I ordered from Seeds of Change, Territorial, and Baker Creek.
I always seem to dream big when planning out my gardens. I think of all the yummy food and preserving possibilities, and then go wild! Luckily I have friends that will take seedlings I start and cannot find room for. Big smiles!
First, from Territorial I ordered,
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Chocolate Cherry Tomatoes |
My boys loved these so much last summer. They ate them straight off the vine!
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Star of David Okra |
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Early Jalapeño Pepper |
This variety will produce under cooler conditions. I'm curious if it will be as hot at traditional jalapeños. We'll find out!!
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Indigo Rose Tomato |
I picked some of these up at a local farmer's market. They were very tasty. I'm interested in trying them out myself!
From Seed of Change I ordered,
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Pioneer Shelling Peas |
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Sugar Baby Watermelon |
Yup... Here's where the dreams start to go nuts. I'm planning on 2 varieties of watermelon this year. I might have to plant this one at Dad's house. My yard's a good size, but it's still a backyard. At least Dad has an acre. I thought my boys would love this one!
And finally, for the big order,
I'll start with the tomatoes. Sit down, this might take a while.
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Amish Paste Tomato |
This year I am determined to master my pressure canner! I want to can my own tomato sauce and paste to use throughout the year. It will happen. It must!!!
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Fox Cherry |
This is another cherry variety I've never grown before. What sold me was the statement in the description that read, "The vining plants are very reliable; even in years when the wilt kills about everything else, these seem to do great." Sold!
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German Pink Tomato |
I had to. My mouth started watering just LOOKING at this picture.
Yeah. Just like that.
Plus it is excellent for canning, freezing, slicing, and juicing. Perfect!
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Bonny Best |
"One of the most respected canning varieties in America in the first half of the twentieth century." Are you noticing a pattern? Maybe I'm a sucker. But, yeah...tomatoes.
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Ozark Pink Tomato |
These are just big and delicious. I'm not sure about the rest of the country, but in Texas, summer meals have fresh sliced tomatoes on the table with a dash of salt. Or not, either way is good.
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Pink Elephant |
This is another new one for me, but it is said to produce in abundance over a long season. Sounds perfect for Texas! I'll let you know how it does.
And the beans:
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Calima Beans |
There's a lady who USED to come to the farmer's market. She made spicy garlic pickled green beans. They were to die for!!! I'm determined to grow and make my own. It will happen. You will see.
I made some from store bought beans, and they were good, but I think in my mind it just isn't the same if I didn't grow it.
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Old Homestead (Kentucky Wonder) |
More lovely beans. My boys will eat green beans. So good when fresh!!
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Lincoln Garden Peas |
Again, this is a new variety, but like I said, I'm trying to keep the produce rolling in all year. I think it should be possible where we live in Texas. I just have to find the right varieties to make this happen.
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Wando Garden Pea |
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Fengyuan Purple Eggplant |
I love these eggplants. They are so tender and have an excellent flavor. They are amazing sautéed.
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Golden Bantam Corn |
I love growing corn in the suburbs. Our last house backed up against a pond with a walking trail. It made me happy beyond measure to walk around the pond and see my corn poking up over the fence. I wanted to tell everyone, "Look at my corn!!" I didn't. But I wanted to.
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Strawberry Popcorn |
I thought this one would be so much fun for the boys to grow!
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Titan Sunflower |
I really wanted to try and make the boys a sunflower hut this summer. We'll see how that goes. If worse comes to worst, I can have a massive "Pinterest Fail" to post about!
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Black Diamond Watermelon |
This is the 'piece de resistance!" My cousin, sister, and I are having a watermelon growing contest this summer. My cousin has the advantage, as I have never grown watermelon, nor has my sister. We all decided that Black Diamond was the way to go. I hope I win! (unlikely)
Well, these are the seeds I ordered. I already have lots of herb seeds to plant, and our yummy tabasco pepper.
Maybe I'll have some grass for the boys to play in when I'm done!
Excellent! I have the same problem. I have trimmed down to this list:
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Atomic red carrot
Amarillo yellow carrot
Lemon cucumber
Parisan Pickling cucumber
Boston pickling cucumber
Lacinto kale
blue de solaise leek
Parris island cos melon
Flashy butter oak lettuce
Rich sweetness lettuce
Oregon sugar pod peas
Japanese minowase daikon radish
Pink beauty radish
Amsterdam prickly spinach
Gray zucchini
Purple tomatillo
Dad’s sunset orange tomato
Black icicle tomato
Purple bumblebee cherry tomato
Cilantro
emily basil
chives
dill
parsley
german chamomile
wild thyme
valerian
vietnamese mint
mammoth sunflower
And that is just from Baker Creek. I think I will add a few more heirlooms from other catalogs. I really want to grow some amaranth or quinoa. But who knows, I have to make room. I do plan on selling some starts though to cover some expenses ;)
I love this time of year. Full of hope and promise.