Is it Spring yet?
The seeds have just arrived and now the impatience starts. It isn’t until the spring seeds arrive waiting to be planted that I find myself getting restless for summer. Sure, all winter I say I want it warmer but that is more for the discomfort the cold causes. Now it is a gut need like the drive to eat or sleep that seems to come directly from the middle of my soul. Cabin fever has officailly set in.
One thing I have decided to do is record the seeds I plant and then at the end of the season comment on them so I have a running record of what produces and what does not. Feel free to skip the cut if you don’t want to read a huge list of seeds.
2007 planting list
Flowers
Asclepias Butterfly Weed
Asclepias Cinderella
Asclepias Red Butterfly
Aster Fireworks Mix
Butterfly Bush Attraction
Celosia Red Velvet
Coneflower - Primadonna
Coneflower Magnus
Cornflower Blue Boy
Gazania Daybreak Red Stripe
Gazania Tiger Stripe Mix
Ipomopsis Hummingbird Mix
Nasturtium Alaska Mix
Nasturtiums Mixed Collection
Pentas Butterfly Sparkle
Queen Anne's Lace
Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue’
Sunflower Kong Hybrid
Victorian Climbing Roses
Herbs
Basil Summerlong
Basil, Sweet
Basil, Lemon
Borage
Chamomile, German
Chives, Common
Coriander or Cilantro
Dill, Mammoth
Echinacea Sundown
Fennel, Florence
Marjoram, Sweet
Mustard (India) Florida
Oregano, Greek
Parsley, Plain
Sage, Common
Spearmint
Twilight Echinacea
Thyme, Common
Veggies and Fruits
Broccoli Raab (Heirloom)
Bush Bean Bush Blue Lake
Butterbean Buttergreen
Corn Salad - Bistro
Cucumber Double Feature
Cucumber Straight Eight
Georgia Collards
Hot Pepper Mix
Hot Pepper Thai Dragon
Lettuce Looseleaf Heatwave
Mustard Tendergreen
Parsnip Hollow Crown
Snap Pea Super Sugar Snap
Soybean - Green Pearls
Spinach Bloomsdale Long
Summer Squash Sunray Hybrid
Sweet Pea Streamers Mix
Sweet Pea Sweet Dreams
Tomato Brandy Boy Hybrid
Tomato Fresh Salsa
Tomato Sugar Snack Hybrid
Tomato Sweet Tangerine
Tomato Yellow Pear
Watermelon Big Tasty Seedless
Winter Squash Buttercup
Asparagus
Oriental Green Zen Hybrid
Northeasterner Strawberries
Heritage Red Raspberries
In addition, to all of that I have milkweed seeds I have collected. If any of you are interested in Rose of Sharon (the white and red variety) or Milkweed (Swamp or Common) Let me know and I have no problem planting some in a pot.
I know it sounds like a lot of work, starting the plants, tilling and allt he rest but I’m ready to get to work. Hey, with the weather we’re having I could probably start now. After all, the left over brussel sprouts from last year have made it and our butterfly bush still has its leaves. (What crazy weather!)
One thing I have decided to do is record the seeds I plant and then at the end of the season comment on them so I have a running record of what produces and what does not. Feel free to skip the cut if you don’t want to read a huge list of seeds.
2007 planting list
Flowers
Asclepias Butterfly Weed
Asclepias Cinderella
Asclepias Red Butterfly
Aster Fireworks Mix
Butterfly Bush Attraction
Celosia Red Velvet
Coneflower - Primadonna
Coneflower Magnus
Cornflower Blue Boy
Gazania Daybreak Red Stripe
Gazania Tiger Stripe Mix
Ipomopsis Hummingbird Mix
Nasturtium Alaska Mix
Nasturtiums Mixed Collection
Pentas Butterfly Sparkle
Queen Anne's Lace
Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue’
Sunflower Kong Hybrid
Victorian Climbing Roses
Herbs
Basil Summerlong
Basil, Sweet
Basil, Lemon
Borage
Chamomile, German
Chives, Common
Coriander or Cilantro
Dill, Mammoth
Echinacea Sundown
Fennel, Florence
Marjoram, Sweet
Mustard (India) Florida
Oregano, Greek
Parsley, Plain
Sage, Common
Spearmint
Twilight Echinacea
Thyme, Common
Veggies and Fruits
Broccoli Raab (Heirloom)
Bush Bean Bush Blue Lake
Butterbean Buttergreen
Corn Salad - Bistro
Cucumber Double Feature
Cucumber Straight Eight
Georgia Collards
Hot Pepper Mix
Hot Pepper Thai Dragon
Lettuce Looseleaf Heatwave
Mustard Tendergreen
Parsnip Hollow Crown
Snap Pea Super Sugar Snap
Soybean - Green Pearls
Spinach Bloomsdale Long
Summer Squash Sunray Hybrid
Sweet Pea Streamers Mix
Sweet Pea Sweet Dreams
Tomato Brandy Boy Hybrid
Tomato Fresh Salsa
Tomato Sugar Snack Hybrid
Tomato Sweet Tangerine
Tomato Yellow Pear
Watermelon Big Tasty Seedless
Winter Squash Buttercup
Asparagus
Oriental Green Zen Hybrid
Northeasterner Strawberries
Heritage Red Raspberries
In addition, to all of that I have milkweed seeds I have collected. If any of you are interested in Rose of Sharon (the white and red variety) or Milkweed (Swamp or Common) Let me know and I have no problem planting some in a pot.
I know it sounds like a lot of work, starting the plants, tilling and allt he rest but I’m ready to get to work. Hey, with the weather we’re having I could probably start now. After all, the left over brussel sprouts from last year have made it and our butterfly bush still has its leaves. (What crazy weather!)