I’m gearing up for the planting season (I assume that the unseasonable warmth today is contributing to my garden-y thoughts), and thought I’d share what we’re planning to grow this year:
From Southern Exposure Seed Exchange:
Organic Brandywine Tomatoes
Organic Dinosaur Kale
Organic Bloomsdale Spinach
Mayo Amaranth (for the chickens and local wildlife, really, though we may eat the young greens)
New Zealand Spinach
and from Nichols Garden Nursery
Organic Calabrese Broccoli
Chinese Kale (Gai Lohn)
Cocozelle Bush Zucchini
Takinogawa Burdock
“Land Seaweed” Agretti (Salsola Komarovi) (I have no freaking idea, it looked very interesting, so we’re trying it out)
Rat-tail Radishes (again, curiosity struck)
another package of Organic Dinosaur Kale (also called “Tuscan” or “Lascinato”), since we’ll probably replant in the fall for a winter harvest.
Celtuce (Stem Lettuce) (curiosity again)
So, it should be interesting! This isn’t an exhaustive list at all, we’ll still be buying seed potatoes, pepper plants, and herb plants, as well as other plants that we tend to buy as seedlings, rather than sprouting ourselves.
I’ve also got designs on some random stuff, like actively cultivating the purslane that’s planted itself throughout the raised beds (for us & for the chickens, since it’s very high in Omega-3), and stinging nettle, which we’ll have to procure locally, once Well Sweep (our local herb nursery) opens for the season.
I’m also looking for some seed swaps, so if anyone has any recommendations, please pass them on!
I actually rejoined myfolia.com to track this stuff better, since they’ve got some awesome tools, so you may see some cross-posting or references to my information, which can be found here.
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