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One Hundred Dollars a Month

I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.

Mavis’ 24 Days of Christmas Giveaways – Day 15

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It’s no secret that we love Botanical Interests Seed Company. Not only do they sell the hands-down very best seeds, but they also employ the very best people {including my Online Horticulturist Boyfriend, Ryan}. The bottom picture just proves what a crazy bunch they are. I’m still not sure how they get any work done in the midst of all their shenanigans. But back to their seeds.

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Their seeds rock. So of course they’d be included when I’m giving away my favorite things! I’ve had so much success in my garden when using them, so now I won’t plant any other seeds. Yep, they’re that awesome.

SIX lucky readers will win either an Heirloom Tomato Seed Collection or the Chef’s Herb Garden Seed Collection.

botanical interests tomato seedsHeirloom Tomato Seed Collection

Tomato Cherry Red & Yellow Pear Organic 
Tomato Pole Beefsteak Organic 
Tomato Pole Black Krim Organic 
Tomato Pole Brandywine 
Tomato Pole Cherokee Purple Organic 
Tomato Pole Pineapple 
Tomato Pole San Marzano Organic 

botanical interests seed companyChef’s Herb Garden Seed Collection

Basil Dolce Vita Blend Organic 
Chives Common Organic 
Cilantro/Coriander Slow Bolting Organic
Dill Bouquet Organic 
Marjoram Organic 
Oregano True Greek 
Parsley Moss Curled Organic 
Rosemary 
Thyme English Organic 

In order to be entered for your chance to win one of these awesome seed collections, let me know which seed collection you’d choose if you won.

Just answer that one question in the comments and you’re entered to win. Life’s pretty complicated sometimes, so I like to keep things simple around here.

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1 entry per person/ip address. If you cheat, you will totally be disqualified.

This giveaway ends Sunday, December 15th, 2013 @6 pm PST and the winners will be announced in the Monday, December 16th, 2013 edition of Mornings with Mavis. You will be notified via email and have 24 hours to claim your prize. If you do not claim your prize within 24 hours, the prize will be forfeited.

Good Luck! I hope you win!

♥ Mavis

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Comments

  1. Oh, if I won, I would love, love, LOVE the tomato seed collection! You can never have too many tomatoes, right? 🙂 Thanks for the opportunity!

  3. I’d probably go with the herbs, as I believe they are more forgiving. I can’t count of my guys to water plants if I go away…

  6. Heirloom Tomato Seed Collection. Grew three types this year and they were all AWESOME! More next year for sure.

  10. Definately the herb collection. For some reason Herbs are the only type of plants I can get to survive more then a month or two.

  14. Tomato! Used their seeds last year! Love them. Also purchased a couple of collections as gifts for my gardening friends…the packaging definitely is gift-worthy.

  15. I love to grow herbs, and use Botanical Interests Seeds so for The Chefs Herb Garden Seed Collection would be great.
    Thanks
    Kris

  19. Oh Boy, Oh Boy, wouldn’t you just know I just received my very first order a few days ago. Ordered some seed packets for me and my daughter. Got package that is suppose to bring bees to the garden also. I would like more tomatoes, love,love, tomatoes my favorite. Thank you so much for all the information your teaching us. Your post is delivered about 4:00 each day and is my time to stop and read with a cup of coffee. Hoping your feeling better soon.

  20. Chef’s Herb Garden Seed Collection for me. Tomatoes and I don’t seem to grow well. I think they know that I secretly don’t like them.

  21. I would love the Chef’s Garden Seed Collection! I’ve been wanting to grow more herbs. Great giveaway!

  26. Chef’s Herb Garden Seed Collection, please. Most of the tomatoes I attempted last year just didn’t work out. I’d love to have an herb garden and have a raised bed outside my kitchen door that would serve well.

