Get a jump on your garden: Start your seeds indoors Durango, Colorado Currently Tue By Darrin Parmenter Director and horticulture agent Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021 8:03 AM Toggle font size Escuchar en Español: Home gardeners: Order your seeds. Now. Or, better yet, go visit your local nurseries, see what they have in terms of variety selection and fill in any gaps with your favorite seed company online. Similar to 2020, the upcoming growing season looks to be just as crazy, as more and more people try their hands and hoes at gardening. One of the bigger seed companies has even gone so far as to temporarily suspend all orders other than those by commercial growers (i.e. farmers). Many seed companies have already sold out of the more popular varieties; others are reducing the number of seeds per pack; and because of time constraints and limited workforce, some are even forgoing their germination testing (expressed as a percentage on the seed packet, seeds are put in the conditions that make them most likely to germinate and then see how many develop into healthy sprouts). So don’t dilly, or dally. Go get your seeds and start planning on where you are going to plant them.