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Giveaway – Enter to Win Mavis’s Favorite Seed Packets from Botanical Interests

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UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. 

This will be my 7th year growing Botanical Interests seeds in the garden and to celebrate, the fine folks at Botanical Interests and I have put together a SUPER DUPER GIVEAWAY for the readers of One Hundred Dollars a Month.

Four lucky winners will each win a gift box filled with 12 of my favorite Botanical Interests seed packets. Yes, you heard that right, you and me baby, we’ll be growing the same things in our gardens this year…. Because we’re going to be totally awesome like that.

So, what are my all time favorite Botanical Interests seed packets you ask?

So let’s do this!

Four lucky winners will each receive 12 of my favorite Botanical Interests seed packets:

How you can win the seeds:

Curious minds want to know…. If you win a collection of my 12 favorite seed packets, which fruit/vegetable/herb/flower will you be looking forward to growing the most? We want to know!

Just answer that one question below in the comment section here on the blog and you’re entered to win. Life, it’s pretty complicated sometimes, so I like to keep things simple around here.

Green Bean Salad with Cashew and Bacon Topping Recipe {Made with Blue Lake Pole Beans!}

Rules:

1 entry per person/ip address. If you cheat, you will totally be disqualified. {Comments may take an hour or two to be cleared, so please be patient}.

This giveaway ends Monday, February 18th @9 pm EST and the winner will be announced on Tuesday, February 19th. You will be notified via email and have 48 hours to claim your prize. If you do not claim your prize within 48 hours, the prize will be forfeited.

Note: This giveaway is only available to US residents. Due to national and international agricultural restrictions, Botanical Interests is only able to ship seeds within the United States.

Good Luck! I hope you win!

♥ Mavis

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Comments

  2. Kimberly Nelson says

    I want to grow some basil. Caprese salad is my new favorite and in addition to some yummy tomatoes, I could have it anytime I want! Thanks for the opportunity!

  3. Amy says

    I love, love, love sweet tomatoes, but I would be most looking forward to the cucumbers as I’ve never grown burpless before!

  4. Judy Ngy says

    Thought I love your whole shedding Mavis, I would enjoy growing the most the Artisan bumblebee blend!! Just live cherry tomatoes!

  5. Brandy Price says

    Ahh so hard to choose. But I think tomatoes win. I make salsa and spaghetti sauce for the winter and there is nothing better then home grown tomatoes.

    • Tina Zaugg says

      So many great choices. I agree with you, tomatoes are what I would be most excited to win. Love them straight from the garden.

  6. Iowa Beekeeper says

    I would look forward to planting the squash. My honey bees would love the blooms and they would increase the bounty from their pollination.

  7. Nina Sonsini says

    I would love to grow a burpless cucumber variety! Every good Greek girl has tzatziki on standby in the fridge and garden-fresh cukes could be my secret weapon to perfecting my recipe! Opa! 🙂 Thanks, Mavis!

  8. Tracey says

    SUNGOLD’s! I grow Sungolds every year, but have only ever gotten seeds ( and one year plants!) from Burpee. I would love to try out Botanical Interests to make a comparison.

  10. Debbie F says

    That pumpkin is awesome but so is that bumblebee tomato!
    I can’t wait to play in the dirt again!!

  13. Jackie H. says

    If I were to win, which I hope I do, I would most look forward to growing the sunflowers! I used to buy a large one every week from a farm stand down the road but I’d like to try growing my own!

  14. Aruna says

    Hi Mavis. I would really love to grow the pumpkins, because I think they are really beautiful and would love to have them in my porch is the fall. Thanks.

  17. Kelli says

    Our anniversary is the 14th and we are planning our garden as our anniversary date 🙂 I am adding the bumblebee blend to our list, that sounds amazing.

  18. Susan Hubbs says

    I would love to watch the Russian Mammoth Sunflower grow!
    Thanks Mavis & Botanical Interests

  19. Susan Depping says

    I’d look forward to growing the Musquee de Provence pumpkins. We grow quite a variety of tomatoes and basils, but I usually only grow Sugar Pie pumpkins. The Musquee look yummy.

  21. Ulrike says

    Beets! We just love them, and I found my husband’s aunts recipe that my mother-in-law had put in a frame. Such an old, simple recipe that I can’t wait to try!

  23. Leah Hill says

    I love botanical interests! I would be excited to grow the purple cherokee tomatoes, I’ve never grown that variety and your tomato salad picture made my mouth water!

  24. Louise Midyette says

    I’m going with the s’s…..summer squash, sungold tomatoes, and sunflowers, although it all sounds so good.

  27. Jennifer says

    The sunstripe summer squash sounds fantastic!

    I also love growing sunflowers, and it would be neat to try their mammoth variety.

  28. Casey says

    I would love to grow some mammoth sunflowers! Those sound incredible! I can’t imagine growing something 14ft tall!

  29. Christina says

    I love growing tomatoes and would like to try my hand at growing some new kinds of plants this year.

  31. Sharon says

    Would love to grow the zukes, basil and take another crack at tomatoes (no pun intended). Have to grow in garden boxes on my balcony, and last year, my tomatoes were attacked by some kind of bug from the nearby walking trail. I’m ready for you this year, pests!!!

  36. Pam in Indiana says

    I would like to try the cucumbers and of course the cherry tomatoes. I love cherry tomatoes sun warmed and straight from the garden! It was fun to click on the different seeds and look at the pics. Snow and ice here, but I am confident that Spring is just around the corner.

  37. Wanda Clever says

    I would love to try some new seeds this year. My son and I always plant a garden together. I have plans for tomato plants, cucumbers, herbs, and squash. Can’t wait until the last frost is past. Some of my best memories of childhood were helping my parents with the garden. We were a family of eight and relied on our garden to feed the family.

  43. Jenn says

    I would love to grow the Detroit big red beets! They apparently grow great in our area and are good for people who exercise. Since a goal of mine this year is to hit a marathon I would be a successful healthy runner gardener
    Have a beautiful day!

  44. Eric Van Fossen says

    Sun Gold has always been my favorite cherry tomato, but now I’m excited about the Sweet Meat winter squash!

  45. paula L smith says

    We love all types of Tomatoes, We caned 20 QTS. of pasta sauce 2 years ago (all gone). Really need to make more.

  46. crystal rae marie says

    the sunflowers would be my personal favorite for the most fun!! i’ve been following your blog for years now, i’m even more curious now to see how growing the same thing would result since you’ve moved to new england (i’m in central mass!)

  48. Abigail says

    Can I say all of it?…I am looking forward to starting my very first vegetable garden this year and would love to try out all those seeds…actually have been looking into which seed company I would want to order from. Thanks for the opportunity…and the recommendation;).

  49. Meg C says

    Mavis, it’s a tie between the beets & sun stripe zucchini for my family! We LOVE beets & we also love the variety of ways to use any type of zucchini! Thank you for giving us an opportunity to win this fabulous package!

  50. Karen says

    The sweet meat winter squash! I would love to try a new squash variety. It’s one of my favorite things to grow.

  51. Joye says

    Beets and beans! Two of my favorite foods and I’m ready to try different varieties. Awesome prize!

  53. Katie P NC says

    Those beautiful tomatoes (and sunflowers) would be my favorite seeds to win. I’ve not had much luck with tomatoes lately, Hurricane Florence didn’t help this year. I would love to restart my garden with some proven winner seeds! I can’t wait for your gardening posts, I love the dedication you have to your garden & chickens.

  55. Lisa says

    1. Cucumbers, because I love cucumbers, but I hate the wax coating on cucumbers from the store.
    2. Beets, because I just love beets
    3. Basil. I always grow a bunch for caprese salad in the summer and then at the end of the season, harvest the rest and make pesto to freeze. I love having pesto in the freezer.

  58. Misty J. says

    Everything on your list sounds wonderful! I am a little obsessed with pumpkins and squash so I would love to grow your Mysquee de Provence pumpkin seeds. Fairytale are my most favorite kind of pumpkin. Unfortunately, I have yet to find any seeds for them in the stores around here. I was actually thinking about ordering some online but it seems like every time I look at pumpkin seeds I want to buy them all (I may have a problem). I am also planning on growing some Jarrahdale blue from saved seeds and mini harvests blend on my trellis this year.

    • Misty J. says

      P.S. fancy pumpkins are definitely something you should sell at your vegetable stand. Most of them go for at least $10 to over $20 at the stores/farm markets here! I wonder what a good price would be to sell at a stand?

  59. Maria Zannini says

    I’m a long time gardener but I’ve never grown pumpkins, so I really want to try the Musquée de Provence pumpkin seeds.

    PS. After your recommendation, I bought Sungold tomato seeds last year and we loved them! They were prolific and tolerated our heat better than most of our other tomatoes. Thanks!

  60. Gwenn Ferguson says

    Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes. I absolutely can’t wait for them and for tomato sammies on homemade bread!

  61. Tanya says

    It all sounds great! But I’ll say the artisan tomatoes and the striped squash. I love trying new to me varieties. And if they have been Mavis approved, then I know they are good!

  65. Kathie S. says

    I would love to grow the Sweet Meat Winter Squash. The Bumble Bee tomatoes are a close second. 🙂

  67. Christina Dunaway says

    I ordered from Botanical Intersts when you posted the deal of the online gift card. I am torn between the tomato seeds and the sunflowers being my favorite.

  71. Kathy Segada says

    Purple Cherokee Tomatoes. I was able to buy a plant of this to grow last year. They are so flavorful!

  77. Robin Wilson says

    I would love to try the Artisan Bumble Bee Cherry tomato. They sound adorable and love to have many colors in the garden. Thanks Mavis!

  78. Toni says

    My husband loves beets, but I want to try and make dilly beans.
    We are moving to a new home this spring with lots of room for gardens and maybe chickens, I’m so excited!
    Thanks for the opportunity to win.

  80. Stacey says

    Sunflowers! We just moved to the neighborhood & my son can grow them & give them out to the neighbors in the spring.

  82. Kristin says

    These all look amazing! I think my 2 year old would get a huge kick out of those giant sunflowers. I would love all the veggies to eat. After all the snow we have gotten over the past two days- this is just the post to help me dream about summer!!

  85. Lesley Palmer says

    The Provence Pumpkins are gorgeous! I would love to have those beauties on my front porch!

  86. Emily E says

    Good morning Mavis! What a great giveaway! I’m really torn between the Russian sunflowers, the basil and the coleus- I just love the colors! I’m starting an herb garden this year in a difficult-to-mow-by-the-backdoor-area and that would be perfect! Thanks Mavis!

  87. Kathleen says

    I would have to go with the Cherokee Purple tomatoes. There is nothing better than tomatoes fresh out of your garden.

  88. Stephanie says

    Sunflowers and tomatoes. My kids only like homegrown Tom’s! Can’t wait to get out there and garden. Thanks for the chance!

  89. Joy M Adamson says

    Hi. I would love to try the “Telegraph Improved Cucumbers” from Botanical Interests. Thanks! 😉 Joy

  90. Peggy says

    First, thanks for such a great giveaway, and secondly, I look forward most to growing the Russian Mammoth Sunflower! I love the tall ones too, but more so for my older neighbor Lucy who has fond memories of them from her childhood in Lucca Italy during WWII. Her mother grew giant sunflowers and being a younger child, when the bombers would fly overhead, she would try to hide under the giant leaves of the sunflower thinking they would hide her. For her, they meant safe. I grow them every year, but now for her, not so much me since she told me that .

