2015 Seed Inventory (Before ordering)

Vegetables

Melon:

Crimson Sweet Watermelon

Ananas D'Amerique A Chair Verte

Onion:

Tokyo Long White

Red Creole

Pea - Golden Sweet

Beans:

Chinese Red Noodle

Dragon Tongue

Golden Wax

French Garden

Greens:

New Zealand Spinach

Bloomsdale Spinach

Rainbow Chard

Crisp Mint

Red Romaine

Big Boston 

Buttercrunch

Cimmaron

De Morges Braun

Radish:

early Scarlet Globe

Miyashige Daikon

Tomatillo - Verde

Tomato:

Cherokee Purple

Amazon Chocolate

Gypsy

Blue Beauty

Orange Icicle

Cuor di Bue

Missouri Pink Love Apple

Pineapple

Cream Sausage

Black Vernissage

Purple Russian

Carrot:

Little Finger

Parisienne

Peppers:

Craig's Grande Jalapeno

Grandpa's Home

Sweet Chocolate

Long Purple Cayenne

Sweet Yellow Stuffing

Anaheim

Red Mini Bell

Eggplant - Aswad

Cucumber - Beit Alpha

Squash - Black Beauty Zucchini

Herbs

Chamomile:

German

Roman

Lavender - Munstead

Catnip

Catmint

Basil:

Emily 

Genovese

Corsican

Parsley - Giant of Italy

Borage

Yarrow

Cilantro - Slo Bolt

White Horehound

Rock Soapwort

Thyme - common

Marsh Mallow

Dill - Bouquet

Anise Hyssop

Oregano

Cat Grass

Flowers

Butterfly Weed

Columbine:

Mackana's Giant

Ruby Port

Lisianthus

Cactus Mix

Aster - Alpine Mix

Campanula carpatica - Blue clips bellflower

Balsam - Camellia Flowered

Baby's Breath - pink

Alyssum:

Carpet of Snow

Royal Carpet

Heliotrope - Marine

Foxglove - Apricot Beauty

Monarda - Lemon Mint

Shasta Daisy - Alaska

4 o'clocks:

Salmon

White and Yello

Dianthus - King of the Blacks

Canterbury Bells

Snapdragon - Black Prince

Gaura

Cardinal Flower

Miss Whilmott's Ghost

Joy Pye Weed

Coleus - Rainbow Strain

Hollyhock - Dwarf Queeny Mix

Pansy - Swiss Giant

Bachelor's Button - Black Boy

Carnivorous Seed Mix

Amaranth - Aurora Yellow Tri-color

Kalanchoe - Tetra Vulcan

Malva Zebrina

Petunia - stellaris

Nasturtium - King Theodore

Calendula:

Pink Surprise

Geisha Girl

Cosmos:

Sensation Mix

White Popsocks

Redcrest

Sunflower:

Lemon Queen

Autumn Beauty

Red Sun

Teddy Bear

Zinnia:

Lilac Emperor Cactus Flowered

Burpee Rose Giant Cactus

Persian Carpet

Meteor

Lilliput

2014 Seedlings

Every year I go back and forth with how many seeds I start indoors vs direct sowing outside.  With the garden expansions and the children being older I am moving back towards doing more flowers and ornamentals, meaning I am starting more indoors.  So far this year I have 11 trays started and only have room for more on my light stand. I could call it done, but I kind of wanted to get a jump start on a lot of my companion flowers (zinnias, cosmos, marigolds, calendula, alyssum, cornflowers, on and on) which I don't think is going to happen.  Oh well, those direct start pretty easily.

I didn't do a seed inventory this year:/  Many will be listed below in the seedlings started list, but I have a ton of varieties that I am either not using this year or that will be direct sown later.

So what I have going so far:

Tomatoes - 11 varieties
Peppers - 8 varieties
Tomatillos - purple and green
Eggplant
Zucchini
Cucumber
Broccoli
Cauliflower

Amaranth
Thyme
Soapwort
Parsley
Oregano
Catmint
Cilantro
Horehound
Anise Hyssop
Marshmallow
Basil - 3 varieties
Borage
Roman Chamomile
German Chamomile
Lavender (Munstead)
Lemon Mint Monarda

4 o'clocks - marble and salmon
Apricot Foxglove
Heliotrope
Alpine Aster
Coleus - pineapple, black dragon, and rainbow
Lobelia - cardinal and crystal palace
Petunia - stellaris and tidal wave silver
Kalanchoe
Gaura
Miss Whilmott's Ghost Sea Holly
Columbine
Butterfly Weed
Balsam
Blue Clips Bellflower
Johnny Jump ups
Pansy
Impatiens
Silver Falls Dichondra
Begonia

These, along with the perennials and self sowers from years past and the direct sow annuals I will add, should give a pretty show this year in the different beds.  The crocus are currently blooming their little hearts out, the early daffs are getting buds, and the rest of the bulbs are growing well.  Spring is coming :)

Seed time again

Well, a mouse got into my seed stash so we are starting all over this year:/  Ordering today so this will be current inventory.

