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April 01, 2012

Planting 4/1/12

Variety Producer Heirloom/Organic
Schronce's Deep Black Peanut Southern Exposure O
Black Turtle Bean Southern Exposure O
Queen Eye Blackeye Pea Southern Exposure X
Calico Crowder Pea Southern Exposure H/O
Alabama Red Okra Southern Exposure H/O
Lemon Pickling Cucumber Southern Exposure H/O
Rosita Eggplant Southern Exposure H/O
Sandwich Island Mammoth Salsify Southern Exposure H/O
Hill Country Heirloom Red Okra Southern Exposure H/O
Catskill Long Island
Improved Brussels Sprouts
Southern Exposure X
Rouge Vif D'Etampes Pumpkin Southern Exposure O
Cossack Pineapple Ground Cherry Southern Exposure O
Bhut Jolokia Pepper Plant World Seeds X
Erlene's Green Cotton Southern Exposure H/O
Black Futsu Squash Plant World Seeds X
North Georgia
Candy Roaster Squash
Southern Exposure H
Ashe County Pimento Southern Exposure H/O
Golden Pearls Berry Plant World Seeds X
Cajun Jewel Okra Southern Exposure H/O
Black Amber Cane Sorghum Southern Exposure H/O
Tan Cheese Pumpkin Southern Exposure H/O
Japanese Black Trifele Southern Exposure H
Black Plum Tomato Southern Exposure H/O
Fife Creek Cowhorn Okra Southern Exposure H

March 29, 2012

Sometimes I yell on TV about seeds

July 11, 2009

Planting 7/11/09

Spilanthes / Paracress - Nichols

Summer Savory - Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Coriander - Sgaravatti

Salad Burnet - Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Green Purslane - Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Cumin - Nichols

Vanilla Grass - Thyme Garden

Wormwood - Seed Savers

Prezzemolo Gigante - La Semiorto Sementi

Culantro Eryngium - Nichols

Papaloquelite (Summer Cilantro) - Nichols

Sesame Bene - Nichols

Chervil - Page's Seeds

Cilantro - Nichols

Fenugreek

Caraway - Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Hungarian Breadseed Poppy - Renee's Garden

(Old Chives)

Chinese Flowering Leek - K-Jay

April 05, 2009

Seeds -- Cucurbits

 

Type

Name

Producer

H

O

1

Squash

Butternut

Seeds of Change

 

Y

2

Squash

Spaghetti

Seeds of Change

Y

Y

3

Squash

Yellow Crookneck

Seeds of Change

Y

Y

4

Squash

Buttercup

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

5

Squash

White Bush Scallop

Fort Berthold

 

 

6

Squash

Spaghetti

Fort Berthold

 

 

7

Gourd

Balsam Pear Bitter Gourd

Evergreen Y.H.

 

 

8

Gourd

White Gourd (Winter Melon)

Evergreen Y.H.

 

 

9

Gourd

Bitter Gourd (White Bitter Melon)

Evergreen Y.H.

 

 

10

Squash

Italian Largo

Conway

 

 

11

Zucchini

Garden Spineless F1 Hybrid

Page's Seeds

 

 

12

Squash

Tardiva Di Napoli

Bavicchi

 

 

13

Gourd

Birdhouse Gourd

Ferry Morse

Y

 

14

Watermelon

Allsweet

Ferry Morse

 

 

15

Watermelon

Moon & Stars

Seeds of Change

Y

Y

16

Watermelon

Red Seeded Citron

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

17

Watermelon

Small Shining Light

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

18

Melon

Sharlyn Honeydew

Seeds of Change

 

Y

19

Melon

Ananas D'Amerique A Chair Verte

D. Landreth

Y

 

20

Pumpkin

Jack Be Little

Fort Berthold

 

 

21

Pumpkin

Small Sugar

Seeds of Change

Y

Y

22

Pumpkin

Casper

Page's Seeds

 

 

23

Pumpkin

Early Sugar or Pie

NK Lawn & Garden Co.

 

 

November 30, 2008

H = Heirloom O= Organic

That's the key to the chart below.