  92. Diane says

    Tomatoes, hands down!!! As Lewis Grizzard said, “It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts when eating a homegrown tomato “.

  93. Lisa says

    Musquée de Provence and Russian Sunflowers would be the ones I’d enjoy growing the most! Pumpkins for the front porch & sunflowers for the table, what more could a girl want!

  94. Sandi Fleury says

    Sungold cherry tomatoes!! I do winter sowing in milk jugs and would put these seeds to good use!! Thank you! ❤

  96. Amy Kampstra says

    My family would be so stoked to get our hands in the soil and plop those Sun Gold seeds down! The kids eat cherry tomatoes like candy (and I may, too, truth be told). Plus, my kids mostly watch British TV so they pronounce it TOE-MOTT-Toes. (Super cute and cultured, right?!)

    Mavis, we’ve had at least four snowstorms in the last week or so, so we Really. Need. This. Cabin fever is real. Seriously, I look like that Jack Nicholson character that’s all covered in snow from his head to his snow (from The Shining???) when I snow blow our driveway. Send me hope for a warmer, sunnier tomorrow, please!

  99. MelindaW says

    Sun gold tomatoes are my absolute favorite. My local nursery didn’t have any last year, so it looks like I need to get them from seed and grow them on my own. 🙂

  100. Martha S Garland says

    My gramma used to grow a windowbox full of coleus and when I saw a neighbor’s display last year I vowed to grow some this year! I mostly grow food so the coleus will be my relaxation place.

  101. Carolina Cooper says

    In southern Maine, my son who is a chef, has his own garden. Also, he is obsessed with sunflowers–the chosen flowers for his wedding! I would love to win the seeds for him, especially excited about the sunflowers, though he does grow the other items on the list!

  102. Alicia says

    It would have to be basil and sunflower! Cant just choose one 😉 I love basil because it gives all my food a great flavor. I use it a lot. Sunflowers, because its my favorite plant. I used to grow it in my garden, but then we moved 🙁

  103. MEM says

    Tough choice Mavis but thank you for the opportunity! My husband loves yellow flowers so I would like to try growing the Mammoth Sunflowers! I live in a very densely populated city outside of Boston and I think my neighbors would enjoy seeing those 14-footers peeking over my fence.

  104. Laurie Adkins says

    I would definitely go for the Blue Lake pole beans (limited space in my suburban yard) and the Coleus – I need some color in the shady areas of my yard!

  105. Abby I. says

    I’m really intrigued by the Coleus seeds! I have a few trouble spots in my yard and would love to see how they do. Also Purple Cherokee tomatoes!!

  107. Barbara Long says

    Tomatoes – not those gosh awful 18 wheeler gas container things in the grocery store. I want to taste a fresh tomato sliced on a sandwich.

  111. Brooke Grasperge says

    Sunstripe summer squash… I always have trouble growing squash, so maybe a new variety will be the ticket to success!

  114. Morgan says

    We love fresh garden tomatoes so the bumble bee blend is a no brainer! Also, beets are underrated – they are amazing! Thanks, Mavis!

  115. Holly V says

    My daughter who eats hardly anything LOVES cucumbers. That is always my favorite thing to grow. I would love to try a new fancy variety.

  117. laura pote says

    tomatoes!! i’ve never grown tomatoes from seed before. well, there were a few volunteer cherry tomatoes that had escaped and hidden out in the rough edges of my garden!

  118. Kay Bowles says

    Tomatoes…tomatoes…tomatoes!!! For breakfast, lunch and dinner!!! Home grown cannot be beat!!! Thank you for another great giveaway!!!

  119. Krystal says

    Purple Cherokee Tomatoes I love the high acid content. They taste perfect off the vine eaten like an apple while gardening.

  124. Deborah Burket says

    Mavis,
    I would love to try the Sweet Meat Squash and the coleus! I love to grow any kind of squash and I haven’ t tried that particular one. And coleus is just such a fun plant to have all over the garden!

  125. Stephenie says

    I really want to expand and try some new things in my garden this year, the striped squash sound fun! The kids always like something different to try.

  128. Kristen says

    Mavey, you crush it! Not one fave, but a bunch: Cherokees, herbs, ginormous sunflowers, beets. Love it all, lady. Keep calm and garden on!

  129. Donna says

    It’s hard to choose, tomatoes, sunflowers, green beans oh my, I guess sunflowers to bring joy to my heart.

  130. Janean Rullman says

    I would love to grow the Manmoth Russian Sunflowers. We haven’t had sunflowers in a while, so that would be great to grow them again! Thanks foe the giveaway!

  135. Pam Thornton says

    Roasted beet salad with goat cheese, greens and a light vinaigrette makes my mouth water just thinking about it!

  137. Alicia says

    The sunflowers — such a fun way to introduce the little ones to the joys of gardening.

    (The tomatoes and basil are for me to make Caprese all summer!!)

  142. Deborah Quinn says

    Wow-what a collection ! Would love to try them all but especially the Musquee de Provence and the Artisan Bumble Bee Blend. These I have never heard of. We’re always trying new plants in the garden. Thank you and we’d do you proud if we won .

  143. Kelly says

    What’s up Doc? Can’t wait to grow Danvers 126 Carrots! Carrots are the best snack straight from the garden.

  144. Rocio says

    I love growing basil and tomatoes the most, but the Musqee de Provence is so beautiful and I would love to try that one!

  145. Diane says

    All of them sound wonderful….I will choose cucumber because I love them and my kids do as well. I also love to watch the grow…I usually grow cucumbers on a trellis and they look fantastic hanging off the vine!

  146. Mama Cook says

    Once the snow melts…Summer Squash! I’ve never grown it for fear of not eating it…but Botanical Interests suggest it on Kabobs! Now that I could do!!!!

  147. Anne says

    I would like to try the coleus because I never tried growing them from seed before. They look beautiful!

  148. Megan says

    I would love to grow the sunflowers for my bees and I would let my kids pick one that they wanted to grow.

  149. merri says

    Here in Gig Harbor, different tomatoes can be hard to grow. I would like to try the Bumblebee ones, that sounds great! My orchard bees could help and I would try growing them on the deck (after all the 14″ of snow from this weekend melts).

  154. Sheri Puckette says

    I would love to try the Sunstripe Summer Squash! The Blue Lake pole beans are my favorites for canning. My grandma swore by them, and she was right- they really produce.

  155. Libby says

    In the depth of winter they ALL look good! But the artisan bumble bee blend is making my mouth water: different colors on the same plant! Fresh tomatoes! Hope I win 🙂

  157. Marlena Rivera says

    Musquée de Provence Pumpkin Seeds!! What a pretty pumpkin. Can’t wait to get started!! Thanks, Mavis!

  159. Meredith says

    If I were to win the collection of your 12 favorite seed packets, I would look forward to growing the cucumbers the most! Thanks Mavis!

  162. Katie says

    I’m so looking forward to growing beets and beet greens, they are my favorite and would love to plant coleus around the garden what a great idea!

  163. Kate says

    I’m excited about a lot of them because they’re new for me! I’d especially love to do the basil and mammoth sunflowers!!

  164. Anne in VA says

    The cherry tomatoes, cukes and green beans. I always include all of these in my garden. I usually grow bush beans instead of pole beans, but I can try pole beans.
    My grandma always kept huge pots of coleus around her house and they were gorgeous! If I win I may have to go scavenge her special pots and use them in memory of her!!

  166. Jeni says

    Hmm, to pick one is tough going. NOT! I choose the Cherokee Purple Tomatoes. Love, love, love their flavor AND their coloring. The soil where we lived was dense clay so it was hard to grow anything and get good yield, but what we got of those whetted my appetite for more. And now that I’m in the south I have high hopes for some home-grown veg 🙂

  167. Becky says

    They all look great! I think I would be most excited about the Bumblebees or Sun Golds. I raise tomato seedlings for my family every year. My four-year-old nephew is a picky eater, but he loves cherry tomatoes, so his moms always make sure to grow some. We’re hoping he will get the gardening bug like the rest of the family!

  168. Suzanne C. says

    I think growing herbs can be satisfying, so I’d say the basil. There’s nothing quite like cutting fresh parsley or basil to add to a meal as you’re cooking dinner.

  171. Vicki says

    Definitely the beans – I want to make bean teepees for my grandkids this summer. And the sunflowers – I’d like to make a sunflower “forest” along our back fence, again for the kids. Well, maybe a little for me, too …

  172. Kat says

    Hmm tomatoes are usually my favorite thing to grow but I really want to try herbs again. Hopefully this year I can get a handle on the spider infestation before I harvest x.x

  175. veronica Vatter says

    The tomatoes! Maybe the kids would actually let me get some this year. They ate almost everyone last year! Lol

  177. Monica says

    So excited to plant a flower garden, so the mammoth sunflowers would be amazing! (Especially while were currently under a few feet of snow)

  178. kim says

    Trying the Sungold tomatoes would be great. My young daughters love to stop in the garden for a snack while they are outside playing. Tomatoes and basil are two of their favorites.

  181. Caitlin says

    Definitely the pole beans! I have three small boys and I think they’d love the tee-pee set-up. 🙂 Thanks!

  183. Annie Millett says

    I have to say, all of these seeds would be great to plant, but we don’t have a long growing season so tomatoes from seed should have been started last month indoors. I think I’m most excited about the beets. Or maybe The Sunflowers. I do love summer squash though! OK, I pick Beets!

  184. Sue says

    Mavis if you recommend the verity it’s got to be good. Always searching for that great tasting tomato. Thanks for the list even if I don’t win the give away.

  185. Jeanine says

    WOW! This is so amazing! So many comments! I too love to grow tomatoes. Love to eat them right off the vine. Even the smell of the tomato plant makes my heart swell. Gardening is so rewarding. Such a good feeling to harvest your own food.

  187. Susan Wachendorfer says

    I would forward to the Blue Lake Pole Beans because I canned green beans for the first time last season and my family thought they were the best green beans they ever ate (I thought so too!).

  190. Katherine Slate says

    Musquée de Provence Pumpkin Seeds looks promising. I try to make pies and bread every year. I have a pressure cooker now so pumpkins will be less work lol.
    Have you canned this variety? I read some of the description and like that it is dense and compact. I might use it in a dog food recipe or maybe an ingredient substitute.

    Overall I love your selections. I will be looking into the small tomatoes. I have seen them on Pinterest and wondered what they were called.

    I do hope I win. Thank you for all your hard work!

  191. Jill W. says

    This would be so fun to try new garden items. I am most excited about the sunstripe summer squash – I love zucchini and if this is even better I need to try it. 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!

  192. Jessica Jacobsen says

    I love following your adventures. We eat tomatoes by the bucket in our house, the sungold look like fun. I also love green beans and have fond memories of picking, shelling, and canning all types of beans with my great grandmother in the Appalachian mountains.

  193. Kathy says

    Hey Mavis! Thank you and Botonical Interests for a stellar giveaway!! I would love to try the Telegraph Improved Cucumbers. I love new varieties and want to fall in love with a keeper cuke! Sending wet and soggy love from Zone 7!

