Well, looks like were moving fast towards seed starting. I can't wait. Got everything set-up (well, except for what I posted below, the newspaper pots, I need to make LOTS of those, probably 500 or so). I just need to test the water bed heater pad to see if it will work for me. I ordered seeds from http://www.tomatofest.com/ and http://www.rareseeds.com/ . I can't wait to have them in my sweaty little palms. It's like Christmas when you get seeds. You have in your hands the starting of the next 7 months of work and the end result a yummy big tomato. I can hope it works out better this year with tomatoes. I'm armed with more knowledge and know how about these tomatoes this year. I can only hope I'm victorious with my feeding and watering of them. I'm also entering myself into a giant tomato contest. For more fun than anything. Hoping to get atleast a noteable mention. Also, selling tomato, herb, and flower starts this year. Hope to make some income. We'll see. It's not a big investment so I'm not looking to lose much if it doesn't work out.
So far this is what I'm looking at planting this year.
Tomato's
Arkansas Traveler
Brandywine
Delicious
Illinois Beauty
Cherokee Purple
Caspian Pink
San Marzano
Marvel Stripe
Cuostralee
Stump O' The World
Eva Purple Ball-Tomato Seeds
Aunt Ginny's Purple
Cherokee Choc.
Aunt Ruby's German Green
Siletz
Giant Belgium (because I've entered the giant tomato contest at idig)
Brandywine - Red
Wapsipinicon Peach
Pineapple
Flame (Hillbilly)
Peppers
Peter Peppers (because they look like what they are called and my BIL wanted to try them )
Early Jalepeno
Red Cheese Pepper
Casino Gold Corn
Bush Slicer Cucumber
Mexican Sour Gurkin
Basil
Genovese
Profumo di Genova
Clemson Spineless Okra
Dark Green Zucchini
Pumpkins
New England Sugar Pie
Mini - Jacks
Musquee de Provence
batwings (I know they are hybrid, but they are so darn cute! )
Butternut Squash
Beans
Ura Pole Beans
Tri-color Pole Beans
Purple Hull Cowpea
Beet Berry
Improved Green Globe Artichoke
Moon and Stars Watermelon
Nasturtiums and African Marigolds to keep the bugs away.
Looks like the next chapter of our lives is going to be a little different. We'll make the best of it trying to put a little farm life in the suburbs. Yeehaa! Rabbits, and compost, and gardening! Oh my!
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4 comments:
Oooh, make sure you tell me how the San Marzano do/taste! I kept hearing about them online last year when it was too late, so I'm trying them this year with high hopes. Hopefully the munchkins will let me do a bunch of canning... ;)
Yes, I will, I'm excited about trying my hand at canning. ;-)
Cathy,
I typed this once before but not sure it went through. I love your choice of pumpkins. I too am growing the batwings ( too cute)pumpkins and the Musquee de Provence type along with a few others. I saw the french pumpkin in a book and fell in love with it. Enjoyed your list of veggies. It is exciting to read another's list and know it will be just a matter of a couple of more weeks before our weather is ready to plant. Fellow norther Californian.
Onegardengirl : I dig my garden site: Lynn
I'm excited about growing Musquee de Provence too. I bought one at the farmer's market for my neighbor and told I would try to find it and grow it. I can't wait to try one.
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