I participated in the Annual Canadian Autumn Seed Exchange again this year. I always look forward to this exchange, as it is very well organized and rare varieties of seeds are often submitted. My return parcel arrived this week, much to my delight! It included several items from my wish list and a number of seed varieties I hadn't heard of before. I received...
Lovage - planetnatural.com |
Herbs - Ajwain (carom), purple basil, fenugreek, feverfew, lovage, and thyme.
Cosmos, Double Click Snowpuff - harrisseeds.com |
Flowers - Ambersoa (Desert Star), Chrysanthemum (Single Annual), Cosmos (Double Click Snowpuff), Digitalis (Foxglove), Datura Inoxia (Moonflower), Rose Campion (Alba), Strawflower (Choice Mix), Wildflower mix, and Benary’s Giant Lime zinnia.
Nicotiana Sylvestris (daggawalla.com) |
Miscellaneous - Mimosa Tree, Money Plant, and Nicotiana Sylvestris (flowering tobacco plant).
Flagg pole beans (flickriver.com) |
Beans
Arakara – bush
Blue Jay – bush (snap/dry)
Doloff – pole (dry)
Flagg – pole (dry – RARE)
Jacob’s Cattle – bush (dry)
Kahnawake Mohawk – pole (dry)
Painted Pony – bush (snap/dry)
Soldier – bush (dry)
True Red Cranberry – bush with pole habit (dry)
Zuni Shalako – bush (snap/dry)
Painted Mountain Corn (villageschoolma.org) |
Carrots – Kaleidoscope (hybrid) and Scarlet Nantes
Corn – Painted Mountain
Eggplant – Almaz (hybrid), Early Long Purple (hybrid?),
and Casper
Garlic – Kostyn’s Red Russian
Copenhagen cabbage (mypatriotsupply.com) |
Greens
Cabbage – Copenhagen, Jersey Wakefield, and Red Acre
Kale - Sweet Blue
and Green (hybrid)
Lettuce – Black Seeded Simpson and “Cold Hardy”
Purslane – French Golden Leaf
Galeaux d'Eyesines Squash (flickriver.com) |
Leeks – American Flag
Squash - Canada Crookneck, Galeaux d’Eyesines, and Small Sugar pumpkin
Tomatillos
Amana Orange Tomato (suburnbanseeds.com) |
Tomatoes - 0-33 (determinate, red, frost tolerant), Amana Orange, Banana Legs, Bushy Chabarovsky, Chocolate Stripes, Deep Space (Snickers), Eva Purple Ball, Ildi (yellow cherry), Mac Pink (determinate), Moravsky Div, Ozark Sunrise, Red Siberian, San Marzano, Sungold F1 (cherry, hybrid), and Zapotec.
How wonderful!! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog entry with lovely detail and photos.
Callymae