Seedy Saturday

My partner and I have attended four Seedy Saturdays to date and came home with some great trades and purchases. Some of our finds that I am looking forward to growing the most are:

• Zinger Hibiscus from Rene's Garden Seed--to use to make hibiscus tea
• Zinna Burpee Rose Giant Cactus from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed-giant blooms with pointed petals in shades rose to bubble gum pink
• Udumalapet Eggplant from Matchbox Garden & Seed Co--an Indian hierloom that is variegated purple and gold
• Snowcap Pole Beans from the seed trading table--such beautiful dried beans that are brown and beige spotted with what looks like a white cap of snow.
• Blue Jay Bush Bean from Urban Harvest--a productive green bean, which seeds are navy blue with beige markings. I can never resist a cute name!

We've also been busy sowing seeds. I love garden bloggers who keep an up to date list of what they have sown. I get to compare their sowing times to mine and often learn about new varieties I want to try via other bloggers.

Here is a list of what my partner and I have sown to date. All of these seeds are growing under lights, with the exception of the poppies, broad beans, johnny jump ups and corn salad. Those are in pots on the chilly balcony.

 

Vegetables:

Eggplant, leek and bunching onion seedlings.

Broad Beans, Windsor
Broccoli, Di Cicco
Celery,  Red Stalk
Collards, Georgia Southern
Eggplant, Udumalapet
Greens, Corn Salad
Kale, Rainbow dinosaur
Leeks
Lettuce, Farmer's Market Blend: Sweet Reds & Greens

Pepper Seedlings

Pepper (hot), Aleppo
Pepper (hot), Banana
Pepper (sweet), Doe Hill
Pepper (hot), Jamaican Red
Pepper (sweet), Marconi Sweet Red Italian










Tomato, Black Prince
Tomato, Black Krim
Tomato (cherry), Blueberries
Tomato, Garden Peach
Tomato, Japanese Black Trifele
Tomato, Malakhitovaya
Tomato, Moonglow
Tomato, Pineapple
Tomato, Purple Calabash
Tomato, Rose
Tomato, Speckled Roman
Tomato (cherry), White Cherry
Tomato (cherry), Violet Jasper

Onion, Evergreen bunching

Herbs and Flowers:

Anise Hyssop Seedlings

Herb/Flower, Anise Hyssop
Herb/Flower, Catmint
Herb/Flower, German Chamomile
Herb/Flower, Roman Chamomile
Herb/Flower, Marshmallow
Herb/Flower, Lavender Hidcote
Herb/Flower, Lemon Bee Balm
Herb/Flower, St. John's Wort
Herb/Flower, Yarrow





Herb, Common Sage
Herb, Moss Curled Parsley
Herb, Thyme
Herb, White Sage

Flower, Black Peony Poppy
Flower, Horned Poppy
Flower, Johnny Jump Ups
Flower, Rudbeckia Gloriosa
Flower, Verbena Bonariensis