Seeds -- Tomatoes 2

 

Type

Name

Producer

H

O

26

Red

Striped Stuffer

Burpee's Heirlooms

Y

 

27

Red

Mortgage Lifter

Burpee's Heirlooms

Y

 

28

Yellow Cherry

Yellow Pear

Burpee's Heirlooms

Y

 

29

Red

Rutgers

Valley Greene

Y

 

30

Red Cherry

Cherry

Valley Greene

Y

 

31

Red

Brandywine

Ferry Morse

Y

 

32

Red

Brandywine

Renee's Garden

Y

 

33

Red

Marvel Stripe

Renee's Garden

Y

 

34

Yellow

Yellow Pear

Harvest Moon Farms

Y

Y

35

White

Great White Tomato

Amishland Heirloom Seeds

Y

 

36

Green Tomatillo

Lutzert Tomatillo

Amishland Heirloom Seeds

Y

 

37

Golden

Old German

Harvest Moon Farms

Y

Y

38

Red

Pomodoro

Franchi

 

 

39

Purple

Cherokee Purple

Amishland Heirloom Seeds

Y

 

Seeds -- Tomatoes 1

 

Type

Name

Producer

H

O

1

Red Plum

San Marzano

Plantation

 

 

2

Red

Silvery Fir

Seeds of Change

Y

Y

3

Black

Black Krim

Botanical Interests

Y

 

4

Black Cherry

Black Cherry

Victory Seed Co.

Y

 

5

Red Cherry

Riesentraube

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

6

Red Plum

Opalka

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

7

Red Cherry

Cherry Roma

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

8

Red Plum

Amish Paste

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

9

Black

Black from Tula

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

Y

10

Purple Plum

Purple Russian

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

Y

11

White

White Beauty

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

Y

12

Red Cherry

Velvet Red

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

Y

13

Red Plum

Martino's Roma

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

Y

14

Purple

Cherokee Purple

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

Y

15

Yellow Plum

Cream Sausage

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

16

Yellow Cherry

Blondkopfchen

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

Y

17

Yellow Pear

Beam's Yellow Pear

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

18

Green Cherry

Green Grape

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

Y

19

Purple Tomatillo

Purple

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

20

Green

Aunt Ruby's German Green

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

21

Yellow

Wapsipinicon

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

Y

22

Brown Cherry

Brown Berry

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

23

Yellow Cherry

Yellow Pear Cherry

Seeds of Change

Y

Y

24

Yellow

Yellow Perfection

Seeds of Change

Y

Y

25

Yellow

Garden Peach

Seeds of Change

Y

Y

November 29, 2008

Seeds -- Herbs 3

 

Type

Name

Producer

H

O

51

Parsley

Mitsuba, San ye quin, San ip / Japanese Wild Parsley

Botanical Interests

 

 

52

Perilla

Purple Zi Su Perilla / Shiso

Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.

Y

 

53

Poppy Seed

Hungarian Breadseed Poppy

Renee's Garden

 

 

54

Purslane

Green Purslane

Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.

Y

 

55

Rosemary

Rosemary

Hart's Seeds

 

 

56

Rosemary

French Rosemary

Lake Valley Seed

 

 

57

Sage

Green Culinary Sage

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

Y

58

Sage

Broad Leaf

Ferry Morse

 

 

59

Sage

Clary Sage

Botanical Interests

 

 

60

Savory

Winter Savory

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

61

Savory

Summer Savory

Page's Seeds

Y

 

62

Savory

Summer Savory

Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.

Y

 

63

Sesame

Sesame Bene

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

64

Stevia

Stevia

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

65

Stevia

Stevia

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

66

Stinging Nettle

Stinging Nettle

The Thyme Garden

 

 

67

Tarragon

Russian

Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.