  33. Heirloom Tomato Seed Collection. My daughter and I would do the garden together and we love good tomatoes.

  36. I love Botanical Interests seeds – and the artwork on the packets is wonderful! I would take the herbs, as I’ve got lots of leftover 2013 tomato seeds. Plus I would really like to get my herb garden off the ground! Er, ah, IN the ground!

    Thanks – really enjoy your blog!

  38. Hard choice, but I’d go with the herbs since they keep dying on me, and I need to keep getting more.

  46. I just ordered and got in all my tomato seeds from Botanical! Cant wait to plant them.

    But I would love to try out all the tomatoes in the seed packs above as they aren’t the one I already got but the ones I read that you love!

  49. Ohhhh, ahhhhhh, oooooooooooh, my goodness!! A dream come true. I would definitely love love love to win the Heirloom Tomato Seed Collection. Every single one of those tomato types are on my ‘must try’ list, except the Cherokee Purple. The only reason THAT one is not on my must-try list is because I’ve tried it, and it is my very best favorite – so far. 🙂 I’m open to being corrupted by one of these other varieties.

  52. Without a doubt, the herbs. I’ve got a list of herbs I need to buy and this would cut my list in half!

  56. I would like the Chef’s herb garden collection. I love botanical interests. They give so much information, more than many of the other seed companies.

  64. I would definitely pick the tomatoes. I usually have better luck with tomatoes than herbs. Thanks!

  66. pssssssstttt….. I’m totally not trying to cheat but: I wrote an entry that I’d love to win the tomatoes. When I clicked on Submit I got a message saying it was a duplicate entry. Now I don’t see my comment, so hopefully this will post instead?

  67. Oh Mavis this is a hard one to chose. But since I just ordered some tomato seeds I think I would pick the herb collection. I am so glad you had seeds in your favorite things. My favorite item so far!

  68. I would love to win the tomato seed collection! It would be a tremendous blessing to our family. We will be able to sell the fruits of our labor to help pay for our children’s education

  70. I would love the chefs herb collection. I had to leave all my herbs behind when I moved from Washington and now I need to restart. I love to cook with all fresh items I can get my hands on and buying herbs are so expensive. Oh we’ll I will wait until spring to restart my collection.

  73. I don’t know if I’m supposed to enter everyday or not. If I’m not supposed to then please disregard this as I entered yesterday!!

  78. The tomato seeds all the way! I didn’t plant enough last year to even can one jar of sauce.

  80. I would choose the Heirloom Tomato Seed Collection. I have a hoop house and would love to fill it up with all these plants!!!

  82. I would love to be able to grow the tomatoes, but the dark NW days & no greenhouse make it too difficult. So herbs it is. Thanks.

  84. If I won I would have to pick the herb collection just because I don’t have much space where I live right now and that is a lot of tomato seeds! If I didn’t live in an apartment I’d pick the tomatoes for sure!

  90. Herbs. Definitely herbs. I’m already planning a new raised bed for them, so this would be just the ticket!

  98. My 3 year old daughter and I love tomatoes and we are planning on planting our first garden this summer!

  102. Definitely the herbs! My husband doesn’t like tomatoes (yes, I often wonder why I married him), but we love fresh herbs in everything!

  109. Chef’s Herb Garden. I can grow them in containers on the deck as we have 4 chickens that free roam the back yard and eat everything that is green.

  115. I just bought $30 worth of seeds from B.I. because of your site! They should be sending you a thank you card now any day 😉

    I would pick the tomato seeds gladly. Of course, I’d take about anything for free so I’m not picky! I’ve had difficulty starting herbs from seeds in the past. :/

  116. Would LOVE the tomato collection1. I promise I share with neighbors and a group of ladies I have lunch with every Wednesday …we are called the Rejects (long story). You can come have lunch with us….please bring your own coupon! LOL

  118. I would choose the tomato seeds. I like to grow plenty of tomatoes for canning, dehydrating, and freezing. And of course, for fresh eating..

