Seeds

January 14, 2009 at 6:00 am (Baker Creek Heirlook Seeds, Seeds, Tomatoes)

I’m so excited, I ordered my seeds last night. Actually everything but the tomatoes, which I’m ordering from a guy who grows heirlooms in a little town just north of here. I found the tomato plant I got from him last year grew a lot better than  any of the other tomatoes I had. I think it’s because he gets the seeds from the plants he grows, so they’re more adapted to the short growing season here.

But anyways, I ordered the seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds (http://rareseeds.com/seeds/). I tried to get seeds that were either good for short seasons or were good producers. Here’s a list of what I ordered:

Beans – Contender (Buff Valentine)

Cabbage – Brunswick

Carrots – Danvers 126 Half Long

Celery – Tendercrisp

Cucumber – Early Russian

Eggplant – Round Mauve

Leek – Giant Musselburg

Lettuce – Speckled

Onion – Yellow of Parma

Radish – Early Scarlet Globe

Swiss Chard – Five Color Silverbeet

Watermelon – Cream of Saskatoon

Now the hardest part – waiting for the seeds to get here.

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