Y

 

68

Thyme

Thyme

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

Y

69

Vanilla Grass

Vanilla Grass

The Thyme Garden

 

 

Seeds -- Herbs 2

 

Type

Name

Producer

H

O

26

Dill

Mammoth Long Island

Valley Greene

Y

 

27

Dill

Vierling

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

28

Dill

Grandma Einck's

Seed Savers

Y

 

29

Dill

Dukat

Botanical Interests

 

 

30

Erba Stella

Buck's Horn

Franchi

 

 

31

Fennel

Finocchio Firenze

Plantation

 

 

32

Fennel

Wild Fennel

Franchi

 

 

33

Fenugreek

Fenugreek

?

 

 

34

Horehound

Horehound

Victory Seed Company

 

 

35

Lavender

Munstead

NK Lawn & Garden

 

 

36

Lavender

English Lavender

Seed Savers

Y

 

37

Lemongrass

East Indian

The Thyme Garden

 

 

38

Marshmallow

Marshmallow

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

39

Marjoram

Marjoram Max

Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.

Y

 

40

Mint

Spearmint

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

41

Mint

Herbal Spearmint

K-Jay International Co.

 

 

42

Mint

Lemon Mint

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

43

Oregano

Oregano

Ferry Morse

 

 

44

Oregano

Italian

Plantation

 

 

45

Oregano

True Greek

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

Y

46

Oregano

Oregano

NK Lawn & Garden

 

Y

47

Parsley

Prezzemolo Gigane

Le Semiorto Sementi

 

 

48

Parsley

Italian

Ferry Morse

 

 

49

Parsley

Extra Triple Curled

Ferry Morse

Y

 

50

Parsley

Green River

Botanical Interests

 

 


Seeds -- Herbs 1

 

Type

Name

Producer

H

O

1

Anise

Anise

Hart's Seeds

 

 

2

Anise

Anise

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

3

Anise

Anise

Victory Seed Co.

 

 

4

Burnet

Pimpinella / Garden Burnet

Franchi

 

 

5

Burnet

Salad Burnet

Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.

Y

 

6

Caper

Caper

Franchi

 

 

7

Caraway

Caraway

Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.

Y

 

8

Chervil

Brussels Winter

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

 

 

9

Chervil

Chervil

Page's Seeds

 

 

10

Chives

Chives

NK Lawn & Garden

 

Y

11

Chives

Garlic Chives

Ferry Morse

 

Y

12

Chives

Chinese Leek Flower / Flowering Chives

K-Jay International Co.

 

 

13

Chives

Chinese Leek / Chive

Evergreen

 

 

14

Chives

Herb Small Fennel

K-Jay International Co.

 

 

15

Cilantro

Santo Cilantro

Harvest Moon Farms

 

 

16

Cilantro

Cilantro / Coriander

Ferry Morse

Y

 

17

Cilantro

Cilantro / Coriander

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

18

Cilantro

Papaloquelite Summer Cilantro

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

19

Coriander

Coriander

Sgaravatti

 

 

20

Coriander

Chinese Parsley

Evergreen

 

 

21

Coriander

Lemon

Mr. Fothergill's

 

 

22

Cress

Spilanthes / Paracress

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

23

Cress

Common Cress

Franchi

 

 

24

Culantro

Culantro Eryngium

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

25

Cumin

Cumin

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

Seeds -- Basil 2

 

Type

Name

Producer

H

O

26

Basil

Mrs. Burns' Lemon

Harvest Moon Farms

 

 

27

Basil

Lemon

The Cook's Garden

 

 

28

Basil

Lemon

Page's Seeds

 

 

29

Basil

Lime

Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.

Y

 

30

Basil

Red Rubin

The Cook's Garden

 

 

31

Basil

Red Rubin

Conway

 

 

32

Basil

Greek Mini

Botanical Interests

 

Y

33

Basil

Verde a Piccole Foglie

Franchi

 

 

34

Basil

Tulsi or Sacred

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

35

Basil

Magical Michael

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

36

Basil

Clove

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

37

Basil

Lettuce Leaf

Ferry Morse

 

 

38

Basil

Green Ruffles

The Cook's Garden

 

 

39

Basil

Serata

The Thyme Garden

 

 

40

Basil

Spicy Globe

Hart's

 

 

41

Basil

Osmin

The Thyme Garden

 

 

42

Basil

Arrat

The Thyme Garden

 

 