  119. Being in an apartment, I’d have to say the herbs. I could probably give you 101+ different ways to use any of them!

  126. I would love the tomato set! There’s not much that rivals a juicy tomato popped right off the vine.

  129. The heirloom tomatoes package would be great to win because I love to slice , dice , and share with others. Keepin it saucy ! 😉

  130. I would love the Chef’s Herb Garden seeds. I need to renew my herb garden and would be happy to give them a good organic home to live in!

  136. Oooh oooh I want the heirloom tomato seed collection!! they’re my fav veggies! or are they fruit?

  151. I would love the Heirloom Tomato Collection! My whole family loves tomatoes, and we love them even more when they come right from our own garden (not to mention that tomato sauce made from garden tomatoes is awesome in the dead of winter)! I’m counting down the days till I can start my veggies in the basement so that I can have veggies early in the summer!

  152. I would choose the herbs because this darn record breaking hard freeze we just had put all of my herbs to sleep, permanently:(

  156. I would love the tomato seeds. I love growing tomatoes. They’re one thing that i do pretty well.

  162. I would want the Heirloom Tomato Seed Colection. I am hoping to add heirloom tomatoes to my garden next year 🙂

  163. While I love tomatoes… in fact… I ADORE tomatoes. I have an unhealthy OBSESSION with tomatoes, at this time due to space limitations of our apartment patio & the fact I use herbs more for cooking than I do tomatoes (but it could be a cost-effecitive thing) — I’d choose the herb collection :]

  165. The Heirloom Tomato Seed Collection definitely. My family loves tomatoes. And they are fun to grow too.

  169. I would LOVE the Heirloom Tomato Seed Collection. I love canning, and having so many wonderful, colorful tomatoes would make some pretty salsa… and pasta sauce… and canned tomatoes… and bbq sauce… and ketchup………….. 🙂

  174. The Heirloom tomato seed collection would be the perfect addition to my garden. And since I am saving seeds for the first time this year, it would be a long lasting gift to win!

  176. As much as I’d love the tomatoes, I’m having baby #3 in May, so the Herb Collection is sounding much more do-able! Plus my kiddos love nibbling on chives!

  178. Would love to try the tomato collection. Thanks to you Mavis we had our first heirloom tomatoes this past summer. I am excited to try different varieties this next year.

  179. I would love the tomato collection but I have 13 packs of tomato seeds with not a lot of space to grow them and definitely need a replenishment of my herb seeds.

  182. If I won I would choose the Chef’s Herb Garden Seed Collection

    I would like to say Thank You, for sharing all of your favorite things with us. I love your website and all of the bounds of information and stories you’ve shared here. This is a wonderful giveaway! I run a few local Farmers’ Markets as well as volunteer at the local Co Op garden. I would love to try out these seedlings and pass them onto others! Chef’s herb garden seed collection would be great to grow indoors on the kitchen window sill. I can use the herbs for cooking delicious lunches for our other volunteers and kids classes at the co op! Thank you for your generosity! Happy Holidays, Mavis!

    Mona

  183. I would like the herbs because I enjoy cooking with rosemary and dill.

    (However I have to say I got really excited when I saw the pic of you holding carrot seeds, as I JUST learned to enjoy carrots in the last year and totally loved the carrots from my garden this last summer. Perhaps there will be more seed give-aways including carrots????)

  184. I would choose the herbs, because I have been wanting to try my hand at an herb garden but am kinda at a loss as to where to start. 🙂

  185. Tomatoes! While I actually don’t like plain tomatoes, I do like them in salsas and sauces and all sorts of yummy things! I happen to have a question about overwintering herbs though. Currently I have mint, oregano, chives (done), thyme, and a sprig of rosemary in pots but under an overhang. Since they are supposed to be perennials, should I keep watering them? Move them out of under the overhang so they get moisture from snow/rain? Cut them? Mulch them? Thanks!

