Saturday, December 22, 2018

New Seeds To Try


I participated again this year in the Canadian Autumn Seed Exchange.  This is it's 8th year running!  My return package arrived yesterday.  It is always fun to see what seeds are enclosed and to look up the details of the unfamiliar varieties.





In this year's package...

Flowers 
Lavatera “Silver Cup”
Marigold “Crackerjack”
Marigold “Jane Bright”
Marigold “Vanilla”
Prairie Crocus
Sunflower “Sunspot” (dwarf type)
Sunflower “North Pole” (dwarf type – Sunspot – put out by Canada Post)
Zinnia “Pink Seniorita” 
  


Vanilla Marigolds - Territorial Seed Company


Herbs
Chamomile “Bodegold”
Dill “Mammoth Long Island”
Lemon Balm



BodeGold Chamomile - Adaptive Seeds


Lovage
Marshmallow
Sage – broadleaf (perennial)
Sage - common
Sweet Marjoram 


Beans (bush) 
Contender
Flageolet
Greencrop
Garbanzo “Magic Carpet”
Round Pod Kidney Wax
Wood Mountain Crazy
YerFasal
Zuni Shalako 

Beans (pole) 
Early Riser
Kentucky Wonder Blue 


Kentucky Blue Pole Beans - Park Seed


Carrots 
Rainbow Mix 

Cow Peas 
California Black-Eye Pea 

Garlic (bulbils) 
Persian Star (Purple Stripe)
Spanish Roja (Rocambole) 


Spanish Roja - Territorial Seed Company


Greens 
Cabbage “Early Dutch”
Cabbage “Early Golden Acre"
 Kale “Lacinato” 
Lettuce “Buttercrunch” 
Lettuce “Freckle”
Swiss Chard “Fordhook Giant” 

Leeks 
Blue Solaise 

Peas 
Desiree Blauschokker
Margaret McKee’s Baking Pea 


Margaret McKee's Baking Pea - Heritage Harvest Seeds


Pumpkin 
Baby Boo 

Squash 
Early Prolific Straightneck
Pink Banana
Spaghetti 

Tomatoes 
Amish Paste
Coastal Pride Orange
Manitoba
Opalka
Purple Russian
Sausage


Solar Flare tomato - Baker Creek Seeds


Solar Flare
Tasmanian Chocolate
Virginia Sweet




1 comment:

  1. What a wonderful surprise for you this week, and what a selection! Time to begin planning once again. Beautiful post too, and with lovely photos. I especially like the solar flare tomato.
    Have fun with your bounty!
    Callymae

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