Mel Brekke, owner of Brekke's Town and Country Store in Ames, Iowa, expects he'll have limited seed stock in several vegetable varieties. Increased demand from Europe and a poor 2009 growing season may make finding certain vegetable seeds more difficult this spring. (Steve Pope/AP)
Want to grow cucumbers this year? Better get your seeds now.
Increasing European demand, combined with last year's poor growing season, might make finding popular vegetable seeds, such as cucumbers and carrots, a little harder for home gardeners.
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