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Ringing in the new year in style, Allison and Roman discuss the Territorial Seed Company's Spring 2021 catalog, fantasize like perverts about this coming year's garden, and take a huge dump on the melon of our youth: the honeydew.  Territorial Seed Company Spring 2021 Catalog Instagram: SeedyBusinessPod Twitter: SeedyBusiness Email: SeedyBusinessPod@gmail.com

Allison and Roman offer you a very special holiday Seedy Short installment wherein we allow you to look upon our horrible forms and read you descriptions of artificial Christmas Trees. Happy New Year! Over on the Instagram, you can watch this Seedy Short as our FIRST FORAY INTO VIDEO CONTENT. Balsam Hill Artificial Trees   Seedy Shorts are (typically) brief episodes of straight readings of beautif...

In Part 1 of their holiday special, Allison and Roman read description of Christmas Tree varieties, debate the comparative merits of the National Christmas Tree Association and pickyourownchristmastree.org, speculate on what kind of tree their cat would most enjoy eating, and admire the Grinch's big ole' ass.  Tune in next Friday both here and on our Instagram for a very special Seedy Short where...

Seedy Shorts, brief episodes of straight readings of beautifully composed seed descriptions with no additional commentary. Because we recognize we're insufferable and should just get out of the way sometimes. Released on off-Fridays, in between episodes of Seedy Business. Instagram: SeedyBusinessPod Twitter: SeedyBusiness Email: SeedyBusinessPod@gmail.com

Allison and Roman dive into the hot-off-the-presses 2021 Fedco catalog which - SPOILER ALERT - is one of the greats. They also fret about whether Trader Joes owns intellectual copyright over their sweet potatoes, itch their chigger bites, and argue over Allisons's stubborn refusal to acknowledge the Fahrenheit system. And after a brief hiatus, they welcome the return of their now-classic segment W...

Seedy Shorts, brief episodes of straight readings of beautifully composed seed descriptions with no additional commentary. Because we recognize we're insufferable and should just get out of the way sometimes. Released on off-Fridays, in between episodes of Seedy Business. Instagram: SeedyBusinessPod Twitter: SeedyBusiness Email: SeedyBusinessPod@gmail.com

In the fourth installment in their retro series, Allison and Roman go back 50 years to Bolgiano's Spring 1970 catalog, nostalgize on tiny V8 juice cans, jello-molds and all things 70s, and encounter some of Burpee's most grotesque, meat-centric copy yet.  Horticultural History Blogspot entry on Bolgiano's (credit: Emma Craib) Instagram: SeedyBusinessPod Twitter: SeedyBusiness Email: SeedyBusinessP...

Seedy Shorts, brief episodes of straight readings of beautifully composed seed descriptions with no additional commentary. Because we recognize we're insufferable and should just get out of the way sometimes. Released on off-Fridays, in between episodes of Seedy Business. Instagram: SeedyBusinessPod Twitter: SeedyBusiness Email: SeedyBusinessPod@gmail.com

Suffering from post-election hangovers, Allison and Roman take solace in the expansive Richters 2020 Herb and Vegetable Catalog, explore the whimsical creations of mint guru/oracle Jim Westerfield, discuss to what extent various hot peppers resemble their bizarre namesakes, and aggressively insist that Cal Cunningham return Allison's $25 campaign contribution.  The suggestive Peter Pepper Monkey F...

Seedy Shorts, brief episodes of straight readings of beautifully composed seed descriptions with no additional commentary. Because we recognize we're insufferable and should just get out of the way sometimes. Released on off-Fridays, in between episodes of Seedy Business. Instagram: SeedyBusinessPod Twitter: SeedyBusiness Email: SeedyBusinessPod@gmail.com

In their 2020 Election Special, Allison and Roman give a rundown of their hotly contested, local Soil and Water Commissioner race, discuss the charming Filaree Garlic Farm catalog, and finally find common ground on their mutual hatred of garlic presses.  Hey. Hey. Please vote. Or at least burn something down.  Instagram: SeedyBusinessPod Twitter: SeedyBusiness Email: SeedyBusinessPod@gmail.com Inf...

