Allium (family amaryllidaceae) |
Garlic |
868 cloves hard- and soft-neck varieties: Shantili, Khabar, Purple Glazer, German Hardy, Inchelium Red, Metechi, Siberian, Susanville, Russian Giant, more! |
Planted September 27 - October 4, 2008. In 2008, we got sprouts on April 23 and scapes on June 24. Right now, we're napping under a nice thick blanket of straw and snow. |
Onions, bulb |
Candy: sweet Spanish
Copra: yellow storage
Red Bull: red bulb
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Expected start from seed in early February; transplant in April. |
Onions, salad |
Guardsman |
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Solanacaea |
Eggplant |
Dusky, Orient Express |
Expected start in March; transplant out May / June. |
Peppers |
Hots: Cayenne, Serrano Chile, Jalapeno Chile, Ancho Grande, Thai Red Chili plus ??? |
Expected start in March; transplant out May. |
Potatoes |
Kennebec plus ??? |
Ha ha. We're hiding! But our spring planting spot is all ready to go. |
Tomatoes |
Woo hoo! Tomatoes! Mostly we expect: Pink Beauty, Juliet (grape), Valley Girl. Plus a few of these: Rutgers, Campbell's 1327, Heinz 1439, Chico III (paste), Baby Beefsteak, San Marzano Plum, Roma Paste, Ponderosa Pink. |
Expected start in March; transplant out May. Still shopping for a few new varieties. Boy, do we love tomatoes! |
March 23, 2008 Seedlings |
Beets (Beta vulgaris) & Greens (lactuca, spinacia) |
Beets |
Cylindria, Bull's blood |
Expected direct starts late April / early May. |
Butterhead lettuce |
Sylvesta |
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Romaine |
Rosalita |
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Spinach |
Space |
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Cole Crops / Brassicas |
Broccoli Raab |
Zamboni |
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Cabbage |
Parel, Super Red 80, Premium Late Flat Dutch |
Still working on this one. Lost a whole bunch last year. Gotta keep trying. I love cabbage! |
Kale |
Winterbor |
Spring crop did great. This one's a keeper. Expected start April / May. |
Mustard (Greens) |
Green Wave |
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Legumes |
Dried Pod Beans |
We're experimenting! Mediterranean chick pea, Kabouli black garbanzo, Black turtle |
Turtle beans did well; expect to direct seed early June. |
Green Beans |
Fortex pole beans, Provider bush beans |
Expected start early June. |
Corn (Zea mays) |
Sweet Corn |
Lucious (bicolor), Fleet (bicolor), Spring Treat (yellow) |
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Curcurbits |
Cucumber |
Alabi (Pickling), Genuine (Slicing) |
Last year wasn't so great for cukes. Hopefully they're happier in '09. |
Gourd |
Luffa - an experiment! |
? Didn't germinate. Boo hoo! |
Pumpkins |
Baby Pam (pie) |
Baby Pam did great in '08. It's a keeper! |
Squash |
Vegetable spaghetti, Butternut Waltham, Early prolific straightneck, more! |
Expected inside start in mid-May; transplant out early June. |
Watermelon |
Sugar Baby |
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Herbs (various families) |
Basil |
Sweet Genovese, Purple Dark Opal |
Expected start for seedlings in January. Can't wait! |
Cilantro |
Santo |
Expected start May / June. |
Cumin |
Cumin, an experiment |
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Dill |
Bouquet |
We love volunteers in the garden! |
Mustard (herb) |
Black mustard herb |
Cool plant, though the flea beetles thought so too. |
Oregano |
Greek |
"Just got a few this season." |
Sage |
Common sage |
Several hardy souls returned after their winter's rest last year. Hopefully same thing again for '09. |
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