43

Basil

Baja

The Thyme Garden

 

 

44

Basil

East Indian

The Thyme Garden

 

 

45

Basil

Blue Spice

The Thyme Garden

 

 

46

Basil

New Guinea

The Thyme Garden

 

 


November 28, 2008

Seeds -- Basil 1

 

Type

Name

Producer

H

O

1

Basil

Napoletano Bolloso

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

2

Basil

Grandi Foglie Valentino

La Semiorto Sementi

 

 

3

Basil

Italian Sweet Basilico Dolce

Plantation

 

 

4

Basil

Genovese

Plantation

 

 

5

Basil

DiGenova

The Thyme Garden

 

 

6

Basil

Genovese

Ferry Morse

 

 

7

Basil

Nufar Genovese

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

Y

8

Basil

Sweet

Valley Greene

Y

 

9

Basil

Sweet

Hart's

 

 

10

Basil

Sweet Genovese

The Cook's Garden

 

 

11

Basil

Purple

Ferry Morse

 

 

12

Basil

Dark Purple Opal

Ferry Morse

 

 

13

Basil

Opal

The Cook's Garden

 

 

14

Basil

Purple Ruffles

The Thyme Garden

 

 

15

Basil

Basilico Violetto

Franchi

 

 

16

Basil

Chinese

K-Jay International Co.

 

 

17

Basil

Thai

Seed Savers

Y

 

18

Basil

True Thai / Siam

Renee's Garden

 

 

19

Basil

Thai

Harvest Moon

 

 

20

Basil

Oriental/Thai (Hung Que)

Evergreen Y.H. Enterprises

 

 

21

Basil

Cinnamon

Ferry Morse

 

 

22

Basil

Cinnamon

Harvest Moon Farms

 

 

23

Basil

Cinnamon

NK Lawn & Garden

 

 

24

Basil

Cinnamon

Botanical Interests

 

 

25

Basil

Mexican Cinnamon Spice

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 


Seeds -- Peppers

 

Type

Name

Producer

H

O

1

Pepper

Cyklon

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

2

Pepper

Garden Sunshine

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

3

Pepper

Alma Paprika

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

4

Pepper

Beaver Dam

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

5

Pepper

Chocolate Beauty

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

6

Pepper

Cal Wonder Bell Sweet Pepper

Seeds of Change

Y

Y

7

Pepper

Ancho / Poblano

Seeds of Change

 

Y

8

Pepper

Relleno

Seeds of Change

 

Y

9

Pepper

Purira

Seeds of Change

 

Y

10

Pepper

Pimiento L Sweet

Seeds of Change

 

Y

11

Pepper

Pimiento

Franchi

 

 

12

Pepper

Padron Piemento

Harvest Moon Farms

 

 

13

Pepper

Jalapeno

Fort Berthold Brand

 

 

14

Pepper

Red Cherry Hot

Fort Berthold Brand

 

 

15

Pepper

Chervena Chujski

D. Landreth Seed Co.

Y

 

16

Pepper

Pasilla Bajio

Botanical Interests

 

 

17

Pepper

Mix - Grand Bell

Plantation

 

 

18

Pepper

Cayenne

Plantation

 

 

19

Pepper

Serrano

Plantation

 

 

20

Pepper

Fushimi

Harvest Moon Farms

 

 

21

Pepper

Red Peter

Harvest Moon Farms

 

 

22

Pepper

Goat Horn Hot

K-Jay International Co.

 

 

23

Pepper

Thai Hot

Evergreen Y.H.

 

 

24

Pepper

Datil

?

 

 

25

Pepper

Suicide Golden Habanero

?

