Feb. 23 column: Gardening season and seed sources
Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Kick off to gardening season: Ready, Set, Plant! It’s the first column of the growing season — hooray! It’s always exciting to talk about our favorite subject, isn’t it?
Today’s column included a list of all of the veggies I’ll be growing this year. As promised, I’ve listed them below, along with where I got them. You’ll notice that each variety has a number listed after it, which corresponds to the legend at the bottom of this post for the seed sources.
Artichoke – Green Globe Improved 6
Basil – Italian Pesto 2
Beans, Bush – Marconi 7
Beans, Fava – Broad Windsor 8
Beans, Pole – Italian 3, Scarlet Runner 5
Beets – German Lutz 8
Brussels Sprouts – Long Island Improved 6
Cabbage – Caraflex 5, Early Jersey Wakefield 4
Carrots – Red Core Chantenay 6, Tendersweet 8, Purple Haze 5
Celery – Tango 3
Chard – Peppermint Stick 2
Cilantro – Slow Bolt 3
Corn – Peaches & Cream 6
Cucumber – Satsuki Midori 3
Garlic, shallots
Leeks – Bluegreen Autumn (from England)
Okra – Burgundy 4
Onions – Copra 9, Highlander 9
Parsnips – Cobham Improved 3
Peppers – Orange Gilboa 2, Red Yardenne 2
Potatoes – Viking Purple 10
Pumpkins – Casper 6, New England Pie 5
Salad greens – Flame 4, Outredgeous 3, Sylvetta Arugula 3, Patty’s Choice 2, Valentine 11
Spinach – Strawberry 4, Bordeaux 11
Squash, Summer – Costata Romanesco 5, Bush Yellow Scallop 2
Squash, Winter – Lakota 11, Sweet Dumpling 5, Sweet Meat 6, Cream of the Crop Acorn 4
Tomatillos – Toma Verde 5
Tomatoes – San Marzano 1, Sungold 2, Jet Star 12
Sources:
- Ferry-Morse
- Renee’s Garden Seeds
- Seeds of Change
- Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
- Johnny’s Seeds
- Ed Hume Seeds
- Franchi/Seeds of Italy
- Nichols Garden Nursery
- Dixondale Farms (onion plants)
- Irish Eyes Garden Seeds (seed potatoes)
- Botanical Interests
- Harris Seeds
*please note that Northwest Seed & Pet in Spokane has a huge selection and also carries seeds from many of the above sources.