Saturday, January 26, 2013

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














5 comments:

  1. Saving seeds and inventorying what you have before you order is the best way to do it! We only have a few seeds to purchase this year and I'm very excited about it! More seeds saved, less money spent, better planning...hopefully better harvesting :-) Oh, it's almost time to start a few seeds here under the grow lights...I can hardly wait!

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  2. It's almost time here too. Our next project is the seed planting calendar!

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  3. I've got to get my seed calendar ready too. I should be planting onion seeds next week.

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  4. Oh, I have many suggestions for you! I think I'll email them to you!!

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  5. I haven't finish this one yet. I'm too lazy to start. I think my wife will do the job for me.

    denver landscape

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