This page is for information about grow-outs.

If you are interested in commissioning me to grow out a seed crop for you or your company, please contact me for details.

2024 Grow-outs – Rules/Informationals:
– I generally grow small to moderate quantities of seed. I am most open to grow-outs for less than/up to 50 lbs. of corn seed, less than/up to 10 lbs. of bean seed, and varying quantities of other species.
– My favorite crops to save seed from include corn, beans, squash, sunflowers, peas, cowpeas and yardlongs, tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelons, but I am open to consideration of other species beyond this.
– I can grow out my own varieties or yours. There is no charge other than shipping for me to accept your clean, disease-free seedstock for planting. If utilizing my seedstock for the grow-out, a charge will be assessed to you that is equal to the retail value I could’ve charged for the stock.
– Whether a variety of mine is eligible for you to request for grow-out varies and may be conditional. Most of my commercially-available varieties are freely eligible, but certain rare/sacred varieties may not be.
– A per-ounce or per-pound fee will be assessed for any cleaned, finished seed delivered to you at the end of the season. Price per pound varies based on species and variety. Please inquire about current rates for your crop of interest.
– My packaging is generally into plain bags or boxes. If you require special packaging or separation into individual packets, you must provide it, or cover the costs for me to obtain it.
– Shipping is additional, on top of the above fees. You will be responsible for the costs of returning the seed to you. You may also arrange to pickup locally at no charge.
– I cannot guarantee a given yield. If you commission me for a certain amount, will try my best to come as close to it as I can. However, this may be affected by many factors, such as how high yielding the variety is, amount of seedstock you made available to me, inclement weather, pest pressures, disease, etc.
– In the unlikely event that a crop is a total failure due to extreme weather event, extreme disease susceptibility, etc., you will not owe me anything further than any initial seedstock fees. However, I am also not responsible for crop failures, nor will I owe any compensation to you due to said failures.
– I generally keep a small amount from each grow-out for myself. This is simply to refresh and backup my own seed supplies. If you do not approve me to do this or want to maintain control over all seed produced, that can certainly be arranged, however there may be a higher per pound rate assessed.