Friday, December 19, 2014

Seed Catalogues 2015: garden planning

As seed catalogues come out, I'm making my lists for what to grow in 2015~ so far, I'm planning to try:
from West Coast Seeds:
http://www.westcoastseeds.com/product/Vegetable-Seeds/#sthash.R2qoaKU5.dpbs
Broccoli: di Cicco; Purple Sprouting Red Spear
Amaranth: Hopi Red Dye Organic
Arugula: Wild Fire
Bush Bean Blend
Lima Beans: Earl Thorogreen
Beets: Organic Boro; Merlin
Carrots: Dragons (purple); Napoli; Scarlet Nantes
Cauliflower: Snowball Organic
Cucumbers: Marketmore
Radicchio: Palla Rossa
Endive: Zidane Frisee
Fennel: Orion organic
Kale: Lacinato organic; Red Ursa organic
Lettuce: Blushed Butter Oak organic; Merlot organic (red Romaine); Brunia (oakleaf); Cracoviensis; Freckles Romaine
Mescluns: Saladini Blend
Tah Tsia organic mustard greens
Onion: Red Wing storage onion
Peas: Super Sugar Snap; Oregon Giant snow peas
Peppers; Ancho; Belcanto sweet red; jalapeno
Radish: Celesta organic
Spinach: Bloomsdale Savoy organic; Olympia
Squash: Total Eclipse pattypan
Swiss Chard: celebration (rainbow)
Tomatoes: Bonny Best; Early Girl; Sweet Million cherry
Zucchini: Black Beauty; Goldy




Garlic: to be grown in pots
Herbs: Basil, Chives
Scarlett Runner beans: heirloom



2 comments:

  1. Dreaming of spring. Just made my West Coast seeds list too! Have you grown quinoa? I'm going to try WCS' "Brightest Brilliant" variety.

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  2. Hi Shannon! yes, I've grown quinoa, please see my post from Oct 2010: http://gumbootgoddess.blogspot.ca/search/label/quinoa
    it grew very well in a sunny, well-drained spot in the garden, produced copiously, but even though I soaked and rinsed the grain the intense bitterness would not diminish.. maybe there's a better method! happy growing!

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