November 22nd, 2011
Harris Seeds’ 2011-2012 Professional Vegetable & Cut Flower Growers’ Seed Catalog has been published and mailed. The 144 page catalog features hundreds of high-quality vegetable seed and cut flower seed varieties, including many new 2012 introductions. New pumpkin seed varieties for 2012 include Little Giant, Crunchkin, Flatso and Mrs. Wrinkles. New sweet corn seed varieties are Mirai 315 BC, Mirai 160Y, SSW 2001MR and Primus. New melons include muskmelons Solstice, Minerva and Athena and honey dew Dream Dew. New tomato seed varieties are Lizziebelle, Red Bounty, Sunchocola, Sweet ‘n’ Neat Scarlet and tomatillo Tamayo. Also new for 2012 are Caretaker and Sangria lettuce, Manny organic, Taurus, and Wealthy cucumbers, Spineless Perfection zucchini, Primavera spaghetti squash, K-Y Cross cabbage, shallots and organic onion transplants.
Harris Seeds carries a large selection of products for organic and sustainable growers, focusing on varieties that taste great, perform in the field, and resist disease. This season, growers will find 265 untreated and organic vegetable cultivars, plus 164 untreated cut flower varieties.
New to Harris Seeds’ offering are Spin-Farming® books. SPIN stands for Small Plot INtensive farming, and it fits in the front lawn, backyard, or back forty. These practical guides are based on the experiences of actual urban, suburban, and rural farms and designed to help the small-scale farm succeed. When customers purchase either SPIN-Farming guide, they’ll receive a free invitation to join the SPIN-Farming online forum, which provides peer-to-peer support from some of the brightest and most innovative minds in farming today. It is an excellent resource for both beginning and experienced small-scale growers.
In addition to the expansive selection of vegetable seed varieties, growers will also find market leading field-grown cut flowers, fruit trees and plants, and seed starting and growing supplies, including an expanded line of plastic row covers and support hoops. Harris Seeds introduced Worm Power last year, a certified organic fertilizer produced by millions of earthworms that offers improved germination, better root growth, less transplant shock, and enhanced plant vigor.
All products in the catalog are available at www.harrisseeds.com. Growers who are not already on Harris Seeds’ mailing list can request a catalog online or by calling (800) 544-7938.
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November 16th, 2011
During the winter holiday season, shoppers can turn to Harris Seeds to find unique and practical gifts for the growers and gardeners in their lives. Through Harris’ online holiday gift shop, customers can browse through hundreds of gardening and planting products that are perfect for gift-giving, including brand-new items and long-standing customer favorites.
Products found in the holiday gift shop include seed starting supplies, flower seed collections, organic items including new Fresh Flavors organic herb plant collections, mushroom growing kits, soil test kits, attractive tiered planters, convenient raised garden kits, lawn and garden seeders, weather stations, useful tools for the gardener’s kitchen, growing and gardening books and stocking stuffers. From professional-grade growing supplies to decorative items for the garden, every holiday gift selection is durable, useful, and sure to be appreciated. For those looking for holiday presents on a budget, there are items grouped under the $10 and $25 categories. Harris Seeds gift certificates in different increments are also available for purchase.
As an added bonus, customers will receive free shipping through December 14, 2011 on orders that include any of the featured holiday gift items. Eligible items are listed in the Holiday Gift Shop at www.harrisseeds.com. To receive free shipping on these holiday features, customers should enter the promo code 2PRW100 at checkout.
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October 25th, 2011
The 2011-2012 Harris Seeds Professional Ornamental Growers’ Plug & Liner Catalog has just been published. This 152-page catalog features high-quality annuals, perennials, fruits and vegetables from 10 of the industry’s leading young plant suppliers, including Pleasant View Gardens, Four Star Greenhouses, C. Raker & Sons, Gro ’n Sell, and Plug Connection. Bedding plant and cut flower growers will find extensive offerings of best selling plants like Calibrachoa, Geranium, New Guinea Impatiens, Lisianthus, Petunia, Verbena, Zinnia, and much more. Among the new plug and liner introductions for the 2012 season are: Alyssum (Lobularia) Silver Stream, Calibrachoa Superbells Grape Punch, Petunia Supertunia White Russian, Osteospermum 3D Series, and Verbena Lanai Twister Pink.
