What Types of Seeds Can I Buy on Stokes Seeds?

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Stokes Seeds sells three main seed categories: vegetable seeds, herb seeds, and flower seeds. The site is built around vegetable seeds first — its stated focus — with herbs and flowers as secondary categories. You can browse everything through a single "Shop all Seeds" entry, or narrow down by category. If you are buying for a vegetable garden, this is the catalog that matches your intent; if you mainly want ornamentals or culinary herbs, those sections exist but are not the emphasis.

The three seed categories

Category What it covers Notes from the site
Vegetable seeds Peas, radishes, beans, beets, spinach, pumpkins, and more The primary category; the homepage leads with it
Herb seeds Culinary and other herbs Listed as its own browse category
Flower seeds Ornamental flowers Listed as its own browse category

The homepage repeats the vegetable/herb/flower trio as the main navigation choice, so you can enter any of the three directly rather than scrolling a mixed list.

What the vegetable catalog looks like in practice

Vegetable seeds are where the site shows the most detail. Examples visible on the homepage include:

  • Sabre Peas — listed as a best seller, starting at $11.48 (Item #: 1720063-LB)
  • Bodiam Radish Hybrid — best seller, starting at $7.95 (Item #: 1800105-MS)
  • Valentino (green Bush) Bean — marked as a sale item and best seller, starting at $17.69 (Item #: 1160110T-MS)
  • Red Ace Beet Hybrid — best seller, starting at $4.67 (Item #: 1180001-MS)
  • Nembus Spinach — listed under new and noteworthy, $2.50

Two things are worth noting from this. First, "starting at" pricing means the price varies by pack size or quantity — the figure shown is the entry price, not a flat price for every option. Second, the site flags best sellers and sale items directly on the product card, which gives you a fast way to shortlist without reading every listing.

New and noteworthy items

Beyond the best-seller row, there is a separate new-and-noteworthy section. One example given is Ghost Town Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima), described as a mid-size pumpkin at an ideal 7–10 lbs, with a smooth, less-ribbed exterior, a slightly taller shape, dark green handles, and a true white color that holds through maturity. This section is useful if you already know the standard varieties and want to see what has been added recently.

How to choose a browsing path

  • If you want a specific vegetable type — go straight to vegetable seeds and filter by crop (peas, beans, beets, radishes, spinach, pumpkins, and so on).
  • If you want to see what is popular or discounted — start with the best-seller and sale flags on the homepage rather than the full catalog.
  • If you want something new — check the new-and-noteworthy section before browsing categories.
  • If you want herbs or flowers — use those dedicated categories; they are separate from the vegetable list.

Practical notes before you buy

  • Prices shown are "starting at" figures, so confirm the pack size and final price on the product page before ordering.
  • Each product carries an item number (for example, 1720063-LB for Sabre Peas), which is the fastest way to reorder or look up a variety again.
  • The site describes itself as a supplier for both the United States and Canada, and states it has operated since 1881 with a focus on vegetable seeds. If you are outside those two markets, check shipping terms on the product or checkout page before relying on the catalog.

If your goal is vegetable gardening, the catalog is deep enough to cover common crops plus newer introductions. If your goal is primarily flowers or herbs, the categories are there, but expect the vegetable section to be the most developed part of the site.