The seed orders are complete! This year's selections were chosen with kitchen experiments already in mind. Usually, I'm drawn to certain seeds for their novelty or promised early harvest dates. 2012 is all about multi-purposing, vertical gardening and heavy yields. Our characteristic flair for agricultural drama will be present in the form of some spunky heirlooms and improved utilitarian crops, as well as some additions to last year's trellising experiments. Not only will the fences and tripods be going back up; they're going to be joined by some new trellises and cages, and even a potato barrel or two.
Here's the run-down of the seed newbies for the 2012 gardens:
Tomatoes:
Opalka (83 days) - Pinetree Seeds
Ananas Noire (85 days) - Totally Tomatoes
Giant Belgium (82-90 days) - Totally Tomatoes
German Red Strawberry (80 days) - Totally Tomatoes
Cucumbers:
Suhyo (65 days) - Pinetree Seeds
Boston Pickling (50-75 days) - Pinetree Seeds
Alibi (50 days) - Pinetree Seeds
Summertop (65 days) - Totally Tomatoes
Munchmore (54 days)- Totally Tomatoes
Beans:
Emerite - stringless pole filet (58 days) - Pinetree Seeds
Blue Lake S-7 - stringless pole (60 days) - Jung Seed
Red Yard Long (85 days) - Pinetree Seeds
Peas:
Mr. Big (58 days) - Pinetree Seeds
Potatoes (2.5 lbs each):
Kennebec - (mid-late season) Jung Seed
Red Pontiac - (mid-late season) Jung Seed
Greens:
Dinosaur Kale (53 days) - Pinetree Seeds
Asian Red Lettuce (70 days) - Pinetree Seeds
Sweet Peppers:
Chablis (60 days) - Totally Tomatoes
Don't forget to check out my sources this year for your own garden:
Totally Tomatoes
Pinetree Seeds
Jung Seed
Coming Up: Addressing Last Year's Garden Challenges; Garden Layouts
