My garden will be the same size as last year (roughly 6'x8'), but I'm going to be planting a wider variety of things. Or, at least a wider variety of tomatoes and peppers (by far my favorite vegetables!).
Seeds above were purchased from the Hudson Valley Seed Library, which is an awesome little farm in, well, New York's Hudson Valley. Since I bought a membership (just $20!) I got to select 10 packs of seeds, including:
Aunt Molly's Ground Cherry
Bloomsdale Spinach
Bridge to Paris Peppers
Doe Hill Peppers
Double Yield Cucumber
Genovese Basil
Goldie Tomatoes
Isis Candy Store Cherry Tomatoes
Polish Linguisa Roma Tomatoes
Sugar Snap Peas
And because I got a membership, I also got a bonus pack of seeds: Radical Radish Mix. It's the one in the center in the image above, with the cool art. (A lot of their seeds can come as "Art Packs," featuring the art of various local artists -- so many cool ideas at this place, I love it!)
Also, notice anything interesting in all the seed choices above? (Besides the fact there's probably way too many there...) They're all heirlooms! That means seed can be saved from them, but even more importantly, they're going to taste amazing! I also love the idea that the seeds have survived in the hands of gardeners and farmers season to season, year to year, before they came to my bit of land. It's more personal than, say, getting a plant from Walmart, or a pack of seeds from a giant company like Burpee's. I also may pick up a plant or two from the farmer's market come springtime, if I have any room left to grow things by then (which I may not, by the looks of it right now!).
ok, just be sure you plant those "purply" tomatoes because they were delicious! i'm amazed you can fit all of those veggies you mention into your plot of land, but it will be fun tryin', right? got my own radish and lettuce seeds in tonight, so i'll be watchin' to see what happens!!
ReplyDelete