  194. Rebecca says

    Lol, I read through the list a few times and just ended up hungry. All of them sound great, but I am excited to try the Mammoth Sunflowers planted in a circle to make a fort for the kiddos. 🙂

  195. Samantha B says

    The Sweet Meat Winter Squash, cucumbers, and Cherokee purple tomatoes. Sorry, I couldn’t decide on just one!

  197. Jody Leason says

    I will be newly retired this spring and so looking forward to spending time in my garden! In the past, we have had trouble with blight with our tomatoes, so I’m really trying to find a way to grow strong, healthy plants this year! My mouth just waters when I think of picking and eating fresh tomatoes from the garden!! I am hoping to produce enough to eat and can them for my family and bring lots to family and friends to enjoy!

  198. Paula says

    I would be most excited about the basil! I grew some of Botanical Interests’ Genovese basil last year. It was phenomenal! I’d love to give the seeds to my friend who is new to gardening. Big harvests are addictive!

  199. Jenny says

    Ooooo! They all sound amazing but I’d be most excited about the beets because I love beets but I’ve never tried growing them.

  200. Heather says

    I love copious amounts of basil in the garden and can’t get enough beers, those sun gold cherry tomatoes are what I’d be most excited to grow. There’s just something about filling up a bowl of them at lunch time or snacking straight from the garden that gets me every time.

  201. Tristen says

    The cucumbers. When fresh from the garden my 4 year old will sit down and eat one like corn on the cob!

  204. Jayne says

    Definitely the Sun Stripe Yellow Squash – How pretty they look 🙂 We are newly retired and looking to “grow” our garden this year. Up until now we have two very small raised beds. Now that we have more time for the garden we can spread our sites to more varieties of vegetables. We just need to make sure that our garden doesn’t become a buffet for all the deer. Looking forward to “gardening” with you this year 🙂

  208. Audra J says

    I am most looking forward to fresh garden peas but let’s be honest I am looking forward to it all! We had a tipsy-turvy year last year and didn’t get to do a garden and I really missed it. Why is it that everything grown in a garden tastes so much better than the store?

  209. sharon k campbell says

    I’ve never grown winter squash even though i LOVE butternut and acorn squash. I’d love to try the sweet meat winter squash. Maybe I’d have a new favorite.

  210. Katie S. says

    There are so many of my favorites to grow in this giveaway! I think I’m just excited about the sunflowers because of all the bees and then birds and squirrels they attract. My kids and I love seeing the different colors of bees on the flowers in our garden! Thank you for a wonderful giveaway and I’ve loved following your journey from the PNW (where we are) to the east coast. Great work!!

  212. Melissa says

    The Artisan Bumble Bee tomatoes. I would love to try these. We live in the south and cherry tomatoes are wonderful to grow in our heat.

  213. Holly says

    The Artisan Bumble Bee Blend. The variety of tomatoes is fascinating to me, plus their popularity at your vegetable stand

  215. Tiffany Jeremay says

    Tomatoes! Both of my kids love them and I think it would be fun to show them the process of growing our own tomatoes from start to finish!

  216. Jolanta says

    I love eating sunflower seeds so I’m ready to try growing them again. It turns out deer love them too – they ate all my previous attempts

  217. Jen says

    I just narrowly escaped a neighborhood that was going to restrict the height of my garden plants. In celebration of that, I’d love to try and grow a sunflower that WAYYYYY exceeds their height requirements, haha! Thanks Mavis.

  221. Lillian Barnhart says

    I would be excited to try them all, I have not had good luck with gardening and am looking forward to have a garden this year.

  222. Vicky T. says

    The Bumble Bee Blend tomatoes would be a good one for us to grow. Have not heard of that one and would like to try it for sure. We are still eating Juliet tomatoes that we picked on the vine in the fall and have ripened in out garage.

  224. Cyndy says

    I would like to try the Blue Lake Pole Beans. I had forgotten how good fresh green beans are until recently. Have already planned on growing them this year, but I hadn’t decided on a variety yet so these would be perfect.

  226. Kayli Butler says

    Ot is actually really hard for me to pick just one, but I think I’ll go with the Detroit Dark Red Beets. I’ve been in a huge beet mood lately, they have just been hitting the spot! But truely I would be excited for any of them! I know everyone here would also be over the moon for this collection, but I think my household would be the more excited than anybody else. My four year old son is getting into gardening and is currently obsessed with any and every flower he finds. Even the flowers on my old pepper plant!

  230. Julie K says

    I look forward to growing Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes, but my 7 year old is most excited to grow the Mammoth Russian Sunflowers. 🙂

  234. Julie T says

    The Sun Gold tomatoes…..my grandkids love sneaking out to the garden for a quick handful. Love watching them come back with little seeds stuck all over their little faces and juice dripping. Thanks for the chance to win,

  237. Mary Ann says

    Purple Cherokee tomatoes! I always just grow a few varieties of red ones, so I’d love to see my husbands reaction to the purple ones!

  238. Kim says

    Well…all of it! Its such a great list of seeds. But I guess I’ll pick the sunflowers as the favorite. I’ve always wanted to grow a sunflower tepee.

  239. Stephanie from Utah says

    The blue lake pole beans! I’ve been looking to try a different variety of green bean, and I’m sure my kids would love a bean teepee, maybe this will be the year I try it.

  241. Catherine De Mulder-Johnston says

    I absolutely love homegrown tomatoes! They taste sooo much better than the ones from the supermarket. I’ve grown tomatoes for many years, but never from seed. I’ve always been limited to whatever varieties of tomato plants were available at my local garden center. I’d love to grow tomatoes from seed for the first time this year.

    Ditto for the coleus. When I was a kid, my mom grew them, but her collection was limited by whatever cuttings she could get from friends and neighbors. I never knew you could grow them from seed.

    I live in California. It would be fun to see how the same crops do on the west coast. Thanks for having this fun contest.

  243. Diana says

    I have 1 1/2 acres and grow most of the food we eat, so new seeds are always welcome! I would love the large sunflowers! I always grow a sunflower hedge on the north side of my garden. The finches love to eat the leaves and the seeds. All of the birds are so happy to eat from the garden, and I grow so much I don’t mind sharing.

  245. Julie says

    The tomatoes are calling my name but ask me in 5 minutes and it will be basil. 5 minutes later, it will be zucchini or squash. They are all so wonderful! The sunflowers are definitely what my husband looks forward to the most!

  251. Meredydd says

    It’s a toss-up between tomatoes and sunflowers. I love anything I can put up, but the hopefullness of sunflowers makes me smile!

  252. Kelli says

    I would love to try the Artisan Bumble Bee Blend tomatoes. I’ve never tried that variety and they look yummy!

  253. Debbie says

    It’s hard to choose! Tomatoes, cucumbers, green beans, sunflowers, and basil are all items I usually plant and I would love some of your seeds!

  255. Lissa says

    Tomatoes and squash. Your picture of the tomatoes remind us to hang on for the fresh ones. A friend up the street gathers a bunch of us together in March to have a seedling starting party. We all bring our seed packets and share with one another. Such fun.

  257. Amelia Wright says

    The Sun Gold tomatoes are the BEST!!! I plant them in my raised beds that border the grasss. Whenever my 8 kids want a snack in the summer, they just run over and grab some tomatoes!

  260. Christel Jonker says

    My 3 yr old granddaughter is a tomato fanatic!! She will be able take part in every step of this year!!

  262. Beth says

    The tomatoes to branch out beyond my usual Roma tomatoes, the basil and sunflowers- basically everything, need to get beyond basics and try new things. 🙂

  263. Knico says

    If I would have to choose just one, then I would tip my hat towards the Musquée de Provence Pumpkin Seed or as I know them the Fairytale Pumpkin. But just because it is my favorite doesn’t mean I’d cast the other aside.

  264. Andi says

    Bumbles, please! All of it sounds wonderful when my yards are covered in white. I love cherry tomatoes – with a basil vinaigrette, baked until they’re jammy, chopped into a salsa, whirled and warmed into a fresh soup, but best of all is standing in the greenhouse eating them straight from the vine on a sunny day.

  266. Jamie H says

    I would without a doubt look forward to the green beans the most. I think before I even cooked up a fresh batch I would set aside enough to freeze so that on thanksgiving I could feed my family green bean casserole that came from my garden! ~That probably weird though…right 🙂

  270. Julie Astry says

    I would love to grow those gorgeous sunflowers! They remind me of growing up in Kansas…here from Minnesota!

  271. Rebeka M says

    The Sungold tomatoes, they are the perfect snack, and the beans are good too. Botanical Interests is the best seed company.

  272. Leslie says

    I have a new garden (moved to a new house) The garden was already filled with Tomatillos – which I love- but how do I get rid of them? They take over all my grow boxes, help?!! I would love to fill my boxes with sunflowers and heirloom tomatoes

  273. Wendy Lato says

    Botanical Interests seeds are THE BEST. Your tomato varieties sound interesting. I have grown BI Pineapple tomatoes and they weigh over 2 pounds apiece! My husband even built a tomato jail to hold them. Great flavored tomatoes. Thanks Mavis.

  275. Rachael says

    The sun gold tomatoes! I’ve had them before & they are delicious!
    I’m excited to try the other kinds too because homegrown tomatoes are the BEST!

  277. Bernice Koelzer says

    Tomatoes…I have a salsa recipe I love fresh grown tomatoes I use in…can hardly wait…also love planting sunflowers around the house…

  279. Jayme Logan says

    Cucumbers and bumble bee blend. I love to see what pops up in a blend of mix it’s like a surprise to see what grows first and how it changes thru the season.

  281. Maxine says

    Coleus! I’ve never grown and my neighbor has some in sun no less. And I haven’t ordered seeds yet (hate spending money j

  283. Kristy VN says

    What fun! The kids had a fruit and veggie stand last summer and would love to try these. Green beans are my favorite- delicious fresh, and easy to freeze for winter yumminess!

  284. Mim says

    I have never grown pumpkins — always wanted to, but didn’t think I could spare the space. But pumpkins on the porch? How cool is that! This variety sounds just right.

  285. Robin Martin says

    I would be looking forward to those Sungold and Purple Cherokee tomatoes! Mixed in with that basil, delicious!!

  286. Kim Tinsley says

    Oh my goodness! I LOVE tomatoes and basil! But let’s not be selfish…What I’d look forward most to growing are the Mammoth Russian Sunflowers! I am a beekeeper and this year I am planning to devote a lot of space to growing plants that will benefit my bees. Bees love sunflowers. The best part is–I love sunflowers too! It’s a win-win, if I’m lucky enough to WIN.

  287. Emily Brower says

    I just got my BI seed catalog and have been drooling. Each year, I feel crazy accomplished with my beans. You really can’t go wrong with them, they grow easily, quickly, and are awesome!

  292. DeLaura KIng says

    The cherry tomatoes! I have never tried that kind. The squashes would be great too. Who am I kidding I’m excited about all of them! I love to grow vegetables and try new ones too!

  294. Jenn from MA says

    I’d love to grow the meaty winter squash. Last year none of the squashes I planted at my place made it but a neighbor at our house in Maine gave me some of his homegrown squashes and they were amazing- so I’d like to give in another go 🙂

  296. Joyce says

    Would love to win seeds and try the sungold tomatoes. Anxious to get back to gardening now that I have retires

  297. Kathryn from MLT< ]]WA says

    I would love the sungold tomatoes. When I grew them before my grandaughter, Lilly was just toddling around and loved picking and eating them from the plant!

