This spring/summer planting and growing season will mark our second year at trying to grow some of our own food. And, instead of purchasing transplants from a local nursery, we are going to try and grow at least 90% from seed. This way we have access to a lot more variety, and plants that will hopefully work best for our growing situation and climate.
Right after the New Year, I ordered a number of seed catalogs (Tomato Growers, Seeds of Change, Seed Savers Exchange, Johnny’s Selected Seeds and Burpee). When they finally arrived in late January and early February, I thought I had died and gone to gardening heaven. I started referring to them as “gardening porn.” I read them like novels but marked them up like textbooks. After several weeks and a lot of second-guessing myself, I finally decided what to order. So, now the deed is done and I am anxiously awaiting the deliveries (hoping for the first or second week of March).
Here’s the list of seeds:
TOMATOES
- San Marzano
- Yellow Canary
- Isis Candy
- Super Sweet 100 VF Hybrid
- Sioux
- New Big Dwarf
- Better Bush VFN Hybrid
PEPPERS
- Early Sunsation Hybrid
- Peto Wonder Hybrid
- Chilly Chili Hybrid
- Jalapeno M
EGGPLANT
- Vittoria PS Hybrid
- Fairy Tale Hybrid
CUCUMBER
- Diamant
PEAS
- Sugar Sprint
WINTER SQUASH, PUMPKINS & GOURDS
- Ornamental Gourds (mix)
- Honey Bear
- Waltham Butternut OG
- Rouge Vif D’Etampes
SUMMER SQUASH
- Cocozelle
BUSH BEANS
- Blue Lake
- Roc D’Or
DRY BEANS
- Jacob’s Cattle Gold
CHARD
- Orange Fantasia
LETTUCE
- Santa Fe
This doesn’t include the selection of seeds that I already have and have been growing from since the fall. Now, I have to find new places to grow everything since there is no way that I can fit everything into four 4’x4’ raised beds. I will need to get creative with containers. I am eyeing parts of the front yard for the peppers and, may be, the eggplants. And, I may dig up some of the backyard to make room for the squashes and pumpkins since they have a tendency to take up a lot of space.
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