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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I think I’ve decided on which vegetables I want to grow in the garden this year. Here’s my list:
Kale
Leek
Gourds
Cabbage
Tomatoes
Beets
Lettuce
Peas
Radishes
Carrots
Beans
Cucumber
Zuchini
Pumpkin
Celery
Eggplant
Peppers
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Wow, I haven’t posted since June.
I had a great first season gardening. I got a water barrel. I didn’t use anything but rain water in the garden – woohoo! I also got a composter. It took awhile to find a container to keep in the kitchen that worked for us, something with a lid that we could keep on the kitchen counter til it was time to take it out and empty it in the composter. But once we found a container that worked it was a super easy system to maintain. I’m amazed at the amount of kitchen waste we were able to put in it, not to mention how happy the garden will be this spring with all the good compost.
What were some of my best growers? The red Robin tomato that I got at Seedy Saturday from Casey’s Heirloom Tomatoes. I wish I had gotten some seeds from him too. That was the only tomato plant I was able to get more than just a few tomatoes from. It ended up getting sick but I’m sure it would have yielded a lot more tomatoes if it were healthy. I’m definitely going to get some seeds from him for the upcoming growing season.
The Marigolds I started from seed were great too. Although they didn’t get too big they had lots of flowers and were really pretty. I still have a bunch of seeds left so I’m definitely going to plant them.
Another one of my best growers were my peas. I planted them in three spots in the backyard, but only one – along an east facing fence yielded any peas. The peas that I did get though were really yummy – and big. I’m excited to try some more varieties this spring.
So, what were some of your best producers of the summer?
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