Sweet corn is a good example of how this works, Goodspeed says. A large percent of the sweet corn grown for seed is produced in southwest Idaho. These companies grow the seed and then sell it to packaging companies throughout the nation. This means that regardless of where you buy the package, the seeds were grown in Idaho. A lot of the seeds we buy are actually grown in tropical climates throughout the world.
Production is faster and less prone to plant diseases in warmer climates.
Most growers have fields in more than one place throughout the world to prevent a natural disaster from wiping out their entire crop. Knowing that seeds bought from New Jersey or Ogden probably originated from the same field may help in determining where to buy seeds, Goodspeed says. Buying locally is usually more convenient and you know what you are getting. Also, most of our local businesses sell seed varieties that have proven to do well in our area. When I can t find a certain variety in the local market, I order from catalogues that have a good reputation and that I have done business with in the past.