 

 

Seeds -- Greens 2

 

 

Type

Name

Producer

H

O

21

 

Mustard

Senape Bianca / White Mustard

Franchi

 

 

22

 

Rocket

Wild Rocket

Franchi

 

 

23

 

Rucola

Rocket Sprouts

Bavicchi

 

 

24

 

Lettuce

Tom Thumb

Seeds of Change

Y

Y

25

 

Lettuce

Wild Garden Chicory

Seeds of Change

 

 

26

 

Lettuce

Four Seasons

Seeds of Change

Y

Y

27

 

Lettuce

Mascara

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

28

 

Lettuce

Rossimo

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

29

 

Lettuce

Flame

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

30

 

Lettuce

Wild Arugula

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

31

 

Lettuce

Tennis Ball

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

32

 

Lettuce

Crisp Mint

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

33

 

Lettuce

Sunset

Seed Savers Exchange

Y

 

34

 

Lettuce

Black Seeded Simpson

Page's Seeds

Y

 

35

 

Lettuce

Parris Island Cos Romaine Type

Valley Greene

Y

 

36

 

Lettuce

Iceberg

American Seed

 

 

37

 

Lettuce

Little Gem

Johnsons

 

 

38

 

Lettuce Blend

Bon Vivant

Harvest Moon Farms

 

 

39

 

Lettuce Blend

French Mesclun

Plantation

 

 

40

 

Lettuce Blend

Italian Salad Blend

Plantation

 

 

Seeds -- Greens 1

 

Type

Name

Producer

H

O

1

Amaranth

Edible Amaranth White Leaf

K-Jay International Co.

 

 

2

Collards

Georgia Southern

Harvest Moon Farms

 

 

3

Chard

Mangold Witerbi

Seeds of Change

 

Y

4

Chard

Swiss Chard Rhubarb

?

 

 

5

Chard

Italian Silver Rib

Renee's Garden

Y

 

6

Kale

True Siberian

Seeds of Change

 

 

7

Kale

Chinese Golden Flower

K-Jay International Co.

 

 

8

Kale

Curly Kale

Bavicchi

 

 

9

Sorrel

Sorrel

Hart Seeds

 

 

10

Rape

Rape

Evergreen Y.H.

 

 

11

Chicory

Catalogna

Lake Valley Seed

 

 

12

Chicory

Rossa di Treviso

La Semiorto Sementi

 

 

13

Broccoli

Calabrese

D. Landreth

Y

 

14

Spinach

Spinach

Franchi

 

 

15

Spinach

Strawberry Spinach

?

 

 

16

Rapa

Sprouting Turnip Top

Franchi

 

 

17

Choi Sum

Dwarf

Evergreen Y.H.

 

 

18

Endive

Batavian Fullhearted Escarole

Page's Seeds

Y

 

19

Tatsoi

Rosette Greens

Seeds of Change

 

Y

20

Mizuna

Lyona

Lake Valley Seeds

 

 

November 16, 2008

Seeds -- Medicinal Herbs

 

Type

Name

Producer

H

O

1

Belladonna

Atropa Belladonna

Alchemy Works & Seeds

 

 

2

Black Hellebore

Helleborus Niger

Alchemy Works & Seeds

 

 

3

Black Nightshade

Solanum Nigrum

Alchemy Works & Seeds

 

 

4

Cat Grass

Erba Gatta

Sgaravatti

 

 

5

Cotton

Nankeen

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

 

 

6

Earth Chestnut

Earth Chestnut

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

7

Echinacea

Purple Coneflower

Ferry Morse

 

 

8

Echinacea

Purple Coneflower

Botanical Interests

 

 

9

Fleabane

Fleabane

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

10

Hemlock

Poison Hemlock

Alchemy Works & Seeds

 

 

11

Henbane

Henbane

Alchemy Works & Seeds

 

 

12

Henna

Henna

The Thyme Garden

 

 

13

Mugwort

Artemesia Vulgaris

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

14

Sage

White Sage

Nichols Garden Nursery

 

 

15

Sage

Montana White

The Thyme Garden

 

 

16

Scopolia Root

Scopolia Carnolica

Alchemy Works & Seeds

 

 

17

St. John's Wort

St. John's Wort

Seeds of Change

Y

Y

18

St. John's Wort

St. John's Wort

Victory Seed Company

 

 

19

Valerian

Valerian

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

 

 

20

Witch's Broom

Air Plant

Alchemy Works & Seeds

 

 

21

Wormwood

Artemesia Absinthium

Seed Savers Exchange

Y