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Seed order

Pudge 2b
12 years ago

I got my first seed order today - this one from Stokes and another will go in later for William Dam.

Alas, too early to start anything just yet but just having the packages and starting to change my basement room from christmas craft room back to the seed sowing room is exciting.

So here's my order: Petunias: Opera Supreme, Avalanche Grape, Easy Wave Violet and Ramblin Sugar Plum (20 of each). These are for the big driveway pots, hanging baskets and the new raised bed under the front yard bay window. Depending on germination, I will probably have too many but, oh well, lol.

Gazanias: New Day Mix and Big Kiss Yellow because last year I didn't grow any gazanias and kind of missed their smiling faces.

Sunflowers Ring of Fire and Peach Passion because last year I didn't grow any and missed having sunflower bouquets in the house.

Rudbeckia Becky Orange, Becky Cinnamon Bicolor and Gloriosa Mix because Rudbeckia are great fillers in my backyard flower beds and they just bloom and bloom.

Veggies: Trailblazer Onion, Lunchbox paste tomatoes, Veeroma paste tomatoes, Northern Supersweet corn, SCH 1267 supersweet corn, Envy carrots, Skyphos and Buttercrunch lettuce.

I can't wait to get started.

Comments (14)

  • northspruce
    12 years ago

    I'm not sure if you've grown it before or heard me mention it, but Skyphos is the BEST garden lettuce of all time. Hands down! It forms a beautiful glossy insect-free head and doesn't bolt even in hot weather. And the texture is not tough for eating.

  • savona
    12 years ago

    My Stokes,Vesey's and Dominion seed orders came a couple days ago. I ordered nothing new but ordered most of my favorites. T+M and T+T seed orders are on their way and should be here soon. Dominion seeds is pretty expensive but I couldn't find Coconut Ice chrysanthemums anywhere else.It will be just a few more days and I will start some geraniums...let the season begin!

  • Pudge 2b
    Original Author
    12 years ago

    I didn't remember about the lettuce at the time I was ordering, Gil, but I'm glad to hear (again) that you had a good experience with Skyphos and that I chose a good variety. I still have seeds for Pearl lettuce (from Dam seeds), which I grew last year, and will grow again - it also stayed tender and didn't bolt.

    Do you have anything growing yet in that big, beautiful greenhouse of yours, Jean?

  • savona
    12 years ago

    I wont start up the wood heater in the green house until sometime in March.There is a possibility of doing some winter sowing in there next month if I can get motivated. I hope the cold spell we had last week is the last one. These milder winters are making me soft.

  • bdgardener
    12 years ago

    I'm thinking of ordering from Heritage seeds out of MB. Someone mentioned them on one thread and as I was browsing their site I noticed they have Bronze Arrowhead lettuce, grew this a couple of years ago, (got it in a trade) and have not been able to find it since. Lovely lettuce was great all summer. I don't need alot this year still have tonnes from last but there is always something about getting seeds in the mail.
    Skyphos sounds interesting which company sells that? Time to pull the catalogs out again.

  • Pudge 2b
    Original Author
    12 years ago

    I ordered Skyphos from Stokes.

    From Wm Dam I'm thinking of ordering Tiara Hybrid 'Lettage' - a lettuce/cabbage cross. It says 'very good tasting cabbage; crisp, tender and juicy, and is best used as lettuce., much easier to grow in the heat of summer than most lettuce' (60 day). Sounds interesting.

  • Ginny McLean_Petite_Garden
    12 years ago

    That does sound interesting Pudge. I just received my order from Terra Edibles and don't know if I will be ordering any more seed this year. I'll have to share what I got with the neighbours as it is. :) But that Lettage sounds interesting. Don't know how I missed that in the WD catalogue? Oh wait! Maybe cause I have way too many seeds already and I'm practicing self control...........lol

    Ginny

  • northspruce
    12 years ago

    I just placed my Stokes order too. This year I got Skyphos lettuce, lavender (not sure if it grows well here?), oregano and Portuguese hot peppers. All my other veggie seeds I collected from the garden. For flowers I ordered Cuphea ignea, Salpiglossis, blue Big Daddy tunies, nicotiana and Sweet William. Will be starting the peppers ASAP and everything else starting March 1 or later.

  • Pudge 2b
    Original Author
    12 years ago

    I've had good luck with Munstead lavender, even had an abandoned small pot of it winter above ground. I think the trick is extremely good drainage with plenty of small rocks mixed in the soil, or planted on top of a small rise in the soil. I ordered more seed this year, too. I'm thinking of planting some in the crushed rock over gravel areas in the yard.

    I started some peppers yesterday, the long sweet italian type. Also some seed for Pulsatilla vulgaris that I had forgotten I harvested.

    We're going on another Utah/Arizona hiking/touring trip the end of March so most of my seed starting will have to wait until early April. I will start some things earlier and move them over to mom's grow lights for the time we're gone.

  • northspruce
    12 years ago

    That's good to know! The lavender I bought was supposed to be an English type. They weren't expensive and I'm not bothered if I have to re-plant them every year. I have very silty/drained soil here. I'm just hoping I'll get flowers in one season.

  • nutsaboutflowers
    12 years ago

    If only the people from Heritage Harvest Seeds could see the size of my garden. They'd think I'd lost my marbles.

    I ordered 3 types of beans, some carrots, leeks, romaine, slowbolt loose leaf lettuce, peas, arugula, and 4 types of tomatoes. I forgot to order chives, oregano, and parsley. I'll have to call her back =:)

    I dug up a new spot in the fall for my veggies, but ended up running out of time and space for all the tulip bulbs I bought, so that space got filled with tulips and garlic.

    I'll have to dig up more of the lawn. Good grief ! I just can't help myself =:)

  • Ginny McLean_Petite_Garden
    12 years ago

    NAF, I have resigned myself to just digging up the whole yard and then figuring out where I want lawn to go......maybe........easier that way. :)

    Ginny

  • nutsaboutflowers
    12 years ago

    Ginny, my DH says that's what I should do. We don't use the lawn in the back for anything, other than watering and mowing.

    Take note that he doesn't say that digging out the lawn is what he should do for me, LOL !

  • Ginny McLean_Petite_Garden
    12 years ago

    Lol! Men are funny that way! Unfortunately, I need a backhoe for this yard! And my back yard pretty much belongs to the dogs. :)

    Ginny

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