buds are forming, and in the case of spinach, the leaves are changing shapes- they become much more triangular. I know the lettuce will be next.

That means it's time to think about new plantings! This can be a hard transition for beginning gardeners- the plants you've babied for months... now I'm telling you to pull them out?! Yes- they are not going to be producing much for you to eat, and they will instead put all of their energy into making flowers and then seeds. Chard leaves will still taste the same- so harvest them all before you pull that tall, sculptural stalk out of the garden, but lettuce usually becomes quite bitter. Plan to buy seeds or purchase 6-packs at a nursery or garden center (or even Rainbow grocery!). Often the 6-packs have many more plants than you might want, so share with your neighbors :)

Need an idea for what to do with all those greens? I made this soup with lots of chard, some kale and mustard greens and it's surprisingly delicious! You really need to carmelize the onions...
http://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/basic-green-soup

May
Beans (these can be difficult to grow in our climate)
Beets
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots (seeds only)
Cauliflower (long season)
Kohlrabi
Lettuce
Parsnips (seeds only)
Pea
Radishes (seeds only)
Zucchini
Pumpkins (these take up a LOT of space)
Tomatoes (suggest only trying cherry tomatoes for any chance of ripening)

June

Beans (these can be difficult to grow in our climate)
Beets
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots (seeds only)
Cauliflower (long season)
Kohlrabi
Lettuce
Parsnips (seeds only)
Pea
Radishes (seeds only)
Zucchini
Pumpkins - thru June 15 (these take up a LOT of space)
Tomatoes (suggest only trying cherry tomatoes for any chance of ripening)

A few ideas for a pea trellis

http://gardentherapy.ca/pea-trellis/




http://seattleseedling.com/2013/03/my-favorite-pea-trellis-yet/


http://squarefoot.creatingforum.com/t9884p15-what-kind-of-trellis-do-you-use-and-why