Had to share this great blog post by Genevieve @ North Coast Gardening: Buying Bee-Friendly Plants: Neonicotinoid-Free Nurseries, Growers, and Seed Sources. She compiled a list of growers, seed suppliers and nurseries that do not use bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides. She also includes a few companies still using “neonics”, but gives them an opportunity to explain why and under what circumstances.
As someone who’s opening a small garden center that will focus on environmentally-friendly gardening products and practices, it’s great to see this kind of post and I appreciate the time Genevieve spent compiling this useful list! It’ll come in very handy with customers as well.
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HI! I found you through your 2007 post on the Peaceful Valley plant defender. It looks like they don’t make them anymore. Would you be willing to sell one of yours? I’m also in Sacramento.
Hi Kasmira, I was disappointed to see they’re not available. I’m going to see if something similar is still on the market. Will report back.