From Baker Creek: Tricolor Aurora Yellow
Dragon Tongue Bush Bean
French Garden
Golden Wax Bush Bean
Chinese Red Noodle Bean
Waltham 29 Broccoli
Snowball Self-Blanching Cauliflower
Little Finger Carrot
Beit Alpha Cucumber
Aswad Eggplant
Variegated Cat Grass
Rocky Top Lettuce Mix
Crisp Mint
De Morges Braun Lettuce
Red Creole Onion
Tokyo Long White Bunching Onion
Golden Sweet Snow Peas
Anaheim
Grandpa's Home
Long Purple Cayenne Pepper
Jalapeno- Craig's Grande
Red Mini Bell
Sweet Chocolate
Sweet Yellow Stuffing
Early Scarlet Globe
Miyashige Daikon
Bloomsdale Long Standing Spinach
New Zealand Spinach
Five Color Silverbeet
Tomatillo Purple
Tomatillo Verde
Black Vernissage Tomato
Orange Icicle Tomato
Amazon Chocolate Tomato
Cherokee Purple Tomato
Gypsy Tomato
Purple Russian
Cuor Di Bue Tomato
Pineapple Tomato
Cream Sausage
Basil - Corsican
Basil - Genovese
Borage
Catnip
Cilantro, Slo-Bolt
Dill Bouquet
German Chamomile
Lemon Balm
Oregano Vulgare
Parsley Giant Of Italy
Thyme
White Horehound
Yarrow
Black Boy - Bachelor's Button
Geisha Girl - Calendula
Pink Surprise - Calendula
Rainbow Floral Strain Mix - Coleus
Redcrest - Cosmos
Sensation Mix - Cosmos
Grenadin King of the Blacks - Carnation
Apricot Beauty - Foxglove
Dwarf Queeny Mixed - Hollyhock
Kilimanjaro White Marigold
Marbles White-Yellow
Dacapo Light Blue - Morning Glory
King Theodore Nasturtium
Yeti - Nasturtium
Old Homestead Bedding Petunia
Black Prince - Snapdragon
Autumn Beauty - Sunflower
Red Sun Sunflower
Teddy Bear - Sunflower
Burpee Rose Giant Cactus Zinnia
Lilac Emporer Cactus-Flowered - Zinnia
Lilliput Mix - Zinnia
Meteor - Zinnia
Alaska Shasta Daisy - Wildflower
Rock Soapwort   From Pinetree: JOE PYE WEED IRISH MOSS ZEBRINA MALVA JOHNNY JUMP UP VIOLA ROYAL CARPET ALYSSUM PALACE BLUE WITH EYE LOBELIA MEDIUM CANTERBURY BELLS From Territorial: Anise Hyssop - Golden Jubilee Heliotrope - Marine Impatiens - Tempo Blue Satin Lavender - Munstead Petunia - Purple Wave

Cherry Time!

Dan and the kids spent much of the day outside picking cherries.

We went ahead and let the chickens and ducks out to clean up all the squished and icky ones from the ground.

Our harvest so far

Bean Teepee...

Another project we got done:)  I love this when its all filled in.  Planted with Chinese Red Noodle Beans...they are SOOO yummy...and Cosmos.

Sunflower House

Also got the Sunflower House started yesterday.  Dan added an actual door to it, mainly to help keep the rabbits out.  Lilah was not happy with it but I think once its all grown in the door will be a really cool addition.  If not, we can take it down.

Used Mongolian Giant, Mammoth, and Italian Greenheart Sunflowers, Stowell's Evergreen Corn, Scarlett Runner Beans, and Shasta Daisies this year.

Roof Top Gardening

For years now Dan has wanted to grow watermelons on the roof.  This year he did it.  We put out a call for old kiddie pools and used those as our planters.  Filled them with a light soil mix and placed them over interior walls.  Dan is hooking up an irrigation system to water them.

We have three containers up there....One is Moons and Stars Watermelons, another is Sugar Baby Watermelons...the third is Charenteis Melons.

And because I am me, I had him include some flowers, we used Love-In-A-Mist.