Do you own tidelands and want a shellfish garden? Visit our Summer seed sales!
We offer oyster, clam, mussel and geoduck seed along with all the necessary growing gear to get your garden started. Grow your own shellfish for the perfect summer BBQ!
Shelton Pick Up Location: Taylor Shellfish Headquarters (130 SE Lynch RD, Shelton, WA 98584)
Samish Pick Up Location: Burlington Edison High School (301 N Burlington Blvd, Burlington, WA 98233)
Online Pre-Order Window
Seed Sale Pick-up
TBA
Shelton: TBA
TBA
Burlington: TBA
TBA
Shelton: TBA
TBA
Shipped: TBA
Seed will be available for purchase according to the table above. Please keep in mind that you must pick up seed at the corresponding sale (ex. you can not order on April 29th to pick up in Burlington later in June). Seed will go on sale starting at 10am on Tuesday. Seed availability will be announced via email one week before seed becomes available for ordering.
PICK UP SALES
We will host our pick-up sales in the same drive-thru format that we have done in the years past. In an effort to keep the wait time to a minimum, we will have you choose a pick-up window when you check out with your seed.
SHIP SALE
Seed will be available for purchase Tuesday August 5th at 10am – Friday August 15th. Seed and gear will be shipped overnight on Wednesday August, 20th to arrive at your home Thursday August, 21st. There will be a flat rate shipping cost of $35.00 on all seed orders for the ship sale.
If you have any shellfish gardening questions, submit them hereand we will have one of our experts get right back to you.
Seed Sales FAQs
To find your tax parcel, you will need to browse to the county assessor website (The County where the seed will be planted). For a complete list of counties, please go to https://dor.wa.gov/find-taxes-rates/property-tax/county-assessor-and-treasurer-websites. Once at your county assessor site, find “search my property” or “tax parcel lookup” and follow the prompts. Write down your tax parcel number and enter it into the appropriate box in our online order system.
It varies from sale to sale. The Monday before seed goes on sale, we will annouce seed availability via email. Pacific Oyster, Manila Clam and Mussel seed are generally in good supply for each sale.
Growing shellfish on a hobby scale is pretty straightforward. We sell all the gear and seed needed to get started. We recommend submiting specific questions here one of our expert staff members will reach out to you to talk through specifics.
Pacific Diploid Oyster sold by volume $70/bag
Pacific Triploid Oyster sold by volume $75/bag
Kumamoto Oyster (when available) sold by volume $95/bag
Olympia Oyster (when available) sold by volume $95/bag
Manila Clam sold per 1000 $25/K
Mediterranean Mussel sold per foot $25/ft
Geoduck Clam $2.50/each
We pre-bag oysters by volume. Counts vary as oysters grow at different rates. The average you can expect is 300-400 oysters per bag. We recommended splitting these equally between 3 grow bags. Purchasing a few extra bags is a good idea to split into more bags as oysters grow bigger.
When seed is purchased online, you can have your neighbor pick-up for you. They MUST have your confirmation order with them (printed or an electronic copy on cell phone).
We would recommend you try a couple of different types of seed. Every beach has different results. Experiment, and find what works best on yours!
Plant geoduck seed the same day, or store it in a fine mesh bag and hang it from a dock submurged into the water. Oyster, Mussel and Clam seed is ok for an additional day, but we recommend all purchased seed is planted no later than Sunday.
Learn more about how to grow for your shellfish garden
As a fellow shellfish farmer, we ask that you consider getting involved to support the efforts to keep the Washington State marine waters clean and safe. Below are just a few ways you can help out!
Get involved in local shoreline and growth management planning
Maintain your septic system in good working order
Collect and dispose of pet waste
Fence your horses or cows out of streams
Recycle used motor oil and dispose of household hazardous wastes at appropriate facilities
