Growing Season 2012

  This year we ordered all of these seeds from the Cottage Gardener. We were so happy with the results we got when growing the Chioggia beets and Little Finger carrots that we knew we had to try them again, so they're on the list, including some new varieties of vegetables. 

 Henderson's Bush Lima Bean

Cherokee Trail of Tears Bean

Chioggia Beet

Little Finger Carrot

Arugula

Bleu de Solaise Leek

Tatsoi Mustard Green
Scarlet Nantes Carrot
Mixed Coloured Carrots

In addition to the new varieties, we are planting: 

Green Zebra Tomatoes

Cherokee Purple Tomatoes

Red Zapotec Tomatoes

Purple Calabash Tomatoes

Yellow Pear Tomatoes

Lucullus Swiss Chard

Musquee de Provence Pumpkin

Radishes (China Rose, White Icicle, Purple Plum, and French Breakfast, Cherry Belle, and Easter Egg)

Lettuce (Black Seeded Simpson, Green Oakleaf, Cracoviensis, Red Deer Tongue, and Australian Yellowleaf)

Bulgarian Carrot Peppers

Jimmy Nardello Peppers

You'll also remember the herbs mentioned in our last post. These include:

Thyme

Cinnamon Basil

Things should get going soon, as we'll probably be starting our growing around March or April. We plan on starting our tomatoes and peppers earlier this year (probably mid-March), as they weren't that big by the time we put them in the garden last year and we had to wait until September before we really started getting much off the plants.  I think we'll probably directly sow everything else. Come back to our blog to check out our progress then! 

Megan and Jennifer