Several products like multi-cutting liners and quick turn plugs are designed to streamline growers’ production. In keeping with current industry trends, there is an expanded selection of succulents, patio vegetables and organic vegetables. Finally, growers will find top quality growing supplies, including Dillen pots and trays, Jiffy biodegradable pots and pellets, and OMRI approved organic fungicides and fertilizers.
Order forms are also available on the Harris Seeds website at www.harrisseeds.com. If growers prefer a print catalog in the mail, they can request one online or call (800) 544-7938.
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October 11th, 2011
We are pleased to announce The Student Source, a college search resource to help parents and students who need assistance in choosing the right college or university. High school students working on their college search will find a new, easy-to-use college search tool at www.student-source.com. The new Student Source website includes college open house schedules, college and university admissions and financial aid contacts, links to state and federal financial aid programs, useful hints and tips to help guide students and parents through the college search process, and much more. The site also offers a convenient way to browse individual colleges’ “quick facts” and to easily request additional information from multiple colleges and universities throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
The 2011 print version of the The Student Source – A Guide for Students and Their Families was mailed to high school sophomores, juniors and seniors in late September. Students who didn’t receive a print copy can go online to find the same helpful information for close to a hundred colleges throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic area.
About Us:
Our company was formed with the idea of connecting parents, students, and universities. Founded in 1992, The Student Source started with an convenient multi-postcard mailer to request college and university information, but with the growing demand for online college search resources we developed Student-Source.com. At The Student Source we are passionate about assisting parents and students in finding the right college or university.
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September 20th, 2011
Harris Seeds has just published the 2011-2012 Professional Ornamental Growers’ Seed Catalog, featuring annual and perennial flowers, cut flowers, growing supplies, and a selection of vegetables. Over 75 new flower seed varieties have been added to their product line for 2012. Highlights include Coleus Fuseables Under the Sun, Dahlia Fireworks Mix, Gaillardia Arizona Apricot, Ornamental Kale Glamour Red, Gerbera Autumn Colors Mix, Begonia New Star Mix, Dianthus Diana Lavender Picotee, Pansy Freefall Mix, and Petunia Shock Wave Red. The catalog includes an expanded Fuseables program (cutting-edge seed technology), new wildflowers (a blend of ecology and beauty), and new patio edible vegetables (petite, palate-pleasing, and profitable). In addition to flowers, the catalog also lists a selection of the most popular vegetables to grow for home garden transplant sales. Growers will find a wide selection of quality tools and supplies for seed starting, plant care, plant protection, watering, harvesting, merchandising and much more.
All products in the catalog are listed on the website at www.harrisseeds.com. For growers who would like a catalog and are not already on Harris Seeds’ mailing list, they can request a catalog online or call (800) 544-7938.
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July 1st, 2011
Harris Seeds’ summer clearance sale is attracting both home gardeners and professional growers to browse through a large assortment of marked-down growing supplies. Customers can reap substantial savings on garden and yard supplies such as flower and vegetable planters, fertilizers, spreaders, compost bins, pruning tools, watering devices, and gardening gloves. Harvesting and cut flower supplies are available including specialty knives, bouquet sleeves, cut flower food and fruit pickers. Those looking to control unwanted pests will find animal and insect control products on sale including bait kits and sprays. Several informative books for gardening and farming are also on clearance, as well as a selection of popular weather stations. Customers can find these items and more at www.harrisseeds.com. Customers are encouraged to order early as quantities are limited.