  186. Herbs for sure! Totally failed at tomatoes this year. Thanks Mavis for continuing the giveaways while you are not feeling so great!

  189. I would like the herbs. I like to cook with them. I have the perfect spot to plant in the spring.

  196. I choose the herb garden seed collection. I have a new grow light system and I’m getting excited to start some seeds for the garden. thanks.

    ~Anne

  201. I would love the herb collection! One of my gardening goals for 2014 it to finally plant some herbs in my garden. Hope I win! 🙂

  203. Most of the tomatoes we grow don’t make it into the hoyse because my husband stands in the garden and feasts on them. He (and I) would love to try the different tomato varieties. Last year was our 1st year starting seeds. I’ve already spent afternoons drooling over seed catalogs like a kid with a old Sears wishbook.

  208. Tomatoes! I love them fresh off the vines and eat them like apples. I love them in sandwiches all by themselves. I love them in soups. I love them canned so we can use them all winter. Love Love Love 🙂

  215. Jumping cows of Christmas….I am happy this is open to Canadian followers. I would chose the herb collection. Thanks mavis

  218. A girl can never have too many tomatoes. Ha!
    I grew eight different varieties last year.
    So I would love to win your collection for this year’s garden.
    Thank you for the giveaway!

  220. Let’s be honest – first choice is BOTH! But the heirloom tomatoes are something I’ve wanted to try so that’d be my pick.

  221. Born and raised in the South, it would have to be the tomato collection! Either would be great, though!

  227. The tomato collection looks awesome. I have never started tomatoes from seed (I always buy seedlings from my local mom and pop nursery) but I would love to start!!!

  228. Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes!!! Nothing beats a vine ripened, fresh from the garden, sun warmed, juicy sweet tomato 🙂

  232. I would love to win either of the collections, but if I had to pick one it would be the Heirloom Tomato Seed Collection, since homegrown tomatoes are my favorite thing to grow

  233. I’d love the herb collection!! I have great luck growing herbs, but not so much tomatoes. I think I’ll stick to what I have success with and buy the rest at my farmers’ market this year 😉

  234. I would totally choose the Heirloom Tomato Seed Collection. We just moved into a new house and we’re looking forward to starting a nice big garden.

  236. I’m such a terrible gardener, I’m not sure it would make any difference. 🙂 The herb I think.

  237. It would be fun to do the tomatoes since I have learned about so many new varieties from your blog.

  242. Tomatoes for sure, grew tomatoes from seed for the first time this past year, and they did great.

  245. I’ve had a deep love for heirloom tomatoes since culinary school! These would definitely be my pick 🙂

  247. I didn’t realize how many different types of tomatoes there were until I started reading your blog in May. I would choose the tomato collection to have the opportunity to try them.

  248. For me it is such a tough choice but I think I will go with the tomatoes. For me each year my go to is Amish paste and then a few which take my fancy. I like the idea of Pole tomatoes. And cherry pears take me back to my childhood. where my grandfather would send us home with a punnet of them and we wouldn’t make it 10 minutes away before they were all finished.

  249. Tomatoes, no doubt. I try every year, mostly unsuccessfully, to grow tomatoes, and I am determined to find a type that grows in my cool coastal climate (I know, I know, tomatoes need sun and heat, but I need tomatoes!!!)

  254. I’ve been saving herb bottles in hopes of growing enough of my own, drying them, and having a bottle to put them in 🙂 So the herb collection would be perfect!

  256. Hi, Mavis!

    I would choose the tomato collection. I am Italian and makes lots of “Sunday Gravy” around here 🙂

  258. Definitely herbs. Only because I already have tomato seeds. Thanks so much for sharing your favorite things with us – this has been an awesome series of giveaways!

  260. I would go with the herb collection as I have lots of tomato seeds. I’m trying to get better at growing basil and cilantro. Those are the herbs I seem to use the most, but I don’t have much luck with either.

