Quick tips to make selling seed a snap!

“Our packets help you better serve your customer. When customers get well informed service they

will return to your store again and again.”~ Founders, Curtis and Judy (and Buddy)

• All our seed is tested for germination and is the highest quality available.

• We do not buy or sell seeds that have been genetically engineered.

• We choose the best varieties for home gardeners.

• Generous quantities, good prices, great value!

• We do not sell to big box discounting stores.

• Botanical Interests is a family owned company.

• Our displays are made in the USA.

Give your customers all the basic knowledge they need to start gardening from seed. If you don’t have our Easy Seed Starting Guide on your display, order them with your next reorder.

Keep our Seed Varieties Guide nearby for convenient reference!

More reasons your customers will love Botanical Interests and our seed packets:

1-800-486-2647

Let us inspire and educate the gardener in you!™

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HeIRlooMThe old-fashioned beet is back! Create gourmet salads and side dishes in a rainbow of jewel-tone colors. Sweet, nutritious, easy to grow.

BeetGourmet Blend

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$1.79 500 mgannualfull sunBlooms spring to fall frost 12" - 16" tall

HEIRlOOM This awardwinning, compactbeauty is quickto grow. Its bright, cheerycolors and lowmaintenancewill have yougrowing itevery year!

Botanical Interests seed packets were created with store sales staff in mind. We want to make you look good. Key information is on the front of the packets so you can, at a glance, find what your customer is asking for. Even more information is on the back of the packet!

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INSIDE PACKET

Many of our varieties are organically grown and certified by the USDA. Look for the green bar and USDA ORGANIC logo.

We choose only the best varieties for home gardeners, because

we want them to be successful seed gardeners.

When to harvest, recipes, history, easy growing tips, organic pest control, and much more specific information can be found inside each packet.

Seedling illustration is provided on the plant tag.

“When do I sow?” The front of the packet gives a quick answer while the instructions on the back are more specific.

Plant tag can be cut out and taped to a garden stake.

All vegetable packets include coverage information.

We do not buy or sell genetically engineered seeds.

All ourseeds are untreated.

If your customer is looking for a specific light requirement, check here.

A quick sales line on what makes this variety so great.

Inspire and educate customers with your knowledge of Botanical Interests packets.

Customers love to learn

Natives and heirlooms are

clearly identified.

Heirloom varieties are

clearly identified.

Join the beet renaissance! Aside

from the health benefits which

include significant amounts of fiber,

potassium, folic acid and vitamin C,

beets come in a variety of colors,

shapes and textures. Varieties

include Detroit Dark Red with deep

red roots and delicious dark green

tops, Chioggia with interior rings

of bright pink and white, and Gold-

en with bright yellow flesh.

This packet sows three 5-foot rows.

When to sow outside: RECOMMENDED.

2 to 4 weeks before average last frost, for

early summer crop, and late summer for

fall crop. Growing during hot temperature

periods should be avoided. USDA zones

10 and 11 can sow fall through winter.

When to start inside: Not recommended.

Special germination instructions: Soak

seeds for 8 to 24 hours before sowing.

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Days to Emerge:

5 - 10 warm soil

15 - 25 cool soil

Seed Depth:

1/2"

Seed Spacing:

A group of 3

seeds every 4"

Row Spacing:

12"

Thinning:

When 2" tall,

thin to 1 every 4"

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NOGMOs

Certified Organic

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All our seeds Are untreAted

© Botanical Interests, Inc.

660 Compton Street

Broomfield, Colorado 80020

www.botanicalinterests.com

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Quick tips to make selling seed a snap!

“Our packets help you better serve your customer. When customers get well informed service they

will return to your store again and again.”~ Founders, Curtis and Judy (and Buddy)

• All our seed is tested for germination and is the highest quality available.

• We do not buy or sell seeds that have been genetically engineered.

• We choose the best varieties for home gardeners.

• Generous quantities, good prices, great value!

• We do not sell to big box discounting stores.

• Botanical Interests is a family owned company.

• Our displays are made in the USA.

Give your customers all the basic knowledge they need to start gardening from seed. If you don’t have our Easy Seed Starting Guide on your display, order them with your next reorder.

Keep our Seed Varieties Guide nearby for convenient reference!

More reasons your customers will love Botanical Interests and our seed packets:

1-800-486-2647

Let us inspire and educate the gardener in you!™

Customer Training Brochure v4.indd 1 1/30/14 1:45 PM