  298. Kathryn from MLT, WA says

    I would love the sungold tomatoes. When I grew them before my grandaughter, Lilly was just toddling around and loved picking and eating them from the plant!

  299. Sara L says

    Purple cherokee – I placed an order and afterwards my husband said, I wish you would have ordered those. Ha!

  300. Laura A says

    Gosh, I can’t decide! Beets are lovely because I love them roasted and I love using the greens for salads and sandwiches. They are sooo pretty too!

  303. Heather says

    Beets and basil. love roasted and pickled beets BUT nothing says summer like basil with tomsotes!

  304. Heather says

    Maybe they could make a Mavis bundle special pricing for those who aren’t the winner. We could all grow similar gardens….that would make for good conversations!

  305. Nan says

    We too, do a garden every year and all my flower seeds come from BI. I missed seeing the Artisan Bumble Bee Tomatoes in the catalog. They look interesting! I just ordered my seeds on Saturday but there’s always room for more!

  307. Kim Newman says

    I’d love to grow the Italian Genovese Basil because basil adds a wonderful flavor to a lot of things!

  310. Kiley says

    The Bumblebee blend-I’m always looking for new interesting tomatoes-you can never have enough 🙂

  311. Vicki says

    The Pole Beans. I am so excited. My hubby just retired, I usually put out a few things in containers. This year he wants to do a garden together!

  314. Mrs. C says

    I garden for the veggies and fruit…and I’m still surprised every year when it’s the flowers that bring me the most joy!

  315. Deborah says

    What a great collection. Love trying different tomato varieties, but always include sungolds. But, I think I would be most excited about the pumpkins, because I haven’t grown those before and I think the grandkids would love them!

  319. Marianne Lewis says

    Two way tie between the Sunflowers (absolutely love how they screen our yard from the street) and Sungold Tomatoes, which I’ve always planted as starts from Lowes.

  320. Linda Machado says

    Clearly the Summer Squash for me. I’m a newbie gardener (AND an Arizona desert gardener. Yes, our summers can get to 120 degrees, so gardening here is a “challenge”). I’ve just undergone a naturopathic medically-supervised nutritional “makeover” As I am reaching 70 years old it was time to clear up some issues caused by inappropriate nutritional choices over the years and embrace a healthier lifestyle so that I can continue to be even more fit & healthy for the next 70 years :). My nutrition is now based largely around healthy proteins, fats AND tons of veggies. I need more varieties of veggies and organic ones. SO… I need to make growing my own veggies a priority in my life. And squash – I’m now a spiralizing maniac!!!

  321. Cris Campbell says

    As great as veggies are, I really like coleus. It adds so much color to the garden. And it has the benefit of not needing to be harvested.

  323. Tracey Johns says

    I’d like to grow a cucumber that we love. I’ve tried a few and haven’t loved them. I agree – sun gold tomatoes are better than candy!!

  324. Stephanie says

    I know you said one so I will go with the tomatoes but I would love to grow a green bean teepee for my 15 grandkids and giant sunflowers..ohhh I need all these

  327. heatherruark says

    I have never grown anything that wasn’t a standard version; red tomatoes, green bell peppers, etc. I always worried they wouldn’t be so good, but this way I know they are good because Mavis says so!! I love the idea of the striped squash.

  328. Tracey Johns says

    It would be great to find a cucumber that we love. We’ve grown a few different kinds but haven’t loved any. I agree… sun gold tomatoes are like candy!!

  331. Kristi says

    So hard to pick just one! I think the Detroit Dark Red Beets look interesting! I love beets and for some reason have never tried to grow them 🙂

  332. Becky says

    Oh my! How do you choose? I think I would love the Coleus the most, we have a small empty garden by our garage where the previous owners tore out all the bushes and nothing grows there but weeds because of the shade. It would brighten up our yard considerably! And the beets! I have been known to eat entire plates of beets. YUM!

  333. Holley says

    I would have to say the beets because I LOVE them. But I think my husband would like to grow the sunflowers for the birds!

  334. Sandy says

    Tomatoes. All of them. Could live on them alone. Love them.
    Second would be the beets. Because: Yum!

  335. Sandra Hendry says

    I would be delighted to try growing Musquee de Provence pumpkins. I have a recipe for a Pumpkin Stew that is just so good. I peel and cube pumpkin to freeze so that I can have it all year long.

  336. Jamie says

    I would love to try them all – I can’t wait for gardening this year! The pole beans sound fun. Thanks!

  337. Sandy Carpenter says

    Tomatoes! I didn’t put in a garden last year because I thought a summer move was happening…it didn’t and I miss garden tomatoes SO much!

  339. Jessica says

    What a fantastic variety of seeds! I’m probably most excited about the beets. I can taste them already!

  340. Jodie says

    We “remodeled” our garden last year and followed some of your gardening suggestions with great results. The giant sunflowers would be a great addition this year. My granddaughter is two and would love to plant, water, smell, and watch them grow. I’m looking forward to creating new gardening memories with her.

  341. Deborah Timson says

    It is a toss up, I have been looking for a long cucumber and also beets that will grow in my Northern Michigan soil, it is all sand. If I had to choose one, it would be the cucumber..

  343. Teckla says

    The Sungold tomatoes! They are the BEST! But I would love the others, also. Thanks for giving us this opportunity to win.

  344. Randi says

    Coleus Rainbow Blend because they are beautiful and would likely grow well in this western WA climate. (and hopefully slugs don’t like them!)

  345. Janet Parks says

    Tomatoes! There is nothing better than homegrown. Store bought pale in comparison!
    Thank you, Mavis!!

  346. Shelle says

    We have a foot of snow here in Eastern Washington, so I’m dreaming about summertime and growing things! I think I’d like to try the pole beans. We’ve grown bush beans for years, but I think my two daughters would get the biggest kick out of a bean tepee!

  347. Patricia R Marino says

    Beets, Beets, and more Beets! They’re a super food in my world. Thanks, Mavis. XOXOXO

  350. Kimberly says

    The sun gold cherry tomatoes! For some reason I’ve never grown cherry tomatoes from seed before, but I would love to try this year.

  351. Joyce Mannarino says

    The telegraph improved cucumbers sound interesting. I love to try one thing new a year so this sounds delightful

  352. Ginger says

    I want to have a bean teepee because it sounds and looks cool. I really want to just be a able to grow anything, I don’t have a green thumb.

  356. Catherine says

    Purple Cherokee Tomatoes, I’ve never grown something like that. Also, Sunflowers, after all I live in the Sunflower State. I haven’t grown a garden in a couple of years and am looking forward to starting again this year.

  357. Marti says

    I’d love to try the sweet meat winter squash–have not heard of that variety. I love squash and grow quite a variety. My freezer is well stocked with it, but it quickly vanishes into breads, pies, muffins, cookies, soups, mac and cheese, and just as a side veggie even.

  359. Karen Bream says

    My oh my! All of them really… Tomatoes grow well in my limited sun growing space at home. I’m also part of a community garden and would love to try beets and sun flowers… My home shady front porch could use some color too. If my name’s drawn I will have no problem putting all seeds to good use

  362. Susan E Baker says

    PICK ME PLEASE – LOVE TO GROW ALL THE WONDERFUL Garden veggies, herbs and fruits! Growing in TEXAS means we plant early and the August son stays under 100 degrees. Ready for a great growing season! Pick me please! Susan in Texas!

  363. Debra Somogyi says

    The summer squash sounds so neat. I have ever so many recipes to use them that some summer weeks see us eating squash in some form each day.

  365. Stacey B says

    Hard to pick from that veggie variety so I’m going to pick the coleus! I’ve never grown that before and would be a beautiful addition to my covered deck.

  370. Tracy says

    I grow almost 50 different annual flower and vegetables from seed and practically lose my mind for about three months, starting them all, potting them all on, and finally planting them all out. Last year it was over 750 plants. But I must say, I crave a fresh, homegrown tomato the most. I’ll be growing nine varieties this year, but my two favorites are Sun Gold, because as you said, they’re just insanely tasty to eat out of hand, and a mid-size variety called Gardener’s Delight which I love for making a simple sauce that I freeze…seeds, skins and all. Cut in half and roasted on a sheet pan tossed in olive oil, salt, pepper and scattered with tons of garlic, Gardener’s Delight is a high acid tomato and very ‘tomato-y. I scrape the roasting sheet pan straight into a blender, add fistfuls of fresh basil and whizzzzz. I freeze it in entrée sized portions and eat it all year. It’s an Ina Garten recipe and is so stupid simple, and delicious.

  371. Pam says

    I would enjoy growing all of these veggies but I would be most excited about the beets. I love beets!

  372. Helen in Meridian says

    I have never grown beans before, and I remember from your post that they develop quite early in the summer.

  373. Janet Mancini says

    We just bought our own house last summer after years of apartment living and I was so excited to get three raised garden beds in the yard. We moved too late to garden last year and I can’t wait to start gardening this year. I really hope I win, because I don’t have any seeds and need to start from scratch. I’d be most excited to grow sunflowers. They’re so over-the-top gorgeous and they would look great in our yard.

  377. Joyce Derhousoff Tucker says

    Hi Mavis

    I’d love to grow the Sweet Meat squash.. I’ve been purchasing them at a Fruitstand in our area.. It reminds me of a hubbard squash, bit in a rounder shape ( not the alien pod shape of the traditional hubbard). They also grow in a more manageable size…

  378. Lynn says

    This is such a great assortment of seed packets, Mavis, but I would especially love having the Detroit Dark Red Beets. Ever since my husband was diagnosed with dementia over a year ago, just about the only vegetable he seems to enjoy is beets.

  379. Nora Duvigneaud says

    I have a hard time choosing but I think the summer squash. Thanks for the chance to win.

  382. Lori says

    Hi Mavis,
    I am most excited about the Sun Flowers. My son and future bonus daughter are getting married in August and there country farm wedding theme is sun flowers. I don’t have much luck with the sun flower seeds I’ve purchased at local stores so I would love to grow these in my garden to use on their special day.

  383. Lynn Y says

    Sungold Cherry tomatoes were on my list for ‘trying this year,’ and so it would be perfect. My son asked me to grow some tomato plants for his garden this year, and these would be perfect tomatoes to grow for him in addition to my own garden.

  389. Holly Burnham says

    I would love the sunflowers…..I have never planted them and love the idea of leaving the seeds available to the birds.
    Thank you for this fun.

  391. Arbie Goodfellow says

    The kid in me wants to grow a bean teepee! It sounds like a fun and whimsical thing to do.

  393. Cherri Fagen says

    Love me some Detroit Dark Red Beets for pickled beets. Thank you Mavis for the opportunity to maybe win this giveaway.

  394. Heather Luth says

    It’s a toss up between pole beans and cucumbers!! Both taste like summer and are so fun to grow!

  396. Kellie R says

    I’d love to try the Russian Mammoth Sunflowers. I (alas) live in high-mantainence suburbia, and would love to gove my neighbors something (more) to gossip about 😉

  397. Nancy says

    We’ve never bought Botanical Interest seeds before so thanks for the chance. Used to plant pole beans but have planted bush beans for the last few years-I still have my teepees so would love to try them again!