  262. Oh how to choose. I guess I would pick the tomato seeds that way I could save some and replant them the following year. I could make some nice homemade salsa and can them up. Tomato sauces or even some slices on a sandwich. Then I could try my hand at making a roast tomato sauce, tomato soup! Really the sky is the limit. My three kids love tomatoes. Last year I grew bell peppers instead of tomatoes and while they were supper yummy I did miss those fresh tomatoes.

    Well good luck to everyone!

  269. Definitely the tomato seed collection!!! I am always trying to plant a variety of tomatoes in my garden…I love the different tastes and colors all the varieties have to offer.

  273. This is a tough decision! I love tomatoes, but have been trying to grow more herbs, so I would choose herbs! I love using fresh herbs in my cooking!

  274. I’d definitely choose the herb collection. I use fresh herbs in everything that I cook these days. It’s amazing how much better they make my food taste! Thanks so much!!

  282. I’m picking the tomato collection. It has been a grueling decision process but I think that would be best. Thank you!

  283. Tomates would be my choice! I love to grow, share, can, and eat tomatoes!! It would be nice to try some new varieties, and since I already have a wonderful herb garden, Tomatoes are definitely my Pick!! Thank you!

  285. The tomato collection. Just thinking about all that canned, salsa, tomato juice and tomatoes to eat yum yum.

  286. I would choose the tomato collection! (I already have a lot of the herbs and they are perennial)

  288. I would choose the tomatoes. They’re my favorite to grow. Store bought tomatoes don’t even come close!

  291. This is tough I enjoy making my own spaghetti sauce but you can’t just have tomatoes to make them. I love love fresh herbs there is so much you can do with them. If I really have to choose I’ll chance it and go with Chef’s Herbs Garden Collection.

  293. I’d pick the Chef’s Herb Garden Seed Collection. I saved seeds from my tomatoes last year, so I’d need some great herbs to go w/ them this year!

  296. the herbs. i have somehow amassed a large collection of tomato seeds. not one of them a red tomato… ha. but the herbs, i have none of those.

  300. I’d pick the tomatoes, even though they don’t always perform that well in my climate. Maybe one of those heirlooms would!

  302. I would pick the Heirloom Tomato Seed Collection. We recently moved into a new house with a little bit of land and next spring we will start our first garden. The heirloom tomatoes would be a nice addition. Thx Mavis for all your help on here. We have learned a lot!!

  303. Chef’s Herb Garden Seed Collection – I started herb gardening a couple years ago and love it. Each year I try to expand my garden and knowledge.

  311. I’d love the Chef’s Herb Garden Seed Collection – I already ordered several vegetable seeds packets from them based on your glowing referral. =)

  316. I’d chose the Herb collection and share the winnings with my community garden’s herb garden and food bank garden.

  318. The Heirloom Tomato Collection. I love trying new (old) varieties of tomatoes in my garden each year!

  321. I’d choose the herb collection! I had a plot at the community garden last summer but it was kind of a bust. I think I need to grow things closer to home!

  323. Well let me tell you, Bob……errrr, Mavis (;-)) if I HAD to choose, I’d go with the Chef’s Herb Garden Seed Collection
    to use when I’m making goat milk cheeses – yummy! Thanks so much for the contests and for your great posts.

    Peace out Girl Scout!
    ~Carla

  324. The herb packets, PLEASE!! I’m trying hard to build up my herb garden and could really use some seeds to help with that.

  332. I would choose the herb collection. Since my daughter introduced me to “One Hundred Dollars a Month”, I would give them to her. Her garden was beautiful this year and she convinced me to start one of my own. Can’t wait till Spring!

  334. Boy that’s a tough choice! I go bananas over tomatoes and plant four raised beds every year and try out different kinds. I think I will go with the herb collection. For some strange reason, even though we’ve gardened for years, it has been just two years ago that I planted my first herbs and wow! what a difference they make in our meals. Recipes go from good to POP!!! I love the fresh herbs. I have to admit I even love smelling my hands after picking several herbs. Oh, what a smell. Don’t you think they should invent a Basil perfume? I sure do!

