I got deseased plants from a small green house that took years for me to eradicate...I am very careful if I buy plants I try to start all my veggies from seed...it is so rewarding to know I have done everything I can to have a healthy crop every year...I will not buy from the big block stores... I am lucky to have found a third generation family greenhouse nearby where they start their veggie plants from seed...and they guarantee their stock...Veggie PAK said:I just planted several hundred Vates headless collard seeds in two flats so hopefully I will get a jump on the fall crop. Last year I had to wait so long for the feed-n-seed store to get their young plants in. I thought I'd try it myself this year. I would eventually like to be able to have planted the seeds for my entire garden. I would really like to get away from buying seedlings. I suspect that some of them have brought disease in to my garden in the past.