  398. Amanda D says

    Three favorites on that list – Cherry tomatoes because my youngest loves them. Pole beans come in next and cucumbers after that. We’d try growing all, but I haven’t had any luck with some in our backyard due to too much shade. Thanks Mavis!

  399. Sharon says

    I’d really enjoy those sun gold cherry tomatoes, and the basil too. Lots of good choices there!

  400. Susan says

    Sun gold tomatoes. I just learned about them last summer when our neighbor passed some over the fence to me. Oh my word. So good. I’m definitely growing those this year – if this Seattle snow ever melts and we actually get spring.

  401. Patty Lewis says

    Hi Mavis! Honestly, everything….. but I’m excited about the Russian Sunflowers because they look so majestic!
    Thank you for the opportunity to win!

  404. Katherine says

    Sunflowers, baby! I love those tall golden blooms and the bees they attract. After the flowers have faded I enjoy watching the birds and squirrels eating the seeds as well as my dogs reactions to the squirrels hanging upside down to eat the seeds.

  408. Bekah says

    Last year my boys and I grew Mammoth Sunflowers. This year we want to grow more sunflowers as well as more varieties!

  409. Jean Sisk says

    I can’t wait for all the tomatoes! the best summer supper corn on the cob with sliced tomatoes.

  411. Melissa Holst says

    I love anything to do with tomatoes, cukes and basil! If they can grow in a pot on my patio, I’m game! Probably most interested in the purple cherokee tomatoes.

  412. Karin Carson says

    The Bumble Bee Blend sounds great, we are huge tomatoe eaters but have never tried this type, ty for the opportunity to win .

  413. Becka says

    I’m most excited about the tomatoes…there’s nothing better than a fresh tomato still warm from the garden.

  414. Isela R says

    I would have to say Cherokee Purple tomatoes. There is nothing like fresh tomatoes in the summer!

  417. Michèle from Oregon says

    Truly Mavis I would like to grow up and follow in my grandsons footsteps and grow the Mammoth Russian Sunflowers! Second choice would be to bury my face in the Genoese Basil.

  418. Miriam Westover says

    I would look forward to the Italian Genovese Basil. I made a great pine nut-free pesto last year and I want to try again this year.

  419. Jackie says

    We love all kinds of tomatoes, so I thought I would pick them, but I love to decorate my porch and yard for fall every year, so the Musquée de Provence pumpkins would be awesome to grow! My grandkids would enjoy them, and also those huge sunflowers.

  420. Rebecca says

    All of your selections look yummy, but the Purple Cherokee tomato is first in my book. Summer on a fork!!

  422. Ashley Case says

    I’m excited about growing pole beans! I’ve never done it before, but I think my 4 year old will love it.

  423. Pat says

    It’s a toss-up between the basil — because I use it a lot in cooking — and the sunflowers. But I’d go with the sunflowers so I could grow them with my grandchildren

  424. Cass says

    I would LOVE growing every single one, but the one I really need is the basil. My crop last year got “lost”. I think something ate the seedlings. So I am just about OUT of dried basil from the year before. I would be harvesting and drying basil from the moment they got 8 leaves. LOL

  426. Ted says

    Would love to try the seeds you are growing at that side of the country here in Alaska! The tomatoes are the most attractive to me. Thanks for the chance to win.

  428. Brenda Schilke says

    moving soon. Looking forward to growing a bigger garden this year. Most interested in tomatoes and squash.

  429. Melinda says

    The bumblebee blend look amazing!!! I love trying different blends and I actually have never heard of these. They look so good!

  430. Sandy B. says

    The Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes because anything better than candy is a winner in my book and the sunflowers because they remind me of my Grampa.

  431. Cindy Brick says

    Coleus, hands down. They were a surprising hit at Daughter’s wedding last June. (We used them, with excellent effect, to make the bride’s and attendants’ bouquets, then decorated with them on the tables, as well.

    But I’d also like to the try the basil. And the other stuff.

  434. Katie L says

    Definitely the Sun Gold cherry tomatoes, as they are my favorite tomato and it isn’t summer without them. The sunflowers would be great for the school garden I manage at our neighborhood elementary school!

  435. Nancy from mass says

    Any tomatoes. Man, I could not stop looking at that green grass. Ahhhhh. I can’t wait till summer comes again (and I love winter but I’m done with it)

  438. Madonna Jameson says

    Hi Mavis , I love your blog having followed you several years
    I too am a rug hooker , and love any thing having to do with outside . Prior to a very risky spinal surgery I spent every minute I could outside . Now I’m very limited to doing most anything due to being paralyzed during the surgery I still garden with help from my husband I loved growing things and actually made a beautiful English knot garden . I love fall pumpkins and would love to try to grow the French pumpkins
    Musquee de Provence .

  439. Ellen Moberly says

    All the tomatoes. My Grandsons would devour those little pieces of edible gold. My Husnand and I would love those heirloom slices of heaven by themselves or on burgers and sandwiches. Send them all our way and we will be eating good.
    Salads, beets with honey, green beans, baked squash……

  440. Molly says

    Oh my! How lovely
    I think the Sungold tomatoes, but then there’s the cucumbers, & sunflowers, etc – jack it all sounds delightful!

  443. Rita says

    I LOVE the sun gold tomatoes – but I’m not patient enough yet (with young kids at home) to start them from seeds. We do love buttercup squash though! Thanks!

  444. Jessie Stampfli says

    My favorite to grow are chocolate cherry tomatoes, the flavor, the color… absolutely beautiful!

  447. Donna says

    The Musquée de Provence pumpkins. Placed my order recently for some seeds, thought about them but decided to pass this time, and maybe with my next order.

  448. Lynn Mc says

    Thank you for your generous offer. I too love Botanical Interests’ seeds. The Musquée de Provence peaks my interest.

  450. Colleen says

    Hard choice to make! I’d choose the mammoth sunflowers. They would beautify my garden and then the seed heads would make our hens very happy!

  452. Rubie Morin says

    Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes! Love those cherry tomatoes so much, we eat most of them while we are out in the garden puttering arounda

  453. Lisa L says

    Hi Mavis! I LOVE BEETS and I’ve never grown them. I recently moved to a house with a small backyard and plan on trying a veggie garden. So beet seeds would be fabulous! Thanks!
    Give Lucy my best!

  454. Kimberly O'Donoghue says

    I vowed to grow some of my own annuals this year and the coleus is one I use so much of in pots! I spend a ridiculous amount of money on plants it’s a weakness of mine. I have three raised beds and grow quite a few veggies but I’m anxious to try that coleus blend!

  456. Nadine Ertel says

    They all look wonderful but my pick would be the Coleus Rainbow Blend. I would love to have some coleus outside my front door!

  457. Vicki says

    Any of the tomatoes, but the Cherokee Purple hold a special place in my heart because if makes me feel like a little girl who just picked a fresh tomato out of my Grandmother’s garden! MMMMM D E L I C I O U S ! ! ! !

  458. Heather says

    I have been so inspired by your gardening posts I told my husband I wanted to have a garden this year…I am a vegetarian and love the idea of growing my own veggies! I want to learn to can as well…I think it is high time I know everything that is in my food. If I was one of your lucky winners, I would be most excited for the tomatoes, Basil and cucumbers. Thanks so much for having the giveaway!

  459. LauraArnett says

    Sunflowers!!!! I live in Alabama and if I’m a lucky winner we can have a growing competition Mavis! Seriously- I would love it all- nothing is better than being able to feed your family food that you know is safe and healthy to eat …. AND FUN TO GROW!! I’m a crazy gal raising her 4 sons and feeding them and their daddy can be challenging and when there’s a garden growing it make dinner time better 🙂

  462. Paige Still says

    Would love the Sun Gold Cherry tomatoes. We go through bunches of cherry tomatoes at my house.

  464. Julia says

    OMG! The Sun Gold Cherry tomatoes! They really do taste like candy! I can’t wait to plant some this Year!

  468. Melissa Dykman says

    Purple Cherokee tomatoes. I love all varieties of tomatoes but these looks fab! Thanks for the opportunity to win, Mave!

  470. Tricia says

    I can’t decide between the tomatoes…all so yummy, and I like trying new types. Thanks, Mavis!

  471. Suzy says

    We lived in Europe for 25 years and that squash totally reminds me of home! We’d love to grow that – ok, all or it, really!

  472. Shelly says

    Hey Mavis, love your blog ! Thanks for giving us this opportunity. I would be so excited to grow the muscee de provence! Thinking of the endless possibilities of decorating with them along with some hay bales and scarecrows or even some beautiful mums just makes my heart sing!

  475. Dana Y. says

    Definitely BASIL! I make pesto in the summer. I freeze batches and when it is cold, my family can bust out the pesto and we get to relive summer with a yummy meal.

  477. Sarah McKinney says

    I love to grow the sun gold tomatoes. The sunflowers would look great growing along my back fence too. I also love frest cucumbers and beets.

  479. Dana Shouse says

    I would like to try the bumble bee tomatoes. Not only do they sound delicious, but with the three different colors, they would be beautiful in my garden.

  481. Julie Bock says

    Purple Cherokee Tomatoes….because there’s NOTHING like a tomato straight from the garden!!

  482. Stefanie Robinson says

    Sunflowers because I’ve never grown them before for some unknown reason, time to start!

  486. Jaime Lewis-Eastmond says

    I’m excited to see if I can grow any of those things! I have two black thumbs of doom and not many plants survive me (the cats and dogs are thriving, though).

  487. Sadie B. says

    I can’t wait to have fresh tomatoes. I have just used the last jar of last year’s salsa and want to start seeds.

  488. Tammy says

    ALL of them! 😀 But if I had to choose one, I’d say the sunflowers, just because they are so fun and cheery.

    I love heirloom tomatoes! Last year ours got invaded by stink bugs, I need to figure out how to protect them this year!

  489. Julie says

    Those Mammoth Sunflowers! I haven’t grown any in a long time. I love all your picks though. Thanks for the opportunity!

  491. Linda says

    that is a hard one – which would I look forward to most. I am going to say Sweet Meat Winter Squash. We love Squash.

  495. Anissa says

    My absolute favorite tomato is Cherokee Purple! I found the starts at an Amish farm stand about five years ago and am hooked! The best tasting tomato!

    Since we agree on that one I’m excited to try your other faves!

  496. Joanne K says

    All of them! I want to grow everything! The purple Cherokee tomatoes are something I have wanted to try since I first saw them!

  497. Anna M. Lavender says

    The Bumble Bee collection would be awesome!! Thank you for the opportunity plus adding to my excitement for Spring and starting my garden. 🙂

  498. Agnieszka Prange says

    I would be delighted to plant the cucumbers. I hope you pick me to win the prize. Cucumber, tomato and onion salad for the summer sounds amazing after soaking the sliced cukes in vinegar and salt and then squeezing the excess liquid and adding diced tomatoes, onions, sour cream cream and ranch dressing. So so good if you haven’t tried it you must.

  499. Torry says

    Tomatoes, always tomatoes! We love fried green tomatoes! (Kind of a good thing, since we live in the Pacific Northwest!

  501. Jen F says

    I grew the Telegraph improved for the first time last year and loved them. Have been thinking about them a lot lately. YUM!

  505. Kara says

    Mammoth Russian sunflowers. I need more happy in my life right now. Also, sunflowers will forever remind me of the day my first baby was born. I hemorrhaged and was in a bad way. It was also February and I was in Northern Europe, so the weather was dreary. My mother brought a bunch of sunflowers to the hospital. Every year I give my daughter sunflowers.