A very special, slightly-less-short, Halloween bonus episode!   Instagram: SeedyBusinessPod Twitter: SeedyBusiness Email: SeedyBusinessPod@gmail.com

Our first holiday themed episode! Allison and Roman read pumpkin seed descriptions, from the elegant and iconic Rouge Vif d'Etampes to the SPOOKTACULAR Warty Goblin. Stay tuned for next week's Seedy Short focused on candy corn... Instagram: SeedyBusinessPod Twitter: SeedyBusiness Email: SeedyBusinessPod@gmail.com Info on Interlude Music by Doctor Turtle here

Seedy Shorts, brief episodes of straight readings of beautifully composed seed descriptions with no additional commentary. Because we recognize we're insufferable and should just get out of the way sometimes. Released on off-Fridays, in between episodes of Seedy Business. Instagram: SeedyBusinessPod Twitter: SeedyBusiness Email: SeedyBusinessPod@gmail.com

Allison and Roman finally give Strictly Medicinal the loving treatment it deserves with its hot-off-the-presses 2021 catalog. They discuss how medicinal herbs can tonify your kidneys, balance your humors, and cure smallpox(!?), pop open a delicious bottle of corn juice, and luxuriate in an all-time-great Squirting Cucumber seed description.  Instagram: SeedyBusinessPod Twitter: SeedyBusiness Email...

Seedy Shorts, brief episodes of straight readings of beautifully composed seed descriptions with no additional commentary. Because we recognize we're insufferable and should just get out of the way sometimes. Released on off-Fridays, in between episodes of Seedy Business. Instagram: SeedyBusinessPod Twitter: SeedyBusiness Email: SeedyBusinessPod@gmail.com

Inspired by a picture of a tomatillo that sort of looks like it has a dick, Allison and Roman break tradition by looking at tomatillo descriptions across a wide cross-section of seed catalogs, glow about the Truelove Seeds-delivered keynote at the 40th annual Seed Savers Exchange conference, offer the final word on Melania's Rose Garden renovations, and look at some psychedelic, egregiously photos...

Seedy Shorts, brief episodes of straight readings of beautifully composed seed descriptions with no additional commentary. Because we recognize we're insufferable and should just get out of the way sometimes. Released on off-Fridays, in between episodes of Seedy Business. Instagram: SeedyBusinessPod Twitter: SeedyBusiness Email: SeedyBusinessPod@gmail.com

Allison and Roman go retro again and discuss the 1960 Steckler Seed Company catalog, a defunct company of New Orleans origin. They learn about and inexcusably mispronounce the mirliton/chayote, dig into some more celebrity gardening stolen valor, and Allison betrays Roman by disclosing that she has planted squash seeds. 1960 Steckler Seed Company catalog cover Earliest mirliton photo by surrealist...

Seedy Shorts, brief episodes of straight readings of beautifully composed seed descriptions with no additional commentary. Because we recognize we're insufferable and should just get out of the way sometimes. Released on off-Fridays, in between episodes of Seedy Business. Instagram: SeedyBusinessPod Twitter: SeedyBusiness Email: SeedyBusinessPod@gmail.com

Allison and Roman celebrate the big 1-7 episode milestone by going back to where it all began: Burpee and Seed Savers. They discuss the extremely topical scourge of unsolicited garden seed shipments, the rare delicacy known as spicy pony head, and ponder what makes a garden vegetable "degenerate."  Incidentally, if you download this episode on day 1 (August 21, 2020), check out the 40th Annual See...

Seedy Shorts, brief episodes of straight readings of beautifully composed seed descriptions with no additional commentary. Because we recognize we're insufferable and should just get out of the way sometimes. Released on off-Fridays, in between episodes of Seedy Business. Instagram: SeedyBusinessPod Twitter: SeedyBusiness Email: SeedyBusinessPod@gmail.com

Allison and Roman dig into some fruit descriptions from the aesthetically similar Park Seed and Johnny's Selected Seeds, argue about whether they are at current, personal risk of scurvy, reminisce on personal pan pizzas from 25 years ago, and play the newest installment of their now-classic segment What the Fuck is That? Sunflower or Racehorse edition... And hey, if you get a chance, tell us why y...

Seedy Shorts, brief episodes of straight readings of beautifully composed seed descriptions with no additional commentary. Because we recognize we're insufferable and should just get out of the way sometimes. Released on off-Fridays, in between episodes of Seedy Business. Instagram: SeedyBusinessPod Twitter: SeedyBusiness Email: SeedyBusinessPod@gmail.com

Allison and Roman pull no punches when it comes to the charming Annie's Heirloom Seeds catalog's inscrutable design choices, nostalgize over Highlights and Ranger Rick magazines, disagree on exactly how revolting "smoked watermelon ham" sounds, and learn about Martha Stewart's pony play harem of indentured servants.  Instagram: SeedyBusinessPod Twitter: SeedyBusiness Email: SeedyBusinessPod@gmail....