Heirloom seeds information 2009:
Susan, Mere and I have had very good luck in the recent past with heirloom seeds and plants, and we’re looking at doing some gardening with them this year. For everyone’s benefit, here’s a list of seed outfits and information; I’m sure the more expert sorts out there can add their stuff to this.
Susan wants to plant the following:
- Beets (golden or chioggia - the striped internally sort). The family loves these varieties. including Meredith.
- Asparagus (I was going to go for Mary Washington, but I’m willing to listen to any other advice…)
- Peppers (sweet sorts - this is Susan’s idea, for our family-blend chili sauce, made from my mom’s recipe, and I’m not sure what sort she’s looking for or color)
- Summer Squash (We love the Zephyr variety; the only place I’m finding them so far is at Johnny’s Seeds)
- Tomatoes - the big casino. We had good results last year with Caspian and Abraham Lincoln plants that we purchased at a local farmer’s market, and the same farmers suggested the Rutgers tomato for canning purposes.
Links and info after the cut:
(The Heirloom Vegetable Gardener’s Assistant)
Individual links:
- Rare Seeds
- Victory Seeds
- Heirloom Seeds
- Seed Savers
- Gourmet Seeds (check out the Asian section)
- Granny’s Heirloom Seeds
- Amishland Seeds
- Fedco Seeds
- Colonial Williamsburg seeds
- Heirloom Tomatoes
- Johnny’s Seeds
- Landreth Seeds
- Sandhill Preservation Center
- Ronningers (Potatoes)
- Skyfire Garden Seeds
- Jefferson / Monticello (seeds from Jefferson’s garden)
- Vermont Bean (specializes in beans)
- Nichols Garden Nursery