  507. Tami Lewis says

    I love them all! But for the sake of the contest, I will say cherry tomatoes because I love them so much!!

  510. Donna says

    While I love all the veggies, I’m anxious to try the Artisan Bumble Bee Blend. I always want to support the bees!

  512. Athena DeTrempe says

    All.The.Tomatoes! And those pumpkins for the front porch. I’ve never grown sunflowers but love the looks of them!

  514. Jen Phipps says

    I’ve grown Sun Gold tomatoes before and you’re right, they’re like candy! But I think I’d look forward to the blue lake pole beans. I’ve never grown them before! Bush beans, yes, but I’m intrigued by a bean tepee.

  516. Johanna Sawyer says

    The cherry tomatoes look like the most fun, I’ve been wanting to grow an herb garden but growing anything is a challenge. Thanks for the chance and giveaway.

  517. April says

    Hi Mavis,
    I would love to grow the sunflowers in front of my south- and west-facing windows to help shade us from the sun. They are SO cheerful and fun and I bet you can see them growing inch by inch!

  518. Missy Thompson says

    The Blue Lake pole beans. I grow bush beans all the time, I would love to try the pole variety!

  520. Susan from Oahu HI says

    I’m excited about the tomatoes and cucumbers the most. I have never grown either one from seed. Where I live now, in Hawaii, I wonder if they would grow all year long? I would even put up the extra $15 for shipping to Hawaii!

  521. Julie says

    I was just telling my daughter we need to grow sunflowers this year! I’m also excited about the squash 🙂

  524. Cheryl S Anderson says

    It’s been some time since I have grown from seeds and your seeds sound so awesome I would love to give them a try. Being a stroke survivor this will help me heal even more as well.

  527. Erin K says

    Oh the joys of thinking about preparing the garden, especially while it’s buried under the deepest snowfall I’ve ever seen in W. Washington! Those pumpkins look lovely. That’s what I would most want to plant. My whole family loves to gaze and graze on pumpkins during the fall. These would accomplish both goals.

  531. Rachel B says

    Telegraph Improved Cucumbers! But I’m also intrigued by the sunflowers. I’ve never grown anything like that!!

  532. Patty Ryan says

    I think I would be loving the beets! Roasted with some feta and walnuts on a bed of arugula! Yum!

  533. Renee says

    I am looking forward to growing sweet potatoes this coming season. I love their flowers and they are easy keepers for the winter.

  534. Amy says

    Sun Golds!!! My favorite! You’re absolutely right…”Better than candy” and so pricey at the store.

  536. KT says

    We love our cherry tomatoes and have grown sungolds for years, so I’m excited to try the bumble bee blend!

  539. Angela D. says

    I grew the Sun Gold tomatoes from Botanical Interests last year, and you’re right: they ARE better than candy! I would love to have them again!

  540. Jillbert says

    Mammoth Sunflowers! We have a lot of little kids in our neighborhood that would be amazed by them. Also, my chickens would love to clean up the heads after they are done blooming.

  542. Margie says

    I would enjoy growing the Sunstripe Summer Squash. I have lost a significant amount of weight, over 90 pounds and have learned to embrace and love the squash. I would love to try something new and different to keep me motivated to continue to eat healthy and stay active by working in my garden.

  545. Renee K says

    The mammoth Russian sunflowers. I think they will be so fun to grow. My girls got into gardening last year and I want to keep them excited about it!

  546. Nancy Ford says

    I would love to have these seeds to be used in Horticulture Therapy with people that have Alzheimer’s disease. They would love growing the Sungold tomatoes to be used as a snack!
    Thanks for this opportunity.

  547. nancy says

    Oh this is a easy one Mavis! The one I would most want to grow would be the Telegraph Improved Cucumbers. I have purchased that type of cucumber at the grocery store but have not seen them as a seed to grow. I am always growing the boring type. LOL I actually just had one of those European (that’s what I call them) cucumbers last evening. I slice them thin and mix with sour cream and lots of dried dill from last years garden. My husband loves them like that! Enjoy your site so much. Thank you for taking time to share it all with us.

  548. Suzanne Simpkins says

    Tomatoes, in particular Cherokee Purple tomatoes are a family favorite. We make our own salsa and tomato sauce for canning and have a recipe for Goat Cheese & Pasta with Tomatoes that we look forward to every summer during tomato season.

  551. Lisa Lombardo says

    Bumble Bee Blend tomatoes! This is a very tough choice, because I’ve grown the Sun Gold cherry tomatoes and Cherokee Purple and loved them both…but I’ve never tried the Bumble Bee Blend…and the fact that they color code the seeds so you can be sure to plant some of each is super cool! Usually when you buy a blend of seeds, it’s hit of miss as to which ones you get. 🙂

    I also want to try the Musque Di Provence pumpkins! I have seeds for a variety of pumpkins and winter squash…but this is a variety I’ve always wanted to try.

    Thank you for offering the giveaway!

  554. Cindy B. says

    Would love to grow the cucumbers, and also the coleus would look beautiful in my shade garden, Thanks for the giveaway.

  556. Kathleen says

    Heirloom tomatoes. Need to restock my canned tomatoes and sauce this summer. But I also love mammoth sun flowers!

  557. Kate Stephens says

    It’s a toss up between the basil and the cherry tomatoes! Especially since they go so well together

  558. Julie says

    Basil! I love drying it to use in my homemade tomato soup during the winter. I use my garden canned tomatoes too.

  559. Natasha Rodriguez says

    They all sound so amazing! It’s a tie between the purple cherokee tomatoes and those burpless cucumbers!

  560. Carla says

    I would love to plant those Detroit Dark Red Beets. I love to eat beets and beet greens, but I don’t often buy them from the store because they seem so expensive. Lol. I love to grow them, but I’ve gotten pretty lazy with my garden since last year, so this would be a great kick in the pants! Thanks!

  563. Staci Wickard says

    I would love to try all of them but have a special fondness for beets! YUM! The packets themselves are also gorgeous. Thanks for the chance. 🙂

  564. Tracy W says

    So hard to choose, but I think the Mammoth Sunflowers would be an awesome sight. I might get some even if i don’t win. Thank you for the opportunity Mavis!

  566. Faith Gorham says

    What a hard decision!!! I will have to say the sunflowers. I’ve tried to grow them before unsuccessfully, but last year I planted a few and they grew and grew! This year, I am hoping to plant many more along the fence line in front of our chicken pasture. They make me so happy, like a row of sunshine you can touch!

  570. Jenny says

    I’d be excited about all of them!! I am a gardening junkie and haven’t met a seed that I haven’t liked so far!

  573. Alicia says

    There are a few in that list that I really want to try now, but the Sun stripe summer squash looks really good. What a fun giveaway!

  576. Megan Schargorodski says

    I would be most excited for the Detroit Dark Red Beets. I’ve never grown beets before and I love them!

  578. mary mcmahon says

    I would say right now that peppers…hot or not…are what I am fascinated to grow . mary in Cincinnati

  580. Beth says

    Oh it’s so hard to pick just one – I will have to go with the tomatoes with the Sunflower seeds a close 2nd!

  581. Dana Brown says

    Sweet Meat Winter Squash – so many uses, so easy to grow. Always excited about a different variety. My kids love butternut squash so I think this would be a great alternative. 🙂

  582. Sue V says

    they are all great seeds. But I would love to try the Artisan Bumble Bee Blend first. They look pretty cool.

  583. Leah says

    This is a fun giveaway. Hmmm…I have recently enjoyed growing different varieties of tomatoes, but also really enjoy beets and cucumbers. And it would be fun to see how tall the sunflowers would get here. It all looks like fun!

  584. Patricia Mayhew says

    I’d be most interested in trying the Sunstripe Summer Squash as I’ve never grown it before. I like to pick things out of the garden like squash, tomatoes, onions and add some mushrooms and garlic sauted in olive oil for a quick and healthy meal.

  585. Pat says

    How can one pick just one???? Tomatoes would be at the top of my list followed by Basil, squash, pole beans( might be fun with Grands) Sunflowers are always such a sight to see as well!

  586. Karen Kolb says

    SUN GOLD CHERRY TOMATOES FOR SURE!!!! I EAT SO MANY LITTLE TOMATOES IN THE SUMMER THAT MY FACE BREAKS OUT! I’M ADDICTED FOR SURE.

  587. Manette Gutterman says

    The sunflowers I’m looking the most forward to but tomatoes are a close second for canning & eating!

  588. Ellen Green says

    I like the sound of all the seed, but would be most curious to see the winter squash/pumpkins! It would be interesting, as well, to compare the growth and production of these in each of our climate zones! (MS, for me!)

  591. Heather says

    I would love to grow the sunflowers the most- we have a pretty prolific garden but I have never planted sunflowers and my kids ask about them every year!

  596. sindy couch says

    I will be looking forward to growing the mammoth sunflowers. They are so pretty, attract pollinators and the chickens will love them in the fall.

  597. Stacy Turner says

    I’ve never tried their seeds, but the packages look gorgeous! The one I’d be most excited to plant is the musquee de provence squash because it looks lovely and sounds like it would be tasty.

  600. MarilynY says

    Pole beans, please. I’ll be 69 years old in September and feel challenged to build a bean teepee this year!

  601. Jo Ann Perry says

    I would love any of those listed but I especially want to focus on herbs and the sun gold tomatoes. Fingers crossed!

  602. Pat in Clackamas, Oregon says

    I would be most excited about the sunflowers !! Many years ago i plantedsome Mammoth sunflowers in my garden. They were so much fun to watch them get taller and taller!! I actually won a prize at a local contest for the biggest flower head!! I found out later that my dad kept sneeking his compost on to just that sunflower! I couldn’t understand , at the time, why just that sunflower was so huge!!!!

  603. Preppy Pink Crocodile says

    I’d be most excited about the Artisan Bumblebee Blend Tomatoes. Though to be honest…after the latest storm here in Upstate NY this week…I’m super excited about growing absolutely anything. I can’t wait to dig in the dirt instead of snow again!!

  604. Amber says

    The sunflowers! We bought our house at the end of the summer in 2017, and last year we put in a privacy fence, so we didn’t have time to have time to really garden. I want to spruce up the yard, and grow some beauties!

  605. Melissa says

    Sun gold tomatoes! I haven’t been able to find them as plants for the last couple of years. Probably because they are so yummy.

  607. Becky says

    I would like to try the sun gold tomatoes. My daughter loves tomatoes, we try to eat them fresh all summer. I would like to try to save the seeds too

  608. Erica Gajewski Harris says

    Most definitely the Cherokee Purple Tomatoes. I’ve grown them before and they are soooooo good! Plus eating purple tomatoes is just fun. Time to make some purple tomato sandwiches!

  610. Sheri says

    The Russian Mammoth Sunflowers! I want to make a living “fence” to block the view of our neighbor’s unkempt yard. 🙂

  612. Donna says

    So many of your favs are ours too.. tomatoes are so fun to grow and we eat them as snacks..with breakfast, lunch and also dinner. So many ways to eat the amazing tomato..all sizes, shapes and colors.