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June 10th, 2011
At Harris Seeds’ online Father’s Day Gift Shop, customers can choose from a selection of products that make great gifts for dads. Since dads appreciate products that help add beauty, ease of care and value to their yard and garden, Harris Seeds lists yard and garden tools and supplies such as garden seeders, garden sprayers, soil test kits and meters, watering kits, and raised bed kits as part of the Father’s Day Shop. For fathers who are bird lovers, Harris carries a selection of bird care supplies such as bird feeders and bird food. The weather stations have been a favorite Father’s Day gift in the past, and they are useful and long-lasting. For those on a budget, the “Gifts on a Budget” section lists products under $10 and $25. Other gift ideas include informative books, flower planters, harvesting knives, and pest control products. Harris Seeds gift certificates are available for purchasing as well. All products mentioned can be found on Harris Seeds’ website: www.harrisseeds.com.
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January 5th, 2011
Congratulations to our client Gorbel. Today’s Industrial Products and Solutions Magazine named Gorbel’s G-Jib™ Intelligent Lifting Jib as one of the Top Products of 2010. The G-Jib™ is the newest product in Gorbel’s family of Intelligent Lifting Devices built on their G-Force technology. Gorbel rolled out the G-Jib™ in January of 2010, and the response has been phenomenal. Congrats to the G-Jib™ and Gorbel!
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December 30th, 2010
Rochester, NY – The 2010-2011 Harris Seeds Home Garden Catalog introduces many new items including over 30 new vegetable varieties that have outstanding taste and excellent garden performance. New vegetable seed varieties include Sweet Baby Jane carrot, Cucino cucumber, SimplySalad mixes, Cajun Belle Pepper, Gordo pepper, Butterfly squash and Premio tomato. Harris Seeds has also added many new flower seed varieties to their product line, including four garden award winners. New introductions include Marigold Moonsong Deep Orange, Fuseables (new technology that combines multiple seed varieties in one pellet), Petunia Easy Wave Neon Rose, Zahara Double Series, and Echinacea PowWow Wild Berry.
Since more gardeners are using organic methods, the catalog now includes 167 untreated and organic vegetable varieties, and 185 untreated flower varieties. Featured in the organic offering are the new certified organic greenhouse-grown onion transplants. Also new to the Harris Seeds organic product line is Worm Power – a certified organic fertilizer produced by millions of earthworms in an award-winning, state-of-the-art facility in New York’s Finger Lakes region. The organic vermicompost contains an abundant, balanced microbiological community that raises soil fertility and improves plant performance.
Harris Seeds has been a trusted supplier of vegetable seeds, flower seeds, seed starting and gardening supplies since 1879, and home gardeners will find their old favorite products in the catalog along with these exciting, new introductions.
All products in the catalog will be available at www.harrisseeds.com. Gardeners who are not already on Harris Seeds’ mailing list can request a catalog online or by calling (800) 544-7938.
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November 22nd, 2010
Harris Seeds’ 2010-2011 Professional Vegetable & Cut Flower Growers’ Seed Catalog has been published and mailed! The 144 page catalog features hundreds of high-quality vegetable and cut flower seed varieties, including many new 2011 introductions. Featured new items include outstanding augmented supersweet corn varieties, high-performing peppers and tomatoes, and other excellent varieties for Farmers’ Markets, roadside stands, CSA’s, and wholesale vegetable farms.
Harris Seeds has also expanded their selection for organic and sustainable growers, focusing on varieties that taste great, perform in the field, and resist disease. This season, growers will find 41 additional untreated varieties, for a total of 270 untreated and organic vegetable cultivars, plus 170 untreated cut flower varieties.
In addition to the expansive selection of vegetable seed varieties, growers will also find market leading field-grown cut flowers, fruit trees and plants, and growing supplies. An exciting introduction this season is Worm Power, a certified organic fertilizer produced by millions of earthworms that offers improved germination, better root growth, less transplant shock, and enhanced plant vigor.
All products in the catalog will be available at www.harrisseeds.com. Growers who are not already on Harris Seeds’ mailing list can request a catalog online or by calling (800) 544-7938.
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