Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Like Christmas

Tonight we made a list of all the vegetables and herbs we're going to grow this year. Mark has been tweaking the garden plan in AutoCAD (overkill, for real) for weeks, and tonight we chose the specific varieties of each one. It's like Christmas. This list is subject to change pending the potential awesomeness of the Seed Savers Yearbook, set to arrive next week!

Basil:
- Genovese
- Holy
- Thai
Beans:
- Jacob’s Cattle
- McCaslan Snap Pole Bean
Bitter melon
Broccoli
Carrots:
- Scarlet Nantes
- Chantenay Red Core
Chard - Silverbeet Rainbow
Cilantro
Culantro
Eggplant:
- Casper
- Thai
Garlic:
- Inchelium Red
- Tochliavri
Leeks - American Flag
Lettuce:
- Green Oakleaf
- Bunte Forellenschuss
Melon – Early Hanover
Okra – Burmese
Onions:
- Cipollini
- Yellow Sweet Spanish
Parsley
Peas – Amish Snap Pea
Peppers, hot:
- Thai
- Hot Lemon
- Purple Coffee
Peppers, sweet:
- Kevin’s Early Orange
- Aji Dulce
- Ancho Gigantea
Potatoes:
- Ozette
- Purple Viking
Scallions – Evergreen Long White Bunching
Spinach – Monnopa
Squash, winter – Delicata
Tomatoes:
- Nyagous
- Isis Candy
- Amish Paste
- Heirloom plants from Catalpa Ridge Farm
Zucchini – Black Beauty

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