  337. I’d choose the herbs… no, wait, the tomatoes… um, can I change my mind again? Sheesh, I want them both! But, if you make me choose, the tomatoes- my sister on the east coast of Canada grows heirloom tomatoes but that’s too far away for me to sample, so I”ll need to try my own

  343. Oooohh, how naughty – making everyone drool for this summer produce and then making us choose! You’ve got me thinking about starting something in the community greenhouse now…. Oh, wait, how much longer does growing something from seed take?

  346. Heirloom tomato collection, please! There is nothing better tasting than a homegrown tomato!!

  348. The Chef’s herb garden collection! I use all of those herbs on a weekly basis….Thanks Mavis…..

  349. I am partial to the tomatoes, but herbs would be awesome as well! Blessed holidays to you and your family Mavis…luv your blog…

  351. The chefs herbs seeds I haven’t grown yet so I’d like to start with the best thank you

  352. I’d love to win the tomato collection. I collected a bunch of seeds from my herb garden for next year’s plants, so I’m all set with them.

  364. I would go with the Chef’s Herb Garden Seed Collection! I am helping to start a community food garden and we could definitely use some seeds for spring planting 🙂

  366. Def the Heirloom Tomato Seed Collection.. I love love love tomatoes. I bought the grow light you recommended earlier, and am looking forward to starting tomatoes soon 🙂

  371. The herb collection! I love growing and cooking with them and I can travel with the pots. We live in an RV and while I’d love tomatoes and and other veggies I’m old and really don’t want to schlep the pots inside anymore

  373. The herb garden collection. We don’t have a lot of garden space and herbs look so pretty growing in pots on our patio.

  377. The tomato collection woul be my choice. My nephew and my daughter can’t get enough homegrown tomatoes.

  380. I would love the Chef’s Herb Garden Seed Collection! I have already placed my order for the all of the tomato seeds on your list except the Tomato Pole San Marzano Organic and Tomato Pole Beefsteak Organic ones on your list. I look forward to trying the Botanical Interests seeds next year. I ordered from another company this year and didn’t have good results. I was so impressed at the amount of food you grew. I was really inspired!

  381. The herb garden collection would be my choice. Most of my attempts of starting tomatoes from seed have not fared well! Plus fresh herbs are lovely to inhale!!

  382. I would choose the tomato collection. Of course I would use the tomatoes I grew to make your heirloom tomato sauce recipe 🙂 I made it 6 times this year and it was fabulous!

  383. I would love to have the tomato collection. I am experimenting with heirloom varieties. I haven’t tried some of these.

  393. Hard decsion I think I would go with the tomatoes do to I bought a canning kit this year and I feel I need to can everything!

  395. I would choose the herb collection. I love growing tomatoes but I have already purchased my tomato seeds to start this winter.

    Thanks!

  404. Well I want the tomatoes but since I am the only one in the family that eats the…..I know weird….. I have to go with herb as such for my own sanity.

  407. I would absolutely love the Heirloom Tomato Seed Collection! I have the perfect spot in my garden for all those lovely tomatoes!

  423. Since I’m still harvesting tomatoes from our garden here in TX I’d say the tomatoes- we love ’em!

  425. I’d choose the herb collection– its always sooo nice to have plenty of fresh herbs to choose from in the summer. Everything is so fresh tasting. Le sigh… I miss summer.

  426. I would totally would take the herbs, unless I decided on the tomatoes, but the herbs sound really nice, especially with tomatoes!! Ok, ok! I’d like the herbs please!! Love you Mavis! You’re a hoot!

  428. Chef’s Herb Garden. Tried growing a few herbs last summer and want to expand this year!

  435. My sister and I were just talking about this two days ago!!! By far we would LOVe the tomatoes!!!

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