About Our Greenhouse and Nursery Business

Appalachian Seeds is a sustainable family farm business offering a wide selection of heirloom plants and seeds for sale to customers in Western NC. We have been growing and selling unusual and gourmet heirloom and open pollinated varieties since 1997. Tomatoes have been our specialty, but we now offer many unique vegetables, herbs and perennials. Please see our lists of plants that we are growing for wholesale bedding plant sales this spring.

After many years of not being able to keep up with your demand for our plants, we have finally expanded our operation. We have joined up with our good friends, Alvin and Sherry Hurt of Morganton, NC. We have quadrupled the size of our growing area, and will be growing most of our plants in our new greenhouses in Morganton. We are so excited to be able to grow more plants and more varieties. We are also now growing a wide range of "Edible Landscape Plants" in 1 and 3 gallon containers which will be available for Fall sales.

We grow all our wholesale bedding plants using Daddy Pete's Compost based potting mixes. Daddy Pete's is a local farm operation right here in the foothills of NC. We fertilize with Espoma Plantone with beneficial bacteria, along with Nature's Nog (kelp and humates) and fish emulsion. Only accepted organic pest controls are used when needed. These may include Soaps, Oils, Neem, Pyrethrum, Rotenone, Bt, and beneficial insects.
We were Certified Organic for years through Carolina Farm Stewardship Assoc., but have chosen not to pursue the national organic certification for philosophical differences of opinions regarding that process. We still use the same practices as before because it's just what we believe in.We were awarded the Outstanding Achievement award for Sustainable Agriculture in Yancey County in 2006 from NCSU Cooperative Extension.

Our Wholesale Bedding Plant Sizes,Availability and Delivery

Plants are grown in 3 ½" pots and sold in flats of 18.

All pots are individually labeled and each flat has a colorful 10" Tee stake with our description of the variety.

Plants will be available to our customers from early March through early June. Delivery is available, and is free within 60 miles with an order of 20 flats or more.

For best selection and availability, please order as early as possible.

To discuss prices and terms, or to arrange wholesale bedding plant delivery, contact Chip or Julie by email: seeds@appalachianseeds.com or call Chip at (828) 243-0222

 Feel free to come visit our new facility at 117 Stephens Rd which is off Hwy 181 N in Morganton NC. Always call ahead so we'll be sure to be there to meet with you.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR BUSINESS!