Saving Seeds and Buying Seeds

We are behind now! We should have ordered seeds 3 weeks ago. Part of the problem is life -just getting the best of us. The other part is that we're working with a new seed inventory system, one we began just last year. So we're working out the kinks. Using it has taken us a little extra time early in the ordering season, but we can already tell how much it will pay off in the long run. Two benefits are already obvious to us. One, we're going to save money by ordering seeds efficiently, and two, we'll go into the gardening season with a very good sense of what we will grow throughout the year.

Seed saving is one great thing we began last year. We entered into this exciting new world with big eyes! And then we came through the season somewhat humbly, but at the same time it has been very satisfying. All told, we successfully saved 5 varieties of garlic, Viroflay Giant Spinach (seeds from Dave), Lunga Violetta Di Ferenza (seeds from Robin that she brought home from Italy) and one mystery tomato variety (though there was risk of cross pollination with this one) . It's a very gratifying feeling to be able to save a few seeds for the next season. We hope to get better and better at this through the years. 

Check out our seed inventory for the 2013 season.You'll see we're not sure about what variety of carrots, beans or celery to grow in our region. Do you have a recommendation?

Genus species

Variety

Location

Source

Direct Sow

2012 order guide

Allium cepa

Onion

Borrettana Cipollini

Fedco

have

Onion

New York Early

Fedco

have

Onion

Red Delicious Hybrid

have

Onion

Rossa Lunga di Tropea

Fedco

have

Onion

Walla-Walla

Fedco

have

Allium porrum

Leek

Bleu de Solaize

order

Allium sativum

Garlic

Aglio Rosso

main

Spring GA

Fall 2012

have

Garlic

Khabar

main

Spring GA

Fall 2012

have

Garlic

Siberian

main

Spring GA

Fall 2012

have

Garlic

Silver White

main

Spring GA

Fall 2012

have

Garlic

St. Helens

main

Spring GA

Fall 2012

have

Apium Graveolens

Celery

?

order

Beta Vulgaris

Beet

Ruby Queen

Mike TG

have/order more

Swiss Chard

Rainbow

Robin

have

Brassica oleracea

Broccoli

Waltham 29

Mike TG

have/order more

Brussels Sprouts

Catskills

have

Cabbage

Late Flat Dutch

Mike TG

have

Cabbage

Red Acre

Robin

have/order more

Cauliflower

All Year Around

Robin

have

Cauliflower

Snow Y Improved

Mike TG

have

Kale

Dwarfed Siberian

Mike TG

have

Brassica rapa

Pac Choi

Prize Choy

Fedco

have

Baby Choi

Baby Choi

Robin

have

Tatsoi

Yukina Savoy

Dave

have

Turnip

Early Purple Milan

MikeTG

have

Capsicum annuum

Pepper

Horizon Orange

Sara/SGA

have

Pepper

Large Hot Cherry

have

Pepper

Jalepeno

Robin

have

Pepper

Serrano

Robin

have

Pepper

Pepperoncini

Robin

have

Pepper

Marconi

order

Citrullus lanatus

Watermelon

Congo

Mike TG

have

Watermelon

Crimson Sweet

Fedco

have

Watermelon

Sangria Hybrid

Park

have

Cucumis melo

Honeydew

Courier Hybrid

Burpee

have

Melon

Whopper Hybrid

Burpee

order

Cucumis sativus

Cucumber

Pickling variety

order

Cucumber

Spacemaster Bush

have

Cucurbita pepo

Pumpkin

Conneticut Field

Mike TG

have

Squash

Vegetable Spaghetti

Mike TG

have

Squash

Waltham 29 Butternut

Fedco

have

Squash

Cocozelle

Mike TG

have

Carrot

?

order

Fragaria ananassa

Strawberry June Berry

Season 6

Lactuca sativa

Lettuce

Flashy Trout Back

Dave

have

Lettuce

Little Gem

order

Lettuce

Radicchio

Heirloom

have

Lettuce

Quattrostagioni

Robin Italy

have

Lettuce

Red Sails

order

Romaine

Paris Island

order

Pisum sativum

Pea

Mayfair Shell

Fedco

have

Pea

Sugar Snap

Mike TG

have

Phaseolus vulgaris

Bean

?

order

Physalis philadelphica

Tomatillo

Burpee

have

Raphanus sativus

Radish

Diacon

Malay Kadazan

have

Radish

China Rose

Mike TG

have

Solanum lycopersicum

Tomato

Cherokee Purple

order

Tomato

Black Cherry

Robin

have

Tomato

Kelloggs Breakfast

order

Tomato

Pineapple

order

Tomato

Reigart Plum (Roma)

Robin

have

Tomato

Riesentraube Grape

order

Tomato

San Marzano

Sara/SGA

have

Tomato

Sun Gold Hybrid

Burpee

have/order

more

Solanum melongena

Eggplant

Lunga Di Ferenza

Karen

have

Eggplant

Rosa Bianca

Robin

order

Solanum tuberosum

Potato

Desiree

SeedSE

order

Potato

German Butterball

Tramp

SeedSE

order

Potato

Purple Viking

Tramp

SeedSE

order

Potato

Yukon Gold

Tramp

SeedSE

order

Spinacia oleracea

Spinach

Viroflay Giant

SGA

have

Zea Mays

Popcorn

Strawberry

main

Robin

order

Popcorn

Japanese White Hulless

Robin

have

Popcorn

Silver White

order

Popcorn

Argent

order