Are You Set for Spring? A Big Giveaway From Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds!

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a sucker for seeds. Lots and lots o’ seeds. And one of my favorite suppliers of seeds is a small heirloom house called Baker Creek, headed by Jere Gettle and his wife, Emilee. They’ve been a big supporter of Garden Betty since the beginning and have sent me…

Linda Ly

Written by Linda Ly

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds giveaway

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a sucker for seeds. Lots and lots o’ seeds. And one of my favorite suppliers of seeds is a small heirloom house called Baker Creek, headed by Jere Gettle and his wife, Emilee. They’ve been a big supporter of Garden Betty since the beginning and have sent me countless seeds to try in my garden every season.

Their homegrown operation has a feel-good family vibe to it, and since we’re all family here, I want to share this awesome and generous giveaway from Baker Creek with you!

You’ve probably seen Baker Creek mentioned here and there on my blog — I grow plenty of their offerings, from the traditional to the exotic. But mostly the exotic. I love the selection of seeds at Baker Creek, which comes from over 70 different countries. Thumbing through their beautiful catalog of 1,400 seeds is both delight and torture at the same time — delight because I want to grow everything I can get my hands on, and torture because my garden simply isn’t big enough.

Baker Creek specializes in non-hybrid, non-GMO, non-treated, and non-patented seeds. This is about as pure as you can get. Their seeds come from small farmers and seed growers, and not from Monsanto-owned Seminis, which supplies many of the big-box stores. When you buy from Baker Creek, you’re not only supporting a family business, but also taking a stand against GMOs.

In my experience these last few seasons with Baker Creek seeds, I’ve had close to 100 percent germination and a garden full of healthy, productive plants. Since they’re open-pollinated, I’m also able to save many of my own seeds from the plants I’ve grown. My personal seed vault contains over 250 packets filled with thousands of seeds!

Want your own seed vault? How about one that comes in a nifty, sturdy bucket, brimming with over 25 different vegetables — 60 varieties in all — chosen for your specific climate?

For one lucky winner, Baker Creek will be giving away their Large Seed Collection (retail value $99), tailored for northern or southern climates. The assortment includes several types of vegetables, flowers, herbs, cover crops, and fruits and berries, and will keep for up to 10 years if stored properly. That’s 60 heirloom seed packets to start your spring off right! Incredible, yes?!

How to enter: Simply leave a comment below and tell me which Baker Creek variety you love, or would love to try this season! To receive an additional entry, follow @gardenbetty on Twitter, and leave a second comment below indicating your Twitter username. You have two chances to win!

The giveaway will end at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time on Friday, March 23, 2012. Winner will be drawn at random and announced the following week. Good luck!

Giveaway Rules

  1. Giveaway begins March 19, 2012 and ends March 23, 2012.
  2. No purchase is necessary. To enter, leave a comment on this blog post.
  3. Only US residents ages 18 and older are eligible to enter.
  4. Two entries allowed per person.
  5. Odds of winning are based on number of entries received.
  6. Winner will be drawn at random.
  7. If winner does not respond within 48 hours after time of contact, that entry will be forfeited and a new winner will be drawn.

This post is brought to you by Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that support Garden Betty.

Update: A big thanks to everyone who entered!
This giveaway is now closed. The winner has been announced here.

Linda Ly

I'm a plant lover, passionate road-tripper, and cookbook author whose expert advice and bestselling books have been featured in Time, Outside, HGTV, and Food & Wine. The National Parks Cookbook is my latest book. Garden Betty is where I write about modern homesteading, farm-to-table cooking, and outdoor adventuring—all that encompass a life well-lived outdoors. After all, the secret to a good life is... Read more »

786 Comments

  1. I would love to try the Orangeglo Watermelon!! I’ve heard it’s the best watermelon ever!

  2. I really want to try Superschmaltz (Kholrabi).  It’s one of my favorites, but they’re so LITTLE!  I’d love to grow great big ones instead 🙂

  6. I would like to try any of the eggplant varieties that they have. Last year i found a new love for this delicious veggie 😀 And then there are all the sweet pepper varieties 😛

  7. I loved my zinnas and moon flowers I ordered last year. I am looking forward to planting my Verona watermelons seeds that originated at my alma mater Mississippi State!!

  8. The northern climate one would be great here.   I really like all of the variety your seed catalog offers. 

  9. Cosmic Purple Carrots are where it’s at! Beautiful and delicious. Now, pick me. I want to win. 

  10. This year the glossy, colorful pages of garden~time jubilation arrived, and I giddily devoured the visual treats of plumpy Purple Calabash tomato,  carnivalesque muskmelon, hob-knobbly pumpkins, fragile, translucent Mother of Pearl Poppy….  Baker Creek Heirloom seeds sing folk tunes of the good ol’ days of bounty and diversity, to the humble gardeners, pioneers and guardians of a healthy future!~

  11. I’d love to grow the Strawberry popcorn for my 3 great kids!! Reminds me of wen I was a kid. My neighbor would grow popcorn. When we were empty we would swap out the jar for a full one.

  12. I ordered some corn, so very hard to find that is not contaminated by Monsanto, that came in the mail only 5 days after I placed the order!!!Thompson Prolific!!!

  14. I just ordered everything i could for my garden from them the other day.  Really looking forward to trying gentlemans corn.

  21. I would LOVE to have this collection – I love so MANY vegetables but have a particular love of greens…and tomatoes…..and peas…. and kale….oh dadgummit! I want to grow them ALL

  26. I’d love to try the purple beauty sweet pepper.  They all look good though!  I live in southeast Missouri.

  28. I cannot think of anything that would make me happier than winning this! 
    I am such a fan of Baker Creek and looking forward to attending the festival the first weekend in May. Love seeing what everyone is doing and the chance to learn from other gardeners! 

  29. How can you pick just one?! I could not restrain myself and ordered about 30 seed packets from Baker’s Creek already! I’m excited to see what the Sugar Anne Snap peas will do. They were first into the ground.

  31. Lemon Squash, slice lengthwise, add delicious crunch to a sandwich. I live in Missouri.  Joyce

  32. This is the first season I bought from Baker Creek and I am looking forward to growing all of the seeds I bought. But I am very excited about growing the Bhinese Red Noodle long beans on my street side fence. Not only because I love long beans but I want to wow my neighbors with this different colored variety! Did I mention the lemon drop peppers I am planning to make hot sauce from? Or the Jersey Giant tomatoes! I can go on forever!

  33. Just discovered Baker Seed Catalog this year and immediately became a huge fan. I want to try everything and have to keep paring down my order to make it realistically affordable. Definitely keeping the Beauty King tomato on the list. Thanks.

  34. I have not purchased from Bear Creek yet…..I just heard about them and would love very much to start growing with them!  I love heirloom tomatoes!

  36. I am an avid fan of Baker seeds!! I started gardening again 3 years ago, when we got more space & they are the first place I ordered seeds from. Love their herbs, cucumbers, melons, squash & I especially love their tomatoes. They are an awesome company & they have fabulous seeds. Any seed they have is great, just pick your passion.

  37. I am also looking forward to trying salsify and roselle….what unusual varieties Baker’s Creek has

  40. Cherokee Purple Tomatoes are great! Great flavor and loads of fruit in our zone. Great right off the vine or in salads

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