  613. Rebecca Anne says

    I would look forward to going out in the garden and discovering and caring for the CHEROKEE PURPLE TOMATOES!!!!I debated over growing those last year actually!
    Thanks to you, Mavis, I grew Botanical Interests veggies last year and I’m SOLD on them!! I LOVE the pretty packages and I had tomatoes running out of our ears! Thank you already for what youve contributed to our life!!!

  616. KT says

    I would like to try the Purple Cherokee Tomatoes. They look cool and a commentor said they have a sweet, smokey flavor which sounds sooo good. You chose some unusual varieties and they would all be fun to try. I look forward to seeing your garden progress this year!

  617. Becky says

    I can quarts and quarts of Blue Lake beans each summer, love purple tomatoes, and Sweet Meat Squash has been a favorite for years. I’d love them all, and would grow them all in my back yard.

  618. Julie says

    It’s super hard to pick one!! But since I’m French and it was a huge part of my childhood in France, I will pick the Musquée de Provence! My mom use it to make soup all the time, and actually I’m flying home tomorrow and it will be my dinner!! So I would love to grow those just to remind me of home!

  619. Chris says

    I would love to try the cherokee purple and bumblebee blend tomatoes! YUM! Thanks for the giveaway, Chris

  623. Sharon D. says

    Wow! Everything sounds great! I think I would be most excited about the Detroit Dark Red Beets 🙂 I finally have my husband on board with eating beets (it only took 20 years 🙂 ) so homegrown he would enjoy even more, especially roasted <3 Thanks Mavis!

  624. Patti Sturdivant says

    I have always done Bush beans, but I have always wanted to try poke beans.

    And purple Tomatoes are my favorite! Thanks for doing this.

  626. Charity Ravn says

    Oh the Musquee pumpkins would be the best!!! Now that we are redoing the garden shape and beds, I want to grow new things. I’ve never tried pumpkins here in Georgia.

  628. Tim says

    The pole beans are my top choice. We have grown many things, but we have never tried beans. I also like the idea of planting our own pumpkins, so the Musquée de Provence would probably be a favorite of our kids.

  630. Nicole says

    I’d love to grow all of them especially since I’m a new stay at home mom and make my little man’s baby food but i would LOVE the sunflowers. I’ve been suffering with PPD and sunflowers just make me happy.

  631. Lynette P says

    The coleus! It was my sweet momma’s favorite so I love it now as well. Brings back sweet memories.

  632. Scott Henley says

    Cherokee Purple Pole Tomatoes. I have grown these and they are hands down one of the most flavorful tomatoes you will ever taste. Great on salads, on a veggie platter. They even make a rich flavorful sauce for your favorite pasta.

  633. Brenda says

    The Coleus Rainbow Blend is beautiful and would be great for the backyard, especially since we have a ton of shade… all the time. If I could just chop down the huge redwood and pine tree behind our fence. Hence, I digress.

  634. mary ann grohman says

    We have grown many kind of squash and I would love to try the Sunstripe Summer Squash. Have used Botanical Interest seeds in the past and love them. Our favorite large greenhouses have closed in our area so that leaves growing from seed again. Love it.

  635. KL says

    I would love the Sun Gold tomatoes! I had never heard of the Artisan Bumble Bee blend however, and that looks really fun and interesting!

  637. Leo Kiley says

    Nothing “beats a beet”!!!!! Fresh roasted beets with lightly dressed fresh arugula and a little goat cheese 🙂 makes for a great “garden to table” meal. Of course my bees would love any/and all organic blooms….let the seed planting begin!

  638. Amanda D says

    I really would love to try the Artisan Bumble Bee Blend. I’m always looking for new varieties to get my kiddos interested in gardening.

  639. Judy Novak says

    I love all of the veggies (except beets) but would try them anyway, love the herbs but most of all the SUNFLOWERS!!! I love how they attract the birds. Thanks for the opportunity to enter your contest❤️

  642. KateIline says

    Tomatoes! They are usually the one thing that works consistently well in my garden. Last year was a disappointment as we got so much rain at once, they all got waterlogged. I am hopeful this year is better!

  643. Cindy Rollins says

    While they all sound amazing, I would be super excited to try the Bumble Bee Blend and the Sun Stripe Summer Squash. I didn’t get to have a garden last year because we moved in June. 🙁 This year, Husband Man is going to build me some boxes in our one sunny spot and I am SO STOKED about having fresh tomatoes again! Love your blog and I always enjoy checking in on your and Lucy!

  644. Rhona Barrie says

    We are going to try straw bale gardening this year. as we are getting older and bending is becoming a chore. I think the Telegraph Improved Cucumbers would look wonderful on a trellis in one of the straw bales . So easy to harvest!

  648. Becky says

    Cherry tomatoes Mavis! I volunteer at a local nursing home and the residents LOVE their tomatoes grown on their patio! They don’t have access to any other locally grown produce as they are low income. They have already told me they want to add cucumbers to their 2019 list! 🙂

  651. Betsy says

    Oh I hope the contest is not over! I just started following you and I’m excited. Real good frugal blogs are hard to find. Seems frugal blogs only post about buying and I like to read about making, reusing and saving. I just hooked up my hydroponic garden so I’d grow the tomatoes and beans. Hubby is making me a deep planter where I will plant the beets and carrots.

  652. Gretchen H. Shapero says

    The Sungold tomatoes–sweet with just the right amount of tang! It’s amazing that any make it into the house since we all snack on them right in the garden!

  654. rebecca says

    oooh of course the pumpkin and the squash, along with all the flowers, and the basil!!! tomatoes are a must as well.. lol

  657. Pj says

    The Italian Genoese Basil is my favorite. It the height of summer I can make pesto and freeze it so in winter I can have the essence of summer whenever I want! Plus, it goes great with the tomato and cucumber to make fantastic salads all summer long.

  658. Rynda Gregory says

    I love all the responses you’ve received. Just look at all those people you’re inspiring! Absolutely awesome.

    I love, love pumpkins. I mean – it’s a must. I’ve tried a few different varieties and found a favorite last year – New England Pie. I didn’t make anything from them – they were just too pretty to carve up.

    This year I would love to have multiple varieties. Ooo – the possibilities!

    Thanks for the opportunity!

  659. Erin Huffstetler says

    Musquée de Provence is one of my favorites, but I think I’m most excited about the coleus. I haven’t grown them in a few years, and I have some empty raised beds prepared for them this year.

  660. Pam from Issaquah, Wa says

    I would love the Mammoth Russian Sunflowers! They would look good surrounding my garden and bring more honey bees! Thanks Mavis!

  661. Danielle Diakoff King says

    I’d love to try the sun stripe squash, I’ve had my eye on it for a long time, just never made it into the shopping cart. You have to cut it off somewhere when you’re trying to be thrifty. ;p

  663. Erin Fournier says

    The sun stripe squash are so beautiful. I’m most excited to grow these…if I win the seeds.

  665. Valerie Johnson says

    I’m not new to gardening, most of these seeds are staples in the garden. . This year I won’t be pickling( Still have lots of pickles). So I want to try these cucumbers for fresh eating, soup, and sandwiches. And by the way, the purple cherekee tomatoes are the Best tomatoe I have ever had the pleasure of growing and eating. I have to cover the plants if I think Its going to rain or the skins will split. This isn’t a problem for me thou. I also want to see the color in the garden from these coleus seeds.

  667. Cynthia Heimsoth says

    I love walking out to the garden, grabbing a tomato, and eating it like an apple. And my dietician would be so geeked!

  668. Kathy says

    Definitely the Bumble Bee Blend. My 2 year old granddaughter loves to go out and pick the all the “potatoes” she can eat every time she comes to visit.

  669. Sharon says

    Love, love, love cucumbers but have not tried a burpless variety yet- to eat or grow 🙂 so I’d be most excited to try my hand there.

  674. Donna says

    Oh, the cherry tomatoes and basil. Can grow both on my balcony. Am hoping to do lots of container planting this year.

  675. Janna Hoffman says

    Artisan bumble bee and Purple Cherokee tomatoes. I carry a small salt shaker in my garden tool bucket. When I get the urge to pluck a warm sun kissed tomato from the vine that sprinkle of salt creates perfection. Soon this Michigan Frost will fade and I will be tending to not only my prospering bounties but my blossoming soul!

  677. Amber says

    Musquee de province! They look so cute on the seed packet pic! Would love to try a new type of pumpkin.

  679. Edwin Losiewicz says

    Sunflowers. The city removed all the roadside trees from my side of the street including my huge mulberry .

  680. Beth C says

    Sungold cherry tomatoes are my absolute favorite… and the favorite of my eight year old too!! We would love to start our own from seed, and to grow an abundance of tomatoes!! Thanks 🙂

  681. Alison says

    Tomatoes are my favorite produce to grow. There is nothing I can’t put or use a tomato in. Frittatas for breakfast , salads, soups, pasta, bruschetta, etc.. Tomatoes are the universal product.

  683. Laura T. says

    It’s too hard to pick a favorite! I love beets & beans but I’ve never seen the sweet meat squash. That would be fun! The bumble bee blend tomatoes look interesting! I love fairytale pumpkins too! So, I didn’t follow the instructions, I picked five! :0) I liked how this post got me to thinking about how spring is just around the corner! Can’t tell by looking outside right now though! :0)

  685. Renee Miller says

    The Sun Gold tomatoes. I love to eat them straight from the vine, and also share with friends!

  686. April Alabaugh says

    Wow what an aweome giveaway i love them all i cant pick so many are good to grow love it thanks for the chance to win

  688. Trinh says

    Sungold tomatoes! I’ve never grown them before and read they are super sweet so I want to grow them this year!

  690. Catherine McDonnell-Forney says

    Oh goodness! It would be a toss up between the beets, which I’ve never grown before, or the mammoth sunflowers, they are truly spectacular!

  691. Jen Comstock says

    I have never grown anything from seeds. I just received my catalog last week and this Spring I’m gonna try growing from seeds for the first time! But I LOVE tomatoes!

  692. Deanna D'Errico says

    I didn’t find a question, but I would like to win the seed prize as I am slowing trying to convert what’s left of my lawn into a garden for food and to support the ecosystem.

  694. Nika Johnson says

    I am most excited about the tomatoes, but my 6 year old is an avid gardener and sunflowers are his favorite.

  695. Elaine Hails says

    I’m excited to grow the miniature selections for my little girl! We always grow sun gold tomatoes, but we are going to try out the Thai lavender Frog Egg Eggplant and the Dragon egg cucumber, along with the Atomic grape tomato. Oh! And the butterfly sweet pea to make pink drinks for her!!

  697. Betty Burks says

    I would LOVE to grow the Giant Sunflowers! My 4 year old grandson is looking forward to his very own garden this year and these would be great for him.

  699. Brenda Stamper says

    It’s so hard to choose! I love my flowers, my veggies and the rest. It would probably be the Purple Cherokeea. I do have the perfect place for the sunflowers though. Thank you for this amazing oportunity! All your gardening tips are appreciated.

  700. Richard Himes says

    I grow a lot of cherry tomatoes – would like to try the Artisan Bumble Bee Blend. And I’ve grown the green zucchini so I would like to try the Sunstripe Summer Squash. My wife would like to try the Rainbow Blend Coleus and the Mammoth Russian Sunflower to feed the birds in the winter.

  702. Amy Merriam says

    I am always in search of a great cucumber, so I would be most interested in growing the Telegraph Improved Cucumber. I love Botanical interests….the seed packets alone are worth every penny!

  704. Susan Eckard says

    I love growing tomatoes, basil and edible flowers. I am wanting to grow the Custom Blend Basil mix offered by Botanical Interest this year.

  705. Penni Melby says

    Eenie Meenie… hmm so many different kinds I never heard of up n the northern country. I have new soil so it is a surprise. How about the tomatoes…

  707. Jenny says

    I look forward to them all! If I had to pick just one it would have to be the Cherokee Tomatoes. They make a delicious sandwich and beautiful relishes.

  708. Jean Knowlton says

    The Sunstripe Summer Squash! It’ll be something new to grow along with all the other varieties I love!

  710. Susan says

    Great variety of seeds. It’s difficult to narrow it down to just one, but I’ll go with the Sunstripe Summer Squash. I love love love summer squash and can’t get enough of it.

  711. Rose Evans says

    Wow ! You sure picked the best of the best for your choices. I would love to win this. Especially the bumble bee mix.

  712. Sonia Goldberg says

    Looking forward to the veggies the most. Getting my family involved in growing our own food is priceless!!!

  714. Darla Pitman says

    It all sounds lovely, but the winter squash and the beets would be my favorites. The squash is a beautiful color, and the versatility of squash is so wonderful. And beets? I love them, and appreciate the fact they are two plants in one!

  716. Cynthia Daniels says

    I agree they all sound great but the Cherokee tomato is really something I’d love to try! And sunflowers are a must in my garden.

  718. Angela says

    Cucumbers. My littles love them and the garden hoops always look so pretty when the plants flower.

  721. Christiana Cudworth says

    I’m looking forward to the burpless cucumber since I’ve never grown those before! And also the mammoth sunflower to see if it grows taller than the house 🙂

  723. Kathleen says

    Italian Genovese Basil! So many uses in my kitchen from pesto to jelly! All the seeds are amazing, but basil, oh basil!!

  724. Matthew S. says

    I would love to grow the Sunstripe Summer Squash. The colors look amazing. It would be a great conversation starter.

  725. Leslie Holliday says

    Our family would look forward to growing them all in our garden but particularly the Musquee de province pumpkins because that is one thing we have never grown before and we have lots of October birthdays in the family so we celebrate by carving alot of them during this time of year.

  728. Lori says

    My daughter and I are would be excited for the cucumbers, it is one of our favorite veggies! she said do they make you burp less?! Lol!!

  729. Cindy says

    For me it’s a tie between the cherry tomatoes and the striped squash. I’ve never tried either of them and they both sound super interesting.

  730. Cindy McCallum says

    Hello from East Central Colorado! All of those choices sound enticing so it’s difficult to choose just one, but I’ll have to say the sunflowers! This is our second year to have bees, plus, we’re also gardening with all pollinators in mind! In addition, I’ll be sharing sunflower seeds with my 6 chickens! Love Botanical Interests!

  732. Mary Kate McKenna says

    The Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes – I can say unequivocally that right off the vine sweet tasting cherry tomatoes are a garden staple for us – we’ve now had two years where our garden was destroyed by wildfire – this year I am determined to find a way to get water and shelter when we have to evacuate and the heat comes too close. So my site is prepped, and I have a design for tubing to water – I hope this year we gain some security and safety. Through it all – gardening has been our lifeline to normalcy.

    Awesome seed choices – super exciting to read your comments on them!

  733. Brenda Heimeyer says

    For me it’s all the tomatoes (I ❤ tomatoes of nearly any variety) and the sunflowers. Think they would be great along our back fence for some privacy without wood.

  734. Julie says

    I am dying to experiment with the Purple Cherokee Tomatoes. As I read up on them…I can’t wait to get my hands on some to add to my garden.

  738. Jenn Brooks says

    Coleus! I fill my front flowerbed with them. I was just starting to put together my seed order. Thank you for the giveaway!

  740. Sandra says

    Growing sunflowers always makes me so happy. And I love homegrown tomatoes. Cherokee purple are delicious, but I’ve never tried sungold!

  741. Linda Mitchell says

    There is nothing more fabulous that a freshly picked melon, but green & yellow beans, cherry and brandywine tomatoes are a great alternative eaten in the shade of the tallest sunflowers. 😀

  742. Stephanie Carpenter says

    The sun gold tomatoes are my absolute favorite things to grow. They produce almost too ma’am to eat so I can them to use in sauce.

  745. KATELYN I SIMON says

    I would definitely be most excited for the Blue Lake Pole Beans. My goal this year is to use more vertical space in my garden and make some living arches! I have already built two arches that would be perfect for pole beans! 🙂

  748. Jaime P says

    I am most looking forward to growing the coleus. I love that plant, and for whatever reason, it has never dawned on me that I could grow it from seed. Sheesh. Thanks for the contents Mavis and Botanical Interests.

  749. Donna says

    Tomatoes!! Yummy. They are by far my favorite home grown veggie. The ones you buy in a grocery store do not come close. I do enjoy all the veggies we grow and have loved all the seeds I’ve ordered from botanical interests.. many of the seeds in your give a way I’ve never tried. How exciting. Good luck everyone!

  750. Brooke says

    I would be most excited to grow the Musquée de Provence pumpkins. I had a pumpkin pie made with these pumpkins and it was divine!

  753. Katerina says

    Sunrise blend Bumblebee tomatoes! Because I’m a sucker for tomatoes and for fat, fuzzy bumblebees. I can’t wait to watch them grow and see what they taste like.

  756. Kristin Sessler says

    I’m most excited about growing the Blue Lake Pole Beans. My kids love to help me harvest them and turn them into dilly beans to snack on all winter long!

  760. Ang Marshall says

    We all love the cherry tomatoes! (Everything grown in the garden tastes better than store bought. Js)

  766. Stormy says

    Purple Cherokee Tomatoes! I grew them many years ago and have struggled to grow them again. Fingers crossed these grow!

  770. Angela says

    I just got a dehydrater for Christmas so I’m really excited to make my own seasonings. I could definitely use herbs I haven’t started my garden yet but I am so ready. Thank you

  771. Amanda says

    Most interested in the Cherokee purple tomato and the mammoth sunflower!!! Just bought a house and i’m So excited for spring!!

  773. Mary Carter says

    Blue Lake Pole Beans! I have got to convince the hubby not to plant bush beans ’cause I’m tired of bent/broken knees from picking the Blue Lake bush beans! All the seeds you’re giving away look awesome! Thank you 🙂

  776. Denise says

    The sunflowers, bumblebee blend and the basil for sure!! My granddaughter will love to watch everything grow!!

  777. Michelle G. says

    If I were to win, I think the Artisan Bumble Bee Blend would be fun to watch as they grow and develop into whatever colors and stripes they want to!

  779. Alex says

    All the tomatoes!!! My goal is to grow tomatoes from seed this year! I’m also intrigued by the pumpkin.

  780. Robyn T. says

    I would love to grow the Artisan Bumble Bee Blend! Cherry tomatoes are my family’s absolute favorite!

  782. Nathalie Paulder says

    Honestly, the basil and the cucumbers!! Cucumbers do amazing here, and I love basil!! I need a new herb garden so bad!

  783. Lori says

    I have been searching for heirloom tomatoes. Just recently learned their value. Other peppers. Preferably heirloom. Thank you mavis

  784. Samantha Durham says

    I allow my children to something different every year to grow from seed. My daughter can’t wait to start her sunflowers and my son loves the the cherry tomatoes.

  785. gwen a engel says

    Desire to grow Artisan Bumble Bee Blend,for a unique colorful look for the eye, and packed full of flavor for taste.

  787. Jessie Nekut says

    This past year I enjoyed great success with homemade salsa which I canned. I am most interested in the Purple Cherokee, however, fresh tomatoes are wonderful in all varieties. 🙂

  790. Cindy Fish says

    I’ve had the best of luck with your seeds. My favorites are pumpkin pie that I love to roast and save and sunflowers that attract numerous birds and bees which of course help pollinate my garden

  795. Rosemeri says

    Gosh, there are so many. The tomatoes and beans would be my first choices. But, they all look great.

  796. charo bramblett says

    sun gold cherry tomatoes! we love tomatoes at home and hope to grow varieties of coleus. They are beautiful.

  797. Amy says

    Beets! Can’t wait to can ’em!

    Or tomatoes, cuz nothing beats a fresh tomato!

    No, sunflowers! For my chickens.

    Darn it. Can I just say I’d love to try them all!?

  798. Kristin says

    Wow y’all are awesome. I love the fact that you are doing this and interacting with your customers. I have bought a few unique offering that you have from botanical interests at tractor supply – yay I found the milkweed! But seriously my all time favorite would be the “purple Cherokee “ they are so overlooked because they can look ugly but folks don’t know that they are the sweetest and best tasting tomatoe that I have ever grown. Congrats to whomever wins this – I still consider myself a winner to be part of your community.

  799. Tam says

    The Artisan Bumble Bee Blend Pole Cherry Tomatos sound delicious!! I would really enjoy growing them and eating them and sharing the bounty with others. I appreciate this opportunity, thank you with gratitude

  800. Janet says

    The sunflowers! My 4 year old is going to make a ‘hidden’ path between two tall rows of sunflowers in my garden this year. These are the perfect variety for it.

  801. Annette says

    I would love to plant the coleus in our shady flower beds to brighten them up and add some lovely colors!

  802. Tina Woo says

    The Purple Cherokee tomatoes sound great. (Our current favorite tomato for summer BLTs right now is Black Krim but I’ve had a bit of trouble growing them the past few years so I’m trying to find plan B)

  804. Jennifer Phillips says

    I would be anxious to try the Artisan Bumble Bee Blend tomatoes! I have never seen these!! I ❤️ tomatoes and grow many varieties. Also it would be good to test their viability at altitude. Then I could share them with my other Community Gardeners and spread the Love!
    Jennifer

  809. W. Miller says

    I think we would look forward most to the telegraph improved cucumbers. We would love to try them all but my kids and I love cucumbers.

  811. Sherri Sellers says

    Musquée de Provence Pumpkin Seeds
    This pumpkin looks fabulous! We make so many things with pumpkin…breads, pies, soups, roasted slices, and more! We are so very excited for this season of gardening to begin. Thank You!

  812. Jessica Bailey says

    Definite tie between the Musquee De Provence and Blue Lake Pole beans. Last year was our first try at Pumpkins and it was GLORIOUS! I also am a huge fan of the bean teepee… what’s a garden, or childhood, without one!

  817. Ann says

    If I were to win this I would be looking forward to growing the Artisan Bumble Bee Blend and the Detroit Dark Red Beets. Those sounds so good!

  818. Melanie R says

    I can’t wait to grow giant sunflowers as well as try out a new tunnel trellis with beans and peas. 🙂

    Of course cut flowers as a florist too!

  819. Caitlin says

    I would be excited for the Bumble Bee Blend because I adore anything with the word bumble bee in it and we eat a lot of cherry tomatoes around here. The beans would be great too and to mix those two things with the basil, yummy!!

  822. Angela Parks says

    I already do the Cherokee, but curious about the bumble bee. Also, very interested in the cucumber and summer squash. These would be exciting seeds to work with. Think the teens I work with would love these seeds.

  825. Cindy says

    I would Love to win.. would be looking forward to the sunflowers as mine the last 2 years havent been great… better seeds – better grow

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