My seed purchases for the coming year are complete. Last year, I started growing seedling in my basement on 2/14 – I decided that was about two weeks too early, so I’m waiting until next weekend to sow this year’s crop. It’s almost entirely different – that’s what I like about ordering from seed catalog, I will have none of the same plants as anyone else around me. People in the neighborhood notice. I’ve been going to open houses in the area – something that a lot of the neighbors do. The realtor (who I’m chummy with, she sold me my house, and sells half of them in the community) tells people that I live at the corner. Last week a woman said, “Ahh, you’re the one trying to do the garden…” Not the first time that’s happen. Also not really a compliment, for what it’s worth.
Anyway, I ordered from three different seed distributors, Thompson and Morgan, Burpee, and the Seed Savers Exchange. Here’s what I’ll be growing:
From T&M
ESCHSCHOLZIA SUN SHADES
GAZANIA FROSTY KISS MIXED F1 HYBRID
GERANIUM HORIZON ORANGE ICE
IMPATIENS ACCENT MYSTIC MIXED
LIMNANTHES SPANISH OMELETTE
MARIGOLD DURANGO BEE
MARIGOLD DURANGO BOLERO
NASTURTIUM DOUBLE DELIGHT APRICOT
PETUNIA SALMON VELVET
RUDBECKIA KELVEDON STAR
SWEET PEA FLORAL TRIBUTE
From Burpee
Coleus, Picture Perfect Rose
Zinnia, Queen Red Lime
Begonia, Picotee Mix
From Seed Savers
Flower, Ensign Mixture
Flower, Bishop’s Children Dahlia
Arugula, Apollo
Plus some heirlooms from my garden two years ago, the White Vinca (though not exactly the same cultivar as that one).
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