I've discovered a new seed company, www.botanicalinterests.com, and have yet more seeds I'd like to buy. However, their website says that they currently accept US orders only, so maybe this list is just for daydreaming:
- sorrel (a perennial green, which I've had little luck finding as seedlings in stores - I only have one plant currently)
- watercress (which I've harvested wild, but have never seen this for sale before; it says I can grow it indoors in water!)
- amaranth edible red leaf seed (which I think will be similar to the aztec spinach we grew this past year)
- wild arugula (who knew there was a wild variety?!)
- yard-long bean pole asparagus (apparently not a true bean, but grows like one, and the unique flavor reminds some people of asparagus)
- bean pole trionfo violetto (a purple pole bean with a more sweet and nutty flavour than other purple beans)
- beet gourmet blend (a variety of types: bull's blood, chioggia, golden)
- carrot tonda di parigi (cute round carrots)
- strawberry popcorn (red kernels, but pop white!)
- edamame soybean (an earlier ripening variety)
- red winter kale (more tender and sweet than red russian kale)
- mustard ruby streaks (a mustard green, looks kind of like mizuna with narrow leaves)
- onion red amposta (why haven't I grown onions yet? this one is sweet and stores well)
- parsnip all American (because I've finally fallen in love with parsnips)
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Garden Plan

Here's the garden plan for 2010! I've broken down the new raised bed into a 10 x 10 foot grid, leaving room for two pathways into the center, and planning for trellises to add more room for climbing plants up along the fence and the shed. The house and fence cast some shade, so the plants that need the most sun are grouped in the front corner. Some of the newer plants are a bit of an experiment, so they're getting less ideal places along the shady edges.
And this isn't all of it - there will still be lots of plants going into the pots out front along the porch and driveway.
Still to figure out: spacing of seeds (I'll be looking up square-foot gardening info) and succession planning (some of these squares will be able to grow more than one plant over the season).
Only a month until I can start germinating